Our Leadership

The leaders of Project IMG are volunteers united by a common dream — to impact humanity through medicine. They are the heartbeat of the movement, giving their time and talent for the belief that health is a human right. Across education, service, and advocacy, they break down barriers for IMGs and build bridges to care. Their unity turns vision into action and brings us closer to a world where every patient receives the healing they deserve.

Our Executive Team


The partners of Project IMG lead with vision and purpose. They are dedicated to uniting International Medical Graduates into one global community and guiding our movement to advance education, service, advocacy, and health equity worldwide.

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Sebastian Arruarana, MD

Founder | Chief Executive Officer

As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Project IMG, I have dedicated my life to empowering medical students and doctors from all over the world — helping them turn challenges into opportunities and dreams into impact. My journey began with a belief that talent and compassion exist everywhere — but opportunity does not. From those early challenges came a mission: to build a community where every future physician, no matter where they were born or trained, could belong, learn, and lead.

“I believe medicine’s truest power lies not in prestige, but in purpose — in using our knowledge to serve those who have been forgotten by systems, yet never by humanity.”

At Project IMG, I’ve worked to transform isolation into unity — connecting mentorship, advocacy, and service into one global movement for health equity. Our work is rooted in a simple truth: when we support those who care for others, we strengthen the very foundation of healthcare itself. From health fairs in underserved neighborhoods to global research collaborations and scholarships that open doors for the next generation, everything we do is guided by one purpose — to create a more just, compassionate, and effective healthcare system.

 

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Michael E. Hermosa

Partner | Chief Operating Officer

As Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Project IMG, I am committed to uniting International Medical Graduates to advance health equity and serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. My purpose is to transform inequality in medical education into opportunity, ensuring that where a student trains never limits their ability to heal or their right to serve.

"No student’s dream of becoming a physician should be defined by wealth, geography, or circumstance. Every aspiring doctor deserves a fair chance to serve humanity."

At Project IMG, I work to build bridges where barriers once stood, connecting education, service, and advocacy into one global movement for change. I am driven by the belief that compassion, collaboration, and shared purpose can reshape the future of academic medicine. For me, this is more than leadership—it is a calling to unite those who believe medicine exists to serve humanity and to empower a generation of physicians who see healing not as a privilege, but as a responsibility.

“We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?”

- Steve Jobs

Our Chiefs of Staff


The Chiefs of Staff of Project IMG are volunteer leaders who oversee all organizational initiatives and guide a global team of volunteers. Serving as the bridge between vision and execution, they provide clarity, coordination, and cohesion across medical education, humanitarian service, and legislative advocacy. Distinguished by their dedication to a shared dream to impact humanity through medicine, they ensure that every effort advances our mission and keeps Project IMG united in its purpose to achieve global health equity.

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Onyekachi Anyagwa

Chief of Staff

Kachi serves as Chief of Staff for Project IMG, providing leadership and coordination across all pillars of the movement. Distinguished by dedication and unity of purpose, he ensures that every initiative aligns with the mission to advance education, service, advocacy, and global health equity for International Medical Graduates.

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Shivani Mehta

Chief of Staff

Shivani serves as Chief of Staff for Project IMG, providing leadership and coordination across all pillars of the movement. Distinguished by her dedication and unity of purpose, she ensures that every initiative advances the mission to democratize medical education, strengthen humanitarian service, and expand advocacy for International Medical Graduates. Through her leadership, Project IMG continues to align global vision with local action, driving progress toward health equity for all.

Executive Administrative Team


The Pillar Directors of Project IMG are volunteer leaders who oversee the movement’s three core pillars of medical education, humanitarian service, and legislative advocacy. They bring passion, expertise, and vision to ensure that each pillar advances opportunities for International Medical Graduates and strengthens healthcare systems locally and globally. United by a shared commitment to impact humanity through medicine, they transform belief into action and keep our mission moving forward toward health equity for all.

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Gahna Adaval

Humanitarian Service

Gahna is committed to the belief that medicine is service. As Executive Director of Humanitarian Service, she mobilizes IMGs through the Unity Agent program and community health initiatives, empowering volunteers to bring care to vulnerable communities and advance global health equity.

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Abhirami Babu

Legislative Advocacy

Abhi is dedicated to breaking down barriers so IMGs can fulfill their calling. As Director of Advocacy, she works alongside educators, hospitals, and policymakers to expand licensure pathways, increase residency access, and strengthen workforce inclusion for internationally trained physicians.

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Oluwatoyin Dairo

Medical Education

Toyin leads with a passion for democratizing medical education and ensuring that talent, not wealth, defines opportunity. As Executive Director of Medical Education, she oversees programs that provide IMGs with free resources, mentorship, clinical rotations, and research experiences, opening doors for future physicians worldwide.

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