{"id":28821,"date":"2021-11-01T16:36:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T21:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=28821"},"modified":"2021-11-01T17:18:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:18:27","slug":"indian-american-white-house-fellows-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indian-american-white-house-fellows-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Indian Americans are Named Full-time White House Fellows to Federal Agency Officials for National Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cA genuinely free society cannot be a spectator society\u201d. Founded on this premise way back in 1964, the White House Fellows program has been engaging young leaders of exceptional caliber<\/strong> in the process of governing the nation and offering them first-hand experience in the practice of decision-making leadership for more than five decades. Individuals, regardless of their cultural origin, are selected as full-time fellows to the federal government officials and allowed to participate in roundtable discussions with leaders from public as well as private sectors. A most prestigious program, the White House Fellowship encourages active citizenship of young professionals from diverse backgrounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n Three Indian American professionals have been selected for the recently announced 2021-2022 class of White House Fellows. They are Sunny Patel, Joy Basu and Akash Shah<\/strong>. These highly-gifted future leaders of Indian origin will gain a first-hand understanding of the challenges the government faces over one year of their personal involvement in the workings of various federal agencies. On completion of the program, they are expected to continue participating in national affairs, whereas others judge public policies while sitting isolated on a fence.<\/p>\n Sunny Patel from Burbank, California is one of the three Indian American White House Fellows in the 2021-2022 class. He will be engaged in the affairs related to the US Department of Homeland Security<\/strong>. A public health psychiatrist on the mission of building an equitable health system for families, Sunny Patel developed an embedding mental health model for pediatric oncology during his fellowship at New York University. He proved to be a responsible citizen and a good human being by launching a mental health support service for frontline COVID-19 workers. He helmed health interventions for vulnerable communities and refugees in the US, India and other countries. He completed his psychiatry residency at Harvard Medical School.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n