Anamaria Ancheta is a second-year medical student at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from UC San Diego in 2021 and is passionate about increasing educational and mentorship opportunities for other Latinas through her involvement as a college mentor for MANA de San Diego and Vice President of the Burrell Latino Medical Student Association. As the daughter of two farmer workers turned military veterans she is dedicated to increasing access to healthcare services to those in rural and underserved communities as a future family medicine physician.

With her maternal family having resided in the Mesilla Valley of New Mexico for over 80 years she was greatly inspired to serve as a New Mexico AHEC scholar. Through which, she has been able to share about her research on investigating the underlying factors of high cesarean section rates and adolescent pregnancies amongst Latinas in the border region. As an osteopathic medical student she believes in the healing power of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) and serves as the president of the Burrell Student American Academy of Osteopathy Organization. In her free time, Anamaria enjoys capturing memories as a photographer.