Chelsea Gerlicki

Chelsea was always drawn to medicine and enlisted as a Navy Corpsman at the age of seventeen. She believes that serving your community is a pillar of humble leadership. While on active duty, she worked with Warrior Foundation Freedom Station, giving back to those who gave more than her. While in undergraduate studies, she taught health promotion classes in colonias on the Texas-Mexico border. During graduate school, she spent countless hours addressing rural health in West Texas.

After five years of active duty, Chelsea moved back home and received her bachelor of science in biology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. She always knew she wanted to be a physician but was also eager to tackle healthcare disparities. She simultaneously pursued her doctorate in medicine and master’s in public health at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Chelsea has been active as a medical student and now as a resident physician in her state and national medical associations to help shape healthcare policy. On a smaller scale, she treats patients at a level one trauma center covering over a 500-mile radius. Her patients come from diverse backgrounds, rural and urban, various cultures, and generations. Additionally, she is active with her county medical society, currently shaping the wellness of her community. Chelsea fully believes you can’t change the world unless you start in your own backyard, and that’s exactly what she plans on doing.