Ashia Hackett
Future Physician Ashia Hackett Changing the Demographics of Neurosurgery

At 9 years old, RUSM fourth-year student Ashia Hackett knew she’d be a neurosurgeon. That was the age she began the challenging journey of supporting her sister, Mariah Hackett, through four different brain surgeries over six years, complicated procedures that required her family to uproot residences and comfort her for months-long stays.