A champion for brain injury patients

Alissa Totman ’13 began her journey into brain injury medicine during her sophomore year at MIT, when she joined MIT BrainTrust.

This was a student-run organization that paired undergraduates with individuals living with brain injuries for mutual support and social interaction.

Totman described the experience as eye-opening, stating that it helped her understand the real-life challenges faced by people with brain injuries.

This early exposure to the human side of brain injury care shaped her long-term career path.

MIT BrainTrust was founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a leading research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Totman pursued her undergraduate studies.