Portrait of Michal Ruprecht
Mental health reporter NPR

Hiya,

My name is Michal Ruprecht, and I’m a medical student. I’m also a journalist, covering mental health for NPR as a Rosalynn Carter Fellow. I report on how power, misinformation and prejudice shape who gets care and who is left behind. I leverage my medical training to inform the types of stories I write. I focus on nuanced issues affecting patients and providers, rather than flashy medical breakthroughs that rarely reach the communities that need them most.

A few things worth mentioning

Along the way, I’ve received several reporting fellowships that have given me the time and support to produce deeply reported stories. I even took time away from medical school to pursue some of them — trading rounds for reporting, at least temporarily.

  • Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health Stanford Global Health Media Fellowship
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
  • The Carter Center Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism

Also worth a footnote

  • Runner-Up, Nicholas Kristof’s Win-a-Trip Contest
  • Global Health Advocacy Incubator Reporting Fellowship
  • Association of Health Care Journalists American Cities Health Journalism Fellowship
  • STAT News Travel Fellowship

Support behind the reporting

  • The Carter Center
  • Pulitzer Center
  • Kresge Foundation
  • Association of Health Care Journalists
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health

Where the work has landed

  • NPR
  • CNN
  • ABC News
  • MedPage Today

Journalism training

  • Graduate-level journalism training at the Stanford Journalism Program
  • Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT)

Datelines so far

  • Uganda
  • New York City
  • Atlanta
  • Michigan
  • San Francisco
  • Washington, D.C.

Reporting

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