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.

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.

  • 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

Organizations that have supported my 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 I have worked

  • NPR
  • CNN
  • ABC News
  • MedPage Today

Journalism training

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

Places I have reported from

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

Reporting

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