Akhila Vasthare, M.D., Medicine. In between studying for medical classes, Vasthare focuses on improving the health of the surrounding community.

First-year Temple School of Medicine student Stephanie Chow is a former world-record holder in speedcubing, the pursuit of solving the Rubik's Cube puzzle as quickly as possible. She says the skills she has honed through solving the cube have helped in her medical school classes.

In the latest installment of the student profile series, fourth-year medical student Akhila Vasthare discusses her motivation to touch lives outside the hospital by teaching a Yoga class that promotes physical wellness among middle-school students in a Philadelphia immigrant community.

The release of the 2013 edition of U.S.News' Best Graduate Schools rankings shine a spotlight on the continued ascent of many flagship programs at Temple. Graduate programs at the Fox School of Business, the Beasley School of Law, the Tyler School of Art and the School of Medicine all moved up in the rankings, cementing their reputations as national leaders.