Swathi Rayasam graduated from Rice University in 2019 with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology (Health Sciences).

While at Rice, Swathi was actively involved in research and worked with physicians and residents at the Baylor College of Medicine. She investigated heart rate variability in residents at Ben Taub Hospital and gathered findings that were suggestive of episodic tachycardia during Emergency Department shifts. Swathi presented her findings at the Rice University Research Symposium in 2018 and recently co-authored an article, "Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Emergency Medicine Residents on Shift," which was published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Swathi also volunteere as an EMT with Rice Emergency Medical Services. Her experience with EMS helped her gain relevant, first-hand knowledge about medicine. In addition, Swathi held multiple leadership positions in various organizations during her time at Rice.

Currently, Swathi is a Chief Resident in Anesthesiology at UT Southwestern and has recently become Chair of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Residents and Fellows Committee. Her experiences at Rice were formative in her professional development.