Zoraiz Irshad

Zoraiz Irshad is a third-year medical student at Cooper Medical School at Rowan University (CMSRU) in Camden, NJ.

A Union County official election ballot drop box stands on a sidewalk outside a building in Rahway, with signs directing voters to an early voting center.

Op-Ed: Voting is good for your health

NJ medical students argue that election participation is not just a civic good but a healthy one, too

Anika Pruthi, Zoraiz Irshad, Anju Felix, Sophia Wang, Miri Goodman, Hope Beyer | November 3, 2026