[Rajiv Kumar's '05 MD'09] current work includes the nationwide expansion of Providence Health Solutions, a workplace wellness company he co-founded with Brad Weinberg '03 MD'09 last year that helps employers teach their employees how to lead healthy lifestyles. The program has already impressed people in the state by winning the Rhode Island Business Plan Competition in 2007.

The idea behind Providence Health Solutions is similar to that of Kumar's biggest project, Shape Up RI. Providence Health Solutions holds exercise and weight-loss competitions in the workplace, while Shape Up RI does so for the entire state.

Having founded Shape Up RI in December 2005, Kumar continues to believe that "innovative solutions" are the best cure for obesity, which he considers "the single greatest health challenge in the nation."...

..."I encourage other students to take advantage of being in a state like Rhode Island. It's a wonderful place to bringing about change in the community," he said.

Kumar, originally from Connecticut, now views Rhode Island as his new home.