I’m Collins Wagima, a self taught developer from Uganda . I graduated in 2024 from medical school (GULU COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES) ,clinician by profession and have since worked for 2 years.
Currently looking in the direction of Health informatics for a career thus hoping to have a deeper understanding of fullstack and UI design.
I got to know about Open MRS through @reagan who played a vital role in making me see the vast contributions towards the Ugandan Health sector open MRS community is doing ,which inspired me to want to be apart of .
I have experience in frontend development, particularly with JavaScript and React.js, also acquainted kowledge about Java ,springboot and hibernate with a basic foundational understanding in backend technologies such as Node.js ,MONGO DB and MySQL. I also do have a basic understanding of data Structures and Algorithms.
I’m ready to showcase my skills by contributing to various different projects and teams, learning new things, and gaining exposure that will help me build my career and target even bigger opportunities in shaping and contributing to healthcare service.
Looking forward to networking and collaborating with fellow contributors!
Hey, I’m Shivvani from India and I’m the same! Self taught dev (only a beginner) and graduated med school (pursuing my residency right now). Joined openMRS a few days ago to contribute to the backend (:
My name is R. M. A. C. Rathnayake, and I am an undergraduate student at Uva Wellassa University in Sri Lanka.
I am currently learning Java and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). I am very interested in Open Source development and I would love to contribute to the OpenMRS project while improving my skills.
Hey everyone!
I’m Abhinav Goud Battula, a full-stack developer and a beginner in open source. I’m here to learn, contribute, and understand the OpenMRS codebase better. I’m also interested in GSoC, but mainly here to grow with the community and make meaningful contributions.
Looking forward to working with you all!
Hey, I am new… I am willing to contribute to the domain of AI (RAG-based) or any stuff like that… that can boost the output or efficiency of the community!
This is Prakash, I have a computer science background in my bachelors and had recently graduated with some oncampus placement, in order to go out of the box I am choosing open source as my option to go ahead in learning more stuffs and wanted to make some great contributions, also I would also like to work in GSOC’26 by God’s if would get the chance to work in OpenMRS. I have already started learning about backend systems and its working in Java, spring boot. I Hope this community is a great place to work and to implement my learnings.
Hello everyone!
I’m Tanishq from India.
I’m new to open source and very excited to contribute to OpenMRS.
I am interested in learning backend, web technologies, and working with Java.
I would really appreciate guidance on how I can start contributing.
Looking forward to working with this amazing community
Hello everyone! I’m Divyansh, a pre-final year student. I love building web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and React. I’m new to open-source and very excited to start contributing to the OpenMRS community. Looking forward to learning and collaborating with the projects here!
Hi everyone! I’m Nilesh, a third-year B.Sc. IT student with a strong interest in Java and Spring Boot backend development.I am excited to start contributing to OpenMRS because it aligns perfectly with my interest in building real-world healthcare systems using Java-based backend technologies. My goal is to understand the OpenMRS architecture, explore the different modules, contribute to beginner-friendly issues, and prepare myself for GSoC 2026.
I look forward to learning from the community, gaining more experience in open-source development, and contributing to impactful healthcare solutions
I’m Anushka Jha, a final-year B.Tech student with experience in Java,
Python, and MERN Stack. I’m preparing early for Google Summer of
Code 2026 and OpenMRS is my top choice because of its mission and the
strong engineering culture in this community.
I’ve already started exploring the codebase and setting up my development
environment. My next goal is to pick my first beginner-friendly issue and
make a meaningful contribution this month.
If there are any recommended modules, starter issues, or documentation
areas that need improvement, I would love guidance.
Excited to learn, collaborate, and contribute consistently to OpenMRS.
I used to be a semi-senior Java backender back in the day. Worked mainly with Spring Boot in FinTech projects, but touched many different technologies over my 6-year career.
Then I took a 3-year sabbatical to focus on my wellbeing and writing ideas. I traveled a little, quit smoking by following a self-devised approach, published a book and handed another to my editor. Now, the only burnt out thing about me is my budget, so I’m returning to the field and gradually realizing how rusty my skills are.
I don’t feel much more confident after getting OCP 21, because real-life challenges are nothing like checking the right answer in a test. Same with solving problems on LeetCode and reading manuals. It’s all cool stuff, but come on, I want to feel alive, included, and do something real.
So here I am, adjusting my strategy. Community work is the best way to catch up, be useful to others, build a fancy portfolio etc. Will you allow me to participate and make a contribution, please, please?
I’ll explore the infrastructure, read the “Getting Started“ guide, figure out how to match with a mentor. Gonna try to be as autonomous as possible, but if anyone wants to step in and offer some guidance, I’ll be grateful of course. Also, I heard there is a slack space?
I’m Anushka Jha, a final-year B.Tech student with experience in Java, Python, and the MERN Stack. I’m preparing early for Google Summer of Code 2026, and OpenMRS is my top choice because of its mission and strong engineering culture.
I’ve already started exploring the codebase and setting up my development environment. My next goal is to pick my first beginner-friendly issue and make a meaningful contribution this month.
If there are any recommended modules, starter issues, or documentation areas that need improvement, I would love guidance. Excited to learn, collaborate, and contribute consistently to OpenMRS.
Could someone please:
Grant me JIRA access, and
Suggest a good beginner-friendly issue to start with?
I’m Anushka Jha, a final-year B.Tech student with experience in Java, Python, and the MERN Stack. I’m preparing early for Google Summer of Code 2026, and OpenMRS is my top choice because of its mission and the strong engineering culture in this community.
I’ve begun exploring the OpenMRS codebase and have already completed setting up my environment. My next goal is to take up my first beginner-friendly issue and start contributing meaningfully this month.
While I continue learning more, I wanted to ask for guidance:
Where can I find the most updated list of “Good First Issues” for the OpenMRS 3.0 (O3) frontend or beginner-friendly tasks in general?
I’m excited to learn, collaborate, and contribute consistently to OpenMRS!
My OpenMRS ID: anushkajha567
Hi, I’m Aayush from IIT Delhi, interested in contributing to frontend/web & Java. Can someone guide me to beginner-friendly issues to start contributing?
My name is Akshat Agrawal and I am a Information Technology student from India.
I have a background in Competitive Programming (C++ and Algorithms) and I am now looking to transition into Open Source development. I am particularly interested in the OpenMRS Core and Backend to learn more about enterprise software architecture.
I have just set up my environment and requested Jira/Wiki access. I am excited to start contributing and learning from this community!
Hello everyone! I’m Prince Gupta from India. I’m a prefinal-year B.Tech student and a full-stack developer with a strong focus on TypeScript and React, and I’ll be contributing to the OpenMRS 3.x frontend.
I chose OpenMRS because it allows me to use my current skills to make a positive impact on people’s lives by contributing to technology that supports real healthcare systems. I’m excited to collaborate with the community and contribute to the ongoing frontend work.
Hello OpenMRS Community,
My name is Sri Sahithyanjali Madala. I’m a Java and Web Development student preparing for GSoC 2026.
I’m excited to contribute to OpenMRS and start with beginner-friendly issues.
Technical background:
Java, Spring Boot
Web Development
Git & GitHub
Basic Machine Learning
I would appreciate guidance on how to get started with my first issue and setting up the development environment.
Happy to be here and excited to contribute!
Hi everyone,
I’m Sriraj, a CS student interested in backend development and healthcare systems.
I have experience with Python, APIs, and building a clinical note generation project.
I’m excited to start contributing to OpenMRS and learning from the community.
I’m Tanishq from India.
I’m new to open source and very excited to contribute to OpenMRS.
I am interested in learning backend, web technologies, and working with Java.
I would really appreciate guidance on how I can start contributing.
Looking forward to working with this amazing community 
