Leadership Experiences

Mentoring program that supports first-generation students declaring a medical major (physician, nursing, dentistry, PA, PT). First Generation Medicine supports this group of students by providing hands-on opportunities, resume-building workshops, leadership experiences, volunteering, etc. First Gen. Med. strives to give students who are the first in their family to go to college and/or to declare a medical major academic success, medical experiences, and career/professional development strategies

IMO is a student-led 5(3)(c) nonprofit centered around health equity and sustainability. I have been an active member within the organization since August 2020. Since then, I have attended two trip: Peru and Ft. Lauderdale.

As a marketing director, I am responsible for promoting International Medical Outreach by creating posters and promotional materials using unique creative and innovative skills. I also take pictures and videos of all international/local trips and events to develop the end of the year video.

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Volunteer hours: 200

Awards: 2020-2021 Member of the Year

From a competitive pool, I was one of thirteen International Medical Outreach members accepted onto a medical mission trip to Lima, Peru. Through this experience, I shadowed physicians, performed practice clinical exams, and observed different medical practices within healthcare. I was able to expand my cultural knowledge pertaining to how medicine is practiced in different countries. I will take this experience and use the information I obtained to further connect with my future patients, overall improving my patient-doctor relationships. 

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Shadowing/clinical hours: 50

Non-clinical volunteer hours: 10

As an observer at Holmes Regional Medical Center, I was taught the basics of open-heart surgery and a bypass machine by a cardiac surgeon. In addition, I shadowed two anesthesiologists, both obtained a pediatric fellowship (Dr. Lisa Lima MD & Dr. Natalie Butler MD). Through this experience, I learned the types of anesthesia administered to patients, when to fully paralyze a patient, how to perform epidurals on pregnant women, and how to anesthetize patients for MRIs and CT scans.

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Shadowing hours: 50