INITIATIVES
With numerous current and prospective initiatives, supplementing our ventures in developing an inclusive medical community, increase accessibility of resources, etc. - ultimately, the aim of all our initiatives is to continue furthering students' affinity for medicine! In addition, we believe that having various mediums for these initiatives support one common mission.
Mentorship Initiative
Co-Directors of Mentorship:
Aliza Lopez & Gael Gonzalez-DeLaLuz
Collaboration with The Mentorship Project
FREQUENCY
ROLLING BASIS / YEAR-ROUND
Newsletter Initiative
Newsletter Initiative Lead:
Pauline Francez Gordula
FREQUENCY
SENT BI-WEEKLY (VIA EMAIL)
MENTORS
A valuable volunteer position, pre-medical and medical students can become a mentor for their mentee(s), providing guidance for test preparation, transition into a pertinent career, coursework, etc!
MENTEES
With a prospective career in medicine, high school students (grades 9-12) will be enlightened and guided with advice from their mentor, including preparation as a medical professional and more!
Produced and sent bi-weekly to hundreds of students engaged in the integrative nonprofit / medical community, our newsletter contains a variety of updates for our subscribers - including (but not limited to) the following material:
Featured
Organizations
Medical Professionals
New Positions & Committees
Events
Organization
Initiatives
Medical Facts and Advice
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Podcast Initiative
Co-Podcast Initiative Leads
Alyssa Wong (Lead Audio Engineer), Megan Lloren (Lead Podcast Host)
Community Platforms
Moderated By:
Co-CEOs, ME Community Moderators, and Sandhya Lohano (Director of Community Engagement)
FREQUENCY
EPISODES RELEASED WEEKLY
Hosted by our Podcast Initiative Co-Leads, Medicine Encompassed's podcast episodes will feature exclusive recounts, experiences, and features with medical professionals, as well as a generally broad scope of the STEM field, health, and wellness!
LAUNCH
OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY!
In building a sense of community among like-minded high school and pre / medical students, our Slack facilitates discussion, networking, medical opportunities, etc!
MCAT
MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS
MEDICAL RESOURCES
NETWORKING
ADVICE
The Astrocyte Initiative
The Astrocyte Initiative Co-Leads:
Michelle Xu, Anushri Roy, and Edward Thomas
FREQUENCY
ONGOING / YEAR-ROUND
As the daughter organization, TAI strives towards increasing awareness surrounding mental health. Through many resources, networking, and other mediums, we aim to destigmatize the current images of this field.
Resource Production & Networking
RPN
Science Communication & Instagram
SCI
Voices of Tomorrow Initiative
VOT
• Spread awareness on mental health in the modern day
• Promote a healthy standpoint on mentality / well-being
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Research Initiative
Co-Directors of Mentorship:
Aliza Lopez & Gael Gonzalez-DeLaLuz
FREQUENCY
EVERY 3 MONTHS / BY COHORT
ADVISEES
By receiving guidance from our pre/medical student advisors, advisees can take part a group research project in a designated time frame; upon completion, groups will aim for publication.
ADVISORS
By fostering an environment for our students to develop their research skills, advisors will assist their group advisees through all steps of the formal research project. (Experience is required!)
PROJECT TYPES
COMPUTATIONAL
PHYSICAL
REVIEW
OTHER
Project Cultivation
Chief Academic Officer:
Aliza Lopez
FREQUENCY
ROLLING BASIS
PAST EVENT THEMES
CAREERS, SKILLS, & SUBSPECIALTIES IN MEDICINE
Philippine Science High School (PH)
FUNDAMENTALS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
The Wingate School (MX)
Locations of Recent
PC Presentations
PSHS-CARC / Philippines; The Wingate School / Mexico
In PC events, information relating to medicine, health, and STEM intersections is imparted in a simplified manner to student audiences.
Curriculum Production
Leads of Curriculum Production:
Aliza Lopez, ME Committee Leaders
FREQUENCY
MONTHLY CREATION
Consisting of 400-500+ lessons to date (and counting!), our curricula includes numerous materials to build students' comprehension in essential medical concepts; these works will be distributed to establishments worldwide.
PROSPECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
Schools (globally) and workshops
ELEMENTS OF ALL LESSONS
Comprehensive resources, articles, activities, and worksheets
Literature Reviews
Literature Reviews Advisor:
Chrystal Kumar
FREQUENCY
ROLLING BASIS / BY COHORTS
All members can participate in writing a literature review, which is essentially described to be a “scholarly paper” focusing on an analysis of modern research. The estimated total duration of each literature review will be about 3 months long, which includes generating research questions, paragraphs, discussions, introduction / conclusion, etc.
STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS
PUBLISHING PAPER WITH GUIDANCE
Committee Webinars
Moderated By:
Co-CEOs and ME Committee Leaders
FREQUENCY
ROLLING BASIS
Being able to provide them with direct insight and guidance from other doctors, surgeons, etc. will enable them to develop connections and identify / select their potential careers; our students will also be able to hear other professionals’ experiences first-hand! Members can extend upon their interests in various, specific branches.
NETWORK WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
LEARN ABOUT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES WITH LIKE-MINDED STUDENTS
LEARN DIRECTLY AND ASK QUESTIONS