•Constructed a connection and future partnerships between health services and medical opportunities with companies aligned with STEM•Raised $10,000 in company sponsorships beginning Summer 2021 through creating company sponsorship packages, student resume banks, and facilitating events to fund BESSA’s initiatives•Raised $28,000 to host an outreach event for K-12 Black students in the Bay Area to exposure them to higher education and a variety of STEM field

•Worked in labs to learn the logistics of programming biomedical devices, the process of operating biotech machinery while shadowing phlebotomists and biotech engineers•Worked alongside physicians and chief of residents to improve documentation and communication and the reduction of waste to ultimately improve patient care•Developed professional skills through work with an interdisciplinary healthcare team•Practiced nursing clinical case & simulation experience, research in health disparities •Trained to advocate for underrepresented population through public health

•Working closely with a team of faculty in a highly collaborative community•Constructed a project that mitigates the problem of farmers in undeveloped countries experiencing macroeconomic instabilities due to an abundance of palm fruit products•Created a renewable biorefinery that uses palm oil to create biodiesel fuel