Director
Pre-Med Insight
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Pre-Med Insight is a service organization with leaders that aim to expose historically excluded individuals from four Minnesota institutions to opportunities in medicine. As the first Director, I performed tasks that ensured the longevity of the program including but not limited to: securing funding from sponsoring institutions, recruiting and training new leaders, designing and executing research efforts, performing administrative tasks, establishing and maintaining relationships with… Show more Pre-Med Insight is a service organization with leaders that aim to expose historically excluded individuals from four Minnesota institutions to opportunities in medicine. As the first Director, I performed tasks that ensured the longevity of the program including but not limited to: securing funding from sponsoring institutions, recruiting and training new leaders, designing and executing research efforts, performing administrative tasks, establishing and maintaining relationships with liaisons, and developing programming for participants. I started as a co-leader and was chosen as Director because of my innovation and the work I did beyond what was expected to improve the curriculum for early trainees.I valued the opportunity to design and execute a project with Pre-Med Insight that highlights the challenges of financially disadvantaged and minority individuals interested in medical careers.This qualitative study was completed over the course of 5 years and incorporated the input of various teams. Leading this study required tenacity and rapidly gaining a new research skillset. Show less