OUR PROGRAMS
Featuring the teams incubating with Venture for Impact
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CPS)Â EDUCATION BOARD
Led by Elaine Sobel (M2), Iretiola Hamzat (M2), Lane Patterson (M1)
This team is focused on inspiring underrepresented minorities in medicine (URMs) to go into medicine through various activities at CPS elementary schools (e.g. suturing workshop). They are developing a 6 week curriculum to implement at several schools to further this goal.
BEWELL CHICAGO
Run by Sean Woodward (M2)
BeWell Chicago's broad mission is to share wellness practices/resources with members of our Chicago community who lack the level of access and/or support we enjoy, with special attention given to populations affected by COVID-19. BeWell Chicago has an IRB-approved study aimed at assessing the impact of an over-the-phone meditation program for elderly individuals. This project has the support of a Feinberg faculty mentor, and utilizes peer-reviewed meditation instruction prompt from a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University.
ROSE HEALTH ACCESS
Run by Priyanka Mathur (M2)
Rose Health Access aims to provide healthcare access and education for women at a domestic violence shelter. Rose Health Access is partnered with a shelter, and major healthcare organization to provide next-day primary care appointments to these women. The organization's founder won a Schweitzer fellowship to support her work.
WALK WITH A (FUTURE) DOC
Run by Alan Soetikno (M2) and Veronica Zheng
Built in partnership with the Chicago Parks Foundation, Walk with a Doc pairs community members with medical students to help encourage healthy lifestyle.
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