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Medicine Mentorships

1-on-1 learning and original research projects customized around students' interests

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Aspiring medical students can enroll in a mentorship with a focus on medicine. Here, students can analyze historical treatments of illness, cutting-edge interventions, and medical research in a variety of fields, while learning about the challenges and complexities that come along with a career in medicine. Past projects have ranged from op-eds on health equity in pediatric care to comparative research on tropical infectious diseases.


Medicine

projects

Academic Papers
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Review paper exploring complexities of infectious Chagas disease management and global public health
Academic Papers
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Paper on FLAIR white matter hyperintensities as a long-term consequence of repetitive head impacts.
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Paper on cancer and autoimmunity therapeutics, focusing on CAR T cells and checkpoint immunotherapy.
Formal Research Proposals
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Research proposal analyzing why opioid deaths continue to rise, even with Nalaxone's increasing availability
Handbooks and manuals
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Comprehensive workout plan and presentation designed for squash players recovering from injury
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Literature review that illuminates the complexity of the medical anthropology of diet and wellness by exploring the cultural factors affecting choices, perceptions of diet, and the role it plays in overall wellness
Computational modeling and design
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Python program to train a machine learning-based computer vision model to diagnose lung opacities in photographs of chest X-rays
Policy and Advocacy Reports
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Policy Brief proposing equity-based solutions to Black maternal mortality in the United States
Academic Papers
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Academic paper comparing the 2014 Ebola Epidemic in West Africa to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020

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