Position:
Medical Student at UIC College of Medicine Student
Work:
UIC College of Medicine Student
since Aug 2010
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Medical Student
Turning the Page Americorp Vista
- Washington DC Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
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Americorp VISTA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Aug 2008 - Aug 2009
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Organic Chemistry Merit Teaching Assistant
UBS Financial Services
Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
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Wealth Department Assistant
Division 1 athletic
- Purdue University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Aug 2004 - Dec 2005
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Student and Division 1 Athletics Football and Track and Field
Education:
University of Illinois College of Medicine 2010 - 2014
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2005 - 2009
Bachelor's degree, Economics, Chemistry Minor
Whitney young
Interests:
Research, Economics, Social Science, Running, Sports, Sports medicine, Health and Wellness, Orthopedics, mentoring and Volunteering
Awards:
University of Illinois College of Medicine Deans Merit Scholarship
UIC-COM
Four year full tuition scholarship awarded to students believed to make a
positive contribution to the entire medical school and the patients he/she serves
National Medical Association Emerging Scholars Scholarship
National Medial Association
Awarded to 6 students across the nation. The highest honors for academic
achievement, leadership and potential for distinguished contributions to
medicine.
Americorp Service Scholarship
Americorp
Scholarship given for year of service
Student National Medical Association Member of the Year
SNMA UIC Chapter
Selected as most outstanding member for commitent to community service and
SNMA
Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Todd Brown Award
SNMA UIC chapter
Recognized by SNMA as most outstanding M3 who demonstrated academic
Excellence, leadership, and service to fellow students
Urban Health Program (UHP) Servant Leadership Award
Urban Health Program UIC
Student who throughout their medical career at UIC emphasized collaboration,
trust, empathy, and the ethical use of power instead of a top-down hierarchical
style. This person is driven to address educational, societal, and/ or health care
needs of underserved and general populations
Gold Humanism Honors Society (GHHS)
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
Selected for GHHS an organization sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold
Foundation for Humanism in Medicine to recognize outstanding humanistic
character and performance. Students are selected who demonstrate
outstanding interpersonal skills, compassion, empathy, respect, integrity,
exceptional commitment to service, as well as leadership in these areas.