BSMD Extracurriculars

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Extracurricular & Professional Involvement

Academic Tutor, School Academic Center

Provided peer tutoring in Biology, Chemistry, Geometry, Geography, Algebra, Spanish I–II, and Computer Science.

Hospital Volunteer, Surgical Department

Completed 300+ hours assisting in a local hospital’s surgical unit.

Special Needs Volunteer at School

Participated in a school organization dedicated to supporting children with special needs.

Physician Shadowing

Shadowed physicians across multiple specialties, including EMT, dermatology, and internal medicine.

Careers in STEM Member

Engineering Club Member

Medical club member

Tennis Team (captain junior and senior year)

Research Assistant, Outcomes Research Team

Endeavor Health NorthShore

Member of a hospital-based research team working alongside an infectious disease physician
Learned academic literature review methodologies, systematically evaluating peer-reviewed studies on Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems and proprietary and public large language models.
• Critically analyzed the clinical accuracy and differences between proprietary healthcare algorithms.
• Actively participated in multidisciplinary research team meetings to discuss the accuracy of AI tools for clinical decision support.
• Partnered with the Investigational Innovation Team to gain exposure to real-world clinical decision support and emerging AI tools.
• Learned and applied basic quantitative data analysis techniques to support data synthesis for an upcoming research manuscript

Director of Events, Dermatology Nonprofit (Chicago-based, nationwide chapters)

Lead event planning and initiatives focused on dermatologic health equity, skin cancer education, fundraising, and donation drives.

Outreach Intern & Patient Stories Team Lead, Chronically Me

Selected as an intern for a global, patient-first platform serving 150,000+ members of the chronic illness community.

Independent App Development Project

Designing and developing a mobile skincare application that uses facial-scanning technology to identify common skin concerns, with the goal of publishing on the App Store.

Dr Rubin’s mini medical club

Participated in Dr. Rubin's Mini Medical School, a medical career exploration program. Attended lectures on medicine and healthcare, engaged in hands-on clinical activities, and learned about various medical specialties, and the path to becoming a physician.