Anthony Osifuye shares his perspective on the medical school journey and his inspirations to push forward.
Read MoreGabriela Alejo shares her passions, her concerns, and her greatest hope for healthcare.
Read MoreWe’ve watched the evening national news regularly since March in an effort to learn alongside the rest of the country. Every now and then, we will get a question that makes us press mute and provide some clarification. We’ve tempered the fear with truth and the uncertainty with hugs and reassurance. For months we’ve been hearing about a vaccine and all of the questions that followed. When will it be ready? Who will get it first? Who SHOULD get it first?
Read MoreBecause of YOU, ElevateMeD is the Western Regional Winner of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!!!
We are thrilled to be the first True Inspiration Award winner from Arizona with national impact and are profoundly grateful to all of you for sharing with others, downloading the app, and casting your vote in support.
Kalonji Cole shares his passions, thoughts on destiny, and why representation in healthcare is important.
Read MoreShanita Thomas shares defining moments in her pursuit of medicine, understanding the cost of the pursuit, and her hope for the future of healthcare.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that we are a finalist for a 2021 True Inspiration Award grant from Chick-fil-A. Cast your vote for ElevateMeD Inc on the Chick-fil-A App between November 7 and November 21.
Read MoreMahdieh Hosseini discusses what she wanted to be growing up and pursuing medicine all while having fun.
Read MoreHosted by ElevateMeD Board Member, Dr. Bert Vargas
Auction hosted by: Subyn Novelle
Keynote featuring ElevateMeD Founder, Dr. Alyx Porter Umphrey
Instrumental Music courtesy: Bruce the Violinist
Production by: The Social Photog, The Authentic Messenger & Open 44
Heading into its second year, the organization is proud to announce its annual philanthropy event, “Explosion of a Dream… Nothing Is Impossible”, set to take place virtually on Saturday, October 3, 2020 beginning at 4:30PM PDT / 7:30PM EDT.
Read MoreChristian Freeman discusses her decision to become a physician and what pushes her to keep going.
Read MoreHarvey Lewis discusses his inspiration, his concerns, and greatest hopes in pursuit of medicine.
Read MoreAaron Bia recalls what he wanted to be growing up and tells us about his experiences of life and family pursuing medicine.
Read MoreLouisa Appiah recalls what she wanted to be growing up and tells us what pushes her to keep going to pursue her career as a physician.
Read MoreI am a neurooncologist. That means on a regular basis I tell people the worst news they are going to hear in their lives. I sit with them through the trauma of hearing they have a brain cancer that cannot be cured and will likely lead to their death in the near future. I hold space for them to share whatever comes next. For some there are tears. For others, I am met with anger. Some are in this state of disbelief, unable to comprehend what I have just said. They often ask, what did I do to cause this? What will happen as a result?
Read MoreThank you to every single person who gave time to join our challenge, raise money, and spread the word about our organization and our mission to change the face of medicine and philanthropy. Thanks to all of you, we nearly doubled our goal to raise $10,000 for programming for our amazing 2020-2021 Scholars.
Read MoreIn just one year, Scottsdale based nonprofit ElevateMeD has successfully self funded and proudly announces the inaugural cohort of the Scholars Program on May 4th, 2020. The 2020-2021 Scholars Program features a dynamic group of 10 medical students selected from distinguished partnering universities, each who are from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine.
Read MoreOver the past 12 months, we have identified individuals who are committed to the mission and vision of ElevateMeD and desire to see our programmatic and philanthropic goals manifest. We recognized that in order to build programs that will be of value to medical students, we needed to have medical student advisors.
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Ailyn Clara shares her motivation to pursue medicine, navigating barriers in a complex healthcare system, and her vision for giving back.