SUMEDHA NAGARAM

• Organized guest speaker events with TCOM Alumni, UTSW Residency program directors, and 4th year students matching into Neurology
• Directed Camp Neuro, a week-long summer camp for high school students interested in medicine
• Served as a mentor for students by hosting a medical simulation case, teaching physical exam skills, hosting lectures, games, and advice panels
• Connected students with volunteering opportunities such as MS and Alzheimer's walk to help raise awareness for these causes

• Organized guest speaker events with practicing OB-GYNs, researchers, women's shelters
• Organized skills clinics with residents from MedCity Arlington and BSW for students to practice ultrasound, suturing, IUD insertions, and vacuum aspirations
• Hosted a women's self-defense workshop to teach women about various self-defense strategies they can use in times of danger
• Represented TCOM at ACOG chapter conference in Houston, Texas in September of 2023

• Organized guest speaker events with endocrinologists speaking about their careers, paths, and schedules
• Helped create diet lesson plans to present at elementary schools for students to make healthier dietary choices

• Organized and participated in arts and crafts sessions at senior living facilities to support emotional well-being through creativity

• Collaborated with local art studios to plan and execute fundraisers supporting patient care initiatives

• Helped plan wellness events for medical students to help promote stress relief and community-building through art

• Assisted in organizing and distributing hygiene product packets specifically tailored for women experiencing housing insecurity
• Provided resources and information regarding shelter availability and social support services
• Conducted physical examinations and wellness checks, addressing immediate health concerns of underserved individuals

• Provided wellness exams to uninsured immigrants, and provided patient education about healthy lifestyle practices

• Participated in women’s health screenings, including Pap smears and blood glucose checks

• Helped bridge language and cultural gaps to promote trust and access to preventive healthcare

• Helped with a clinical study of understanding protein biomarkers associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children aged 6-12
• Screened patients admitted into the ER at Dell Children's Medical Center for meeting the criteria to enter the study
• Recruited participants into the study at Dell Children's Medical Center by guiding parents through the paperwork, various steps of surveys, and blood sample and saliva collections
• Part of RedCap team to translate surveys into Spanish to recruit more candidates into the study