Suraj Murugarajan

- Met weekly with and provided companionship to terminally ill patients by fostering an empathetic/caring environment, engaging with patients by learning about their interests, and using active listening strategies.
- Eased caretakers' load by providing respite care.

- Founded a student-run club to raise awareness about hospice and palliative care and educate students on the importance of the relatively new fields of medicine known as hospice and palliative care.
- Created promotional material, recruited over 50 club members, and organized events and guest speakers.
- Created high-quality educational presentations from scratch to present to club members and provided students with resources to volunteer in hospice care.

How Palliative Care Addresses Physical and Existential Suffering in Symptomatic and Terminally Ill Patients

Worked with UCLA medical student to create a literature review about the effects of hospice and palliative care on physical, emotional, and existential suffering in terminally ill patients.

- Science Alliance pairs elementary schoolers with high school mentors who educate the students about the scientific method and help them create a research project.

- Arranged and presented informational slides to 80+ high school mentors at monthly meetings on guiding elementary school students through the Science Alliance program.
- Managed a group of 10 mentor-buddy pairings and assisted them through the Science Alliance program.

- Tri-Valley Youth Music Ensemble is a club that hosts weekly rehearsals and performs biweekly at local senior centers.
- Attended weekly two-hour rehearsal sessions and performed at biweekly performances at local senior centers.

- Created promotional flyers to promote the club's events and increase student engagement.

- Worked closely with the club president to plan/host weekly rehearsals.