In 2020 ElevateMeD executed our mission while expanding the breadth and depth of our reach. Since inception, a short 18 months ago, we have raised over…
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We’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?
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Because 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.
I 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?
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Thank 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.
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Over 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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We have committed to giving $100,000 in scholarship support to medical students from underrepresented backgrounds in 2020 to be applied to tuition costs for the 2020-2021academic year. Thirty students from our 10 partner institutions are currently undergoing the application and selection process.
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ElevateMeD is pleased to announce our partnerships with the following 10 medical schools. Students from these Medical Colleges and Universities will be eligible to be the inaugural cohort of our Scholars Program. We are working directly with these schools to select our Scholars who will be announced late April.
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ElevateMeD would like to acknowledge the following medical schools for their commitment to diverse medical school enrollment.
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In 2019… We touched over 4.8K people… We welcomed 10 board members from across the country… We raised a total of $213,893.91 through online donations and our inaugural fundraising event in Scottsdale.
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We were awarded a small grant from the Black Philanthropy Initiative, part of the Arizona Community Foundation.
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Thank you for believing in this impossible dream with me! Our ‘Explosion of a Dream’ Launch event was a complete success, and it is all because you helped to make this impossible dream a reality!
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The ElevateMeD Board of Directors were carefully selected to provide strategic guidance in the fulfillment of ElevateMed’s mission and vision. Our Board is committed to elevating medicine by prioritizing physician workforce diversity, closing the gap of financial inequity in medical education, and supporting the next generation of physician leaders.
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I had the most incredible experience as the medical director for the Undergraduate Plummer Scholars program at Mayo Clinic. We built a summer program with the exact resources that I wished I had access to as a rising junior in college. During this week I was exhausted by all that I had to give and share with these 8 brilliant students. What I did not anticipate, was the awe inspiring energy they would return such that my cup runneth over.
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In my professional life, I am frequently the only black person in the room. The exam room, the workroom, the conference room, the coffee room, and the lecture room. I’ve become accustomed to the heaviness of this fact though never forget that I am in these spaces because of the sacrifices of others before me.
This letter touched me and forced me to remember…
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