Premedicine
Students' shared sense of purpose and support for one another is most obvious in the activities of the Northwestern University Pre-Health Professionals student group. The NUPP group is first and foremost a community dedicated to the successful admission of its members into programs that lead to careers in medicine, health, and veterinary practice. In addition, NUPP serves as a forum for the discussion and presentation of professional and academic experiences, as a collective resource of relevant information, as a social network and as a representative for the body of non-traditional pre-health students and their unique needs. If you have any questions or an interest in getting involved, we invite you to contact the NUPP group directly.
NUPP is a great resource for students looking for informal guidance and resources on how to navigate a rigorous course load on top of working, volunteering, and doing research in the time leading up to applying to a professional health program.”
Sarah Clark, Premed student; NUPP executive secretary and peer mentor
Pavini Bhutani is a SPS Pre-Medicine Certificate student at Northwestern University with research interests in public health and health economics. She holds a BA in Economics and has experience in healthcare consulting. Previously, she served as a clinical research coordinator for multiple myeloma trials and currently works as a medical scribe. She is conducting research with Dr. David Kim investigating disparities in low-value healthcare and co-leading CHAAP, a nonprofit organization she co-founded to promote healthcare awareness in marginalized communities. She is excited to contribute to building and fostering Northwestern's SPS community.
Carly Jennings is enrolled in the Pre-Physician Assistant Completion program within Northwestern's SPS. She joined this leadership council because she believes that community is essential in nontraditional career routes, and wants to help foster connection. She currently works as a TMS coordinator and technician in private practice mental health. She is excited to connect with and learn from everyone!
Sarah Sauerteig is enrolled in the Pre-Medicine Certificate program at Northwestern’s SPS. She works part-time at Lurie Children’s Hospital as a behavioral research assistant for the I+HEAL Lab. She has volunteered as a Cities Project mentor, a neighborhood guide for refugees with Heartland Human Care Services, and is currently a HELP volunteer at Rush University Medical Center. She is looking forward to helping SPS students navigate finding research, volunteering, networking, and shadowing opportunities.
Kathryn Zamiela is a Pre-Medicine Certificate student and systems analyst at Northwestern University with research interests in endometriosis, reproductive health conditions, and sex-biased systemic diseases. She is currently volunteering in Dr. Ece Mutlu’s microbiome lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago, contributing to studies exploring links between disease states, hormone levels, and microbiome diversity. Kathryn plans to apply to PhD programs in biomedical sciences this fall, with a focus on integrating molecular biology and systems-level approaches to investigate understudied diseases that disproportionately affect women.
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