Be a YPI Leader
YPI currently is operating at over 14 high schools, colleges and middle schools across Atlanta and Georgia. YPI leaders engage small groups of 10-15 students at their assigned schools through 1-3 sessions per semester. The program starts with the academic year. The YPI leaders work with the school representative to schedule the session according to mutual agreement on time and date.
Our an interactive curriculum designed to engage students, introduce them to the field of medicine, application process and connection with clinical experience with our partners. YPI is constructed to make the sessions fun and easy to sustain and participate for YPI leaders.
Our an interactive curriculum designed to engage students, introduce them to the field of medicine, application process and connection with clinical experience with our partners. YPI is constructed to make the sessions fun and easy to sustain and participate for YPI leaders.
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Low Effort, High Impact Model
Join us and make an impact: "I enjoyed hearing about the struggles and the reality of medical school, as well as helpful knowledge and expectations. I especially enjoyed med students and guest speakers." YPI college student "I joined the YPI program late throughout my high school experience; however, with the short time that I spent attending these meetings I was able to talk to medical students and kind of see how their experience was. I got to learn more about the medical admissions process and college admission process in general. I was able to practice solving medical cases which I admit I wasn’t that good at but it inspired me to challenge myself and encouraged me to want to solve or correctly diagnose the “patients”. YPI high school student |
Meet our YPI Leaders
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Our YPI leaders are volunteer medical students who are dedicated to inspire the next generation of doctors.
Learn to Serve and Train to Lead
Learn to Serve and Train to Lead
If you are a physician and wants to volunteer with YPI, please see the Volunteer Physician section.
Why become a YPI Volunteer/Leader:
Who can be a YPI leader?
YPI Leader Responsibilities:
Sample Schedule/Sessions
The YPI curriculum has constructed the following monthly sessions. All program materials and instructions have been standardized and will be provided for volunteers/leaders in advance. Here is simple and proposed session plan that can be adjusted and for more details on each session, please read more.
Each session is 45-60 minutes hosted at assigned school
Fall Semester (1-3 sessions)
Optional Session: College preparation
Spring Semester (1-3 sessions)
Optional Session: Experiences in Medicine (volunteer opportunities in the community if available)
- It is a Low Effort, High Impact activity that meet the busy schedule of medical students and doctors.
- Educate students about the pathways toward medicine.
- Motivate and inspire students into medicine.
- Develop leadership and professional skills.
- Work with a dedicated team of fellow medical students, residents, fellows and professors.
- Opportunity to become YPI director and receive modest scholarship.
- Letter of recommendation/nomination for awards, scholarships and specialties.
- Become a leader in the field of diversity in medicine and mentorship.
- Make a difference in underserved communities.
Who can be a YPI leader?
- Medical student M1-4
- Interested in joining our program during their medical school journey
- Dedicated to our model of sustainability (read more)
- Our program is created like residency where new leaders are trained by current ones to lead the program.
- Each new YPI leader is assigned to a location
- New YPI leader will be trained by the current YPI leader at assigned location.
- New YPI leader will take responsibility of leading sessions.
- Train the next new YPI leader the following academic year.
YPI Leader Responsibilities:
- Schedule 1-3 sessions a semester at your assigned location.
- Create WhatsApp group for your location or join existing one. Add new students to the group.
- Review YPI materials on the cloud prior to your sessions and prepare your presentation.
- Lead sessions for the designed group of students at your location.
- Engage students during sessions and follow-up over the course of the program with their progress, goals and concerns.
- Ensure students complete pre- and post-program surveys at the start and end of the year.
- Meet with other YPI volunteers and board members as needed to promote the success of the program.
- Train new YPI leaders to lead the sessions.
Sample Schedule/Sessions
The YPI curriculum has constructed the following monthly sessions. All program materials and instructions have been standardized and will be provided for volunteers/leaders in advance. Here is simple and proposed session plan that can be adjusted and for more details on each session, please read more.
Each session is 45-60 minutes hosted at assigned school
Fall Semester (1-3 sessions)
- Session 1: Introduction (pre-survey) + Emergency Room I
- Session 2: Life of a Doctor: Medical Case I
- Session 3: Medical School Preparation I
Optional Session: College preparation
Spring Semester (1-3 sessions)
- Session: 5: Life of a Doctor: Emergency Room II
- Session 6: Careers in Medicine (physician speaker or panel of medical students)
- Session 7: Graduation (post-survey) + Life of a Doctor: Medical Case II
Optional Session: Experiences in Medicine (volunteer opportunities in the community if available)