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YPI Volunteer Professionals (VP)
Who is a YPI Volunteer Professional (VP)? Healthcare professionals can participate in YPI sessions according to their schedule and availability. What are the responsibilities? There is minimal time commitment and work in being involved as we try to maximize the impact of your time and efforts while having fun. You can volunteer whenever you can or available. What are the benefits of being a volunteer?
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"This program really changed me a lot and it gave me more courage to be who I wanted to become and it gave me strength to learn more and try harder at school."YPI Student/Fellow
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Here is our menu of activities to choose and inspire our students:
1. Be a guest speaker
Talk about your journey in medicine, discuss your current career and provide advice to students interested in medicine. We have many opportunities to be a speaker during our YPI college or high school sessions, conferences, summits or community YPI Pop-up sessions.
2. Present a case
Bring a medical case to present as it is done on rounds. Interact and engage with students to arrive at the diagnosis.
If you are a medical resident and want to participate in our YPI undergraduate sessions, please read here for further details.
3. Doctor for a Day conference
Attend our annual conference to meet motivated students and participate in the networking lunch and/or speaker panel. You can learn more about Doctor for a Day conference here.
4. YPI VMC Advisor
The YPI Mentorship Circle where creates a virtual group of students from specific backgrounds and ethnicities. Medical students and physicians lead each circle providing guidance, mentorship, and opportunities through virtual communication.
How do you become a YPI VP?
Step 1: Review our mission and complete short volunteer application
Step 2: We will contact you about future YPI events and sessions
Step 3: Pick the session or activities according to your schedule
1. Be a guest speaker
Talk about your journey in medicine, discuss your current career and provide advice to students interested in medicine. We have many opportunities to be a speaker during our YPI college or high school sessions, conferences, summits or community YPI Pop-up sessions.
2. Present a case
Bring a medical case to present as it is done on rounds. Interact and engage with students to arrive at the diagnosis.
If you are a medical resident and want to participate in our YPI undergraduate sessions, please read here for further details.
3. Doctor for a Day conference
Attend our annual conference to meet motivated students and participate in the networking lunch and/or speaker panel. You can learn more about Doctor for a Day conference here.
4. YPI VMC Advisor
The YPI Mentorship Circle where creates a virtual group of students from specific backgrounds and ethnicities. Medical students and physicians lead each circle providing guidance, mentorship, and opportunities through virtual communication.
How do you become a YPI VP?
Step 1: Review our mission and complete short volunteer application
Step 2: We will contact you about future YPI events and sessions
Step 3: Pick the session or activities according to your schedule