AWIH at UIC

The month of April dedicated to raising awareness of occurrence of sexual violence. Join AWIH in calling attention to the impacts that sexual assaults have on our nation, and becoming educated on how to combat forms of sexual oppression, harassment, or abuse. 🤍

April is National Minority Health Month! Let’s build awareness and encourage action against disparities in our minority communities! 🤍💜

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Here is the information for our meeting today! You will have the chance to meet with a professional in psychological health and hear their experiences + ask questions.

We hope you can join us!!

‼️Upcoming Health Professional Panel‼️
We are so excited for our upcoming event! Join us for an afternoon in exploring different various health careers and talking to different professionals. We hope to see you there !

Today we celebrate the amazing achievements of women around the world, and we commit ourselves to creating a brighter, more equitable future for all. Happy National Women's Day!

Today, we raise awareness and show support for those affected by heart valve disease. Let's work together to promote early detection and better treatment options to improve heart health for all.

Today, we raise awareness and show support for those affected by heart valve disease. Let's work together to promote early detection and better treatment options to improve heart health for all.

Today, Feb. 22, we raise awareness and show support for those affected by heart valve disease. Let's work together to promote early detection and better treatment options to improve heart health for all.

Hello everyone! We hope the new semester is going smoothly and that you had a restful winter break.

We are excited to announce our collaboration with NRHH at UIC. Through January 29th, we will be collecting various hygiene products at the locations around UIC listed above. Our goal is to donate the products collected to the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls.

We would greatly appreciate any items you are able to contribute!

Join us for a holiday season food drive! We are donating to the Pilsen Food Pantry, and we would love to see you there. Come by with non-perishable food donations this Monday and Tuesday.

Join us and for a zoom panel! We will be hosting a Q and A session for students interested in careers in healthcare. Come share your questions and experiences on Thursday at 7 pm!

Join us with for a zoom panel! We will be hosting a Q and A session for students interested in careers in healthcare. Come share your questions and experiences at 7 pm this Thursday via zoom!

Aspiring Women in Health is fundraising with Double Goods! Don’t miss out on a wonderful batch of popcorn in many delicious flavors. The fundraiser is November 15th-19th so mark your calendars! 50% of proceeds will go towards collegiate programs to serve our undergraduate and Chicagoland community. If you’re interested in supporting the cause & setting up shop with us, DM us! Keep aspiring 💓💜

Come join us at our introductory general body meeting this Thursday, October 6 at 5 PM on Zoom! Please come out to learn more about our org and meet our chapter board. Can’t wait to see you! 💜🤍

Come find out all about AWIH! We can’t wait to see you!

Happy Friday AWIH-Fam! AWIH-UIC is back again this year! We’re excited and invite you to join us! To learn more about the organization and how you can get involved, submit an interest form: https://forms.gle/eQfzM6Ub4fFfgDG8A

Interest form can also be found in our bio. We hope to see you soon. Keep aspiring 🤍

We hope you all have been having a safe and amazing summer!

With the start of the school year approaching, we are looking for general members who are passionate and interested in having an active role to join our Membership Committee program.

You may apply for as many positions as you would like, however, you will only be assigned to one of you qualify. For more information and how to apply, please visit the link in the bio!

Applications are due on August 8th, 2022 at 11:59 PM, so please apply ASAP!

Join AWIH collegiate chapters to gain community service involvement, clinical and mentoring opportunities, career development workshops and webinars, and the opportunity to network with women like you!

Interest forms can be located on the instagram page of related campuses:
•Northern Illinois University
•Illinois State University
•Loyola State University

Info sessions will be held this summer!
Keep aspiring! 💜

AWIH wants to wish everyone a happy pride month! Love is love even if it comes in different forms 🏳️‍🌈

Don’t forget to keep aspiring! 💜

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Congratulations to Nancy, our Social Media Director, for graduating with a B.S. in Integrated Health Studies! (Also, check out the awesome stole!)

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Congratulations Class of 2022! Keep aspiring! 💜

Our last event of the semester was so much fun! We got to hang out with puppies and have a chance to destress before finals 🐕🐶. Good luck on your finals everyone!

Keep aspiring! 💜

Our final mini medical event of the semester is here!

📍Come join us at Sinai Community Institute on Saturday, April 23rd from 9:30AM-1:00PM to help children learn about animal phylum and dissect a rat and dogfish shark!

💉You must be fully vaccinated in order to participate for this event. Show UIC Daily Pass on site.

Click the link in our bio or scan the QR code to sign up ASAP!

Keep aspiring!💜

How exciting! Join us with for a de-stressing event before finals and have a chance to play with some puppies!

📍Grass patch outside the Architectural & Design Building (swipe right to see picture)
⏱April 28th, 5:30PM

Please bring spayed/neutered pets! Only bring pets that are trusted and get along well with other pets. All pets must be leashed!

Keep aspiring! 💜

Super exciting news! Join us in making hygiene kits with Doctors Without Borders ()! You can earn volunteer hours from this event!

📍 Lincoln Hall - Room 120
⏱Wednesday, April 20th from 6PM-8PM

Click the link in our bio to sign up! We hope to see you there!

Keep aspiring!💜

Interested in becoming part of our Executive Board for next year? You’re in luck! We are currently looking for undergraduate UIC students to fill these positions:

•Fundraising Chair
•Membership Chair
•Social Media Manager
•Treasurer

Click the link in our bio to apply! Deadline is April 22nd.

Keep aspiring! 💜

Interested in breaking the language barrier gap in getting access to healthcare? Come volunteer as a medical interpreter with CommunityHealth!

🗣Must be fluent in Polish or Spanish
🕚Sign up for 4hr shifts per month!

The next orientations are on 04/01 from 12PM-1PM and 05/06 from 12PM-1PM.
Click the link in our bio or scan the QR code to sign up!

Contact Aniela to get an insight of how shifts will go! Details are featured in the poster.

Keep aspiring! 💜

Our March mini medical event is finally here!

📍Come join us at Sinai Community Institute on Saturday, March 26th from 9:30AM-1:00PM to help children learn about animal phylum and dissect a squid and perch fish!

💉You must be fully vaccinated in order to participate for this event. Show UIC Daily Pass on site. A negative Covid-19 test is recommended but not required.

Click the link in our bio or scan the QR code to sign up asap!

Keep aspiring!💜

It’s Women’s History Month! Today we celebrate three women who have made important historical contributions to medicine: Elizabeth Blackwell, Margaret Higgins Sanger, and Rebecca Lee Crumpler. Their excellence, resilience, and ambition inspires us all. Read more about them below!

Keep aspiring! 💜

How exciting! Join us for a virtual bingo night on March 29th at 5:30PM via Zoom!

❕RSVP by March 28th at 9PM. Click the link in our bio to RSVP. Bingo cards will be emailed out the night before!

Winner will receive a $10 gift card!
Keep aspiring! 💜