Zot Med UCI

Happy Week 1 of Winter Quarter y’all!! 🥳 Meetings will start next week (Week 2) on Tues. Jan. 12 from 7-8pm.

HAPPY WEEK 1 of Winter Quarter y’all! 🥳We hope that you had a restful and relaxing winter break. ☺️
🚨Meeting date and time is TBA sometime this week. 🚨

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT!! 😆SPECIAL THANKS to our panel of MDs and DOs for taking time out of their day to share their words of wisdom!👩🏽‍⚕️👨🏽‍⚕️💉

Hello Anteaters!! 😄We hope y’all are doing well and taking care of yourselves. We’ve made it to Week 6 and this week’s newsletter theme is Cardiology ❤️. With that being said, please join us for meeting tonight from 6-7pm on Zoom (ZOOM ID in newsletter email). We will be having a special panel of MDs & DOs who will be talking about their journey to medicine, how they navigated the pre-Med journey, and overall experiences in medicine. 🚨YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE. 🚨

Happy Week 5 Anteaters!! We hope y’all had a great spooky weekend!😁We’re halfway through the quarter, YOU CAN DO IT!😤💪🏼 Don’t forget to practice self care by playing a couple rounds of Among Us, going out for a walk, reading a good book, or having a nice warm cup of tea or coffee. ☺️
Here is part 3 of our MD vs DO vs PA newsletter. See y’all at meeting tonight from 6-7pm (Zoom ID in newsletter email).

Hi y’all! As a pre-health organization, it is our responsibility to make sure our organization and its general members are safe and healthy.
🚨With that being said, today’s meeting will be POSTPONED and will now be THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY (7-8pm, same ZOOM ID from newsletter email) due to the high winds and fire that has caused some people in Irvine to evacuate.🚨

Hi y’all! Here is the second part to the MD vs DO vs PA newsletter. There will be a webinar on the MCAT today (6-7pm) and more webinars throughout the week. Make sure to check your email for the hyperlinked webinars.

SURPRISE!! Meet our newest addition to this year’s Executive Board... *drumroll please* 🥁Ganesh Ramachandran, our “Secondary Events Coordinator.” Below are a few words from Ganesh.
“Hello I’m Ganesh I’m a 3rd year neurobiology major minoring in business: innovation and entrepreneurship. The end goal is to get to med school!!! I’m from OC around Anaheim. Some of my hobbies include playing basketball, running/ hiking, and listening to country music (don’t hate)! I like to kill time by playing call of duty or watching Netflix. On Netflix, I love shows like money heist and You but could use some recs. I’m a pretty outdoors person and love finding new hike spots or hidden beaches. I’m super excited to be a part of this club and help students get the guidance they deserve in being a pre-med student!”

Good Morning Anteaters!!☀️We hope y’all have a great start to Week 3 and that y’all do great on your midterms. ☺️ This week’s newsletter topic is Pediatrics👶🏼👦🏽👧🏾. Just a reminder that all our newsletters are hyper linked with more information. With that being said, come join us tonight and learn more about Psychology and Mental Health from 6-7pm on ZOOM. 🧠

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Hello Anteaters!! 😁We hope y’all are having a great weekend and recharging for Week 2. Next week’s newsletter topic is the difference between MD,DO, and PA. Don’t forget that our newsletters are always hyperlinked with more information and webinars. Also, thank you to those who have sent in suggestions on topics y’all want to see covered in our weekly newsletters and in general meetings. We’ll make sure incorporate those topics in meetings and in newsletters soon!
🚨Please sign up for our mentor/mentee program that we’ll be organizing very soon. More information should be on our weekly newsletters/emails. Also, don’t forget our meetings are Mondays from 6-7pm and the Zoom ID is always in the weekly newsletters. With that being said, see y’all tomorrow night!!🚨

Good morning Anteaters!☀️HAPPY WEEK 1! 😄This week’s newsletter topic is Mental Health. Don’t forget to practice self care and make sure you’re taking care of your physical, mental, and emotional needs. With that being said, we hope you’ll check out some webinars this week, starting today Oct. 5 from 1-2pm. All links to webinars should be hyperlinked in this week’s newsletter email.
🚨Don’t forget to attend our first meeting of the quarter, tonight from 6-7pm. Zoom ID should also be in this week’s newsletter email. Please join us for some fun icebreakers, an activity to get to know the board members better, as well as volunteer and research opportunities we’ve found for y’all. We’re so excited to see you! 🚨

HAPPY WEEK 0 Anteaters! 🥳We had a great time getting to know some of y’all at the Anteater Involvement Fair! 😊To introduce the first topic of the quarter, here’s some information about an Oncology Research opportunity!
🚨With that being said, please keep an eye out for the Zoom Meeting ID (TBA) for the first meeting of the quarter which is next week Monday from 6-7pm. We hope to see y’all there! 🚨

Come meet us during Week 0 at the Anteater Involvement Fair!! We are so excited to meet YOU! ☺️

To end this week’s “Meet The Board” posts, please welcome the founder and President of ZOT! Med UCI Rhea Shishodia 🥳
“Hi everyone!!! My name is Rhea (she/her/hers) and I will be your President this year!!✨ I am a 4th year Business Administration major with a minor in Psychological Sciences. I am currently in the process of adding Neurobio or Bio Sci as my double major.😬 As of now, I am pursuing a career as a Child Psychiatrist and have recently sent out my med school apps!!😱

I’m from Temecula, CA (located btwn Irvine and San Diego) but will be living on campus this year, working at a research lab. My favorite animal is turtle🐢, color is blue💙, and food is Mac n cheese🧀 (all types), but I also love Thai food, Taco Bell, boba, and chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream!! I enjoy singing, dancing, hiking, drawing, and playing sports and board/card/video games (I’m super competitive).

I am beyond excited to start this new journey with you all and am here to help to the best of my abilities💕”
🚨Also, don’t forget to visit our booth online at the Anteater Involvement Fair this upcoming week from Sept. 28-30. More information will be posted later tonight as well as Zoom IDs for each meeting for welcome week. 🚨

Good Afternoon Anteaters!!☀️ Please welcome this year’s Vice President/Treasurer Sadeepa Bulathsinhala😁
“Hey all! My name is Sadeepa Bulathsinhala (he/him/his) and I am your Vice President. A little bit about myself; I am a 4th year Pre-med Biology major that just took the MCAT and am working on the Med school apps. I am currently involved in a Neuro-lab, work as a student assistant at Dermatology, and am also an RA at Arroyo Vista. I love gaming and tech stuff, over the summer I built my very first PC from scratch :’) ❤ and swapped out some parts in my laptop which was pretty fun. I also enjoy jamming out to chill lofi study beats, edm, rap, r&b, and all other types of music. My favorite animal is the turtle, my favorite color is blue, and my go to food is Ramen from Kita Kata.
Super excited to be apart of the club and looking forward to all the events and discussions we have.”

Meet Stuti Agrawal, this year’s Secondary Treasurer. ☺️
“HIII!! I am Stuti (she/her). I am an incoming 3rd year majoring in Biological Sciences and minoring in business management and bio medical engineering. I hope to pursue a phD program after undergrad! I am from Irvine CA (tbh been here too long) and my favorite color is blue! Some of my hobbies include playing soccer, dancing, sketching, and cooking/baking. My favorite type of music is hip hop, rap, pop, etc. I love taco bell, its my one true love tbh. I have a few favorite shows including friends, greys anatomy, money heist (soosososo good), and jane the virgin. my favorite ice cream is vanilla hehe. I am so excited to be a part of this club this year and to help everyone learn more about navigating their way at UCI and getting the most out of all the amazing resources this university has to offer!”

Good Afternoon Anteaters!!😄Meet our Presentation Coordinator Emily Valenciano

Emily is a 4th year Biological Sciences major who wants to go to medical school and specialize in ophthalmology. Her favorite color is yellow, favorite animal is an elephant, and her favorite food is poke.

Meet Nikhil Chakravarty, this year’s Activities Coordinator!😁
Nikhil is a 4th year Microbiology and Immunology major from Porter Ranch, CA (near Los Angeles). Nikhil’s goal is to become a practicing and researching immuno-oncologist. Some of his hobbies include watching Netflix, Biological research (he knows he’s a nerd), reading, playing basketball, and LEGO Robotics.

Hey Anteaters! 🙂 Meet this year’s Secondary Activities Coordinator 😁
“Hello! My name is Krisztina Rakosi, I am a fourth year student pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry with a Specialization in Environmental Chemistry and a Minor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. I am the Secondary Activities Coordinator for the ZOT! Med UCI Club. I love plants and gardening and have quite a few in my small apartment. In my free time I enjoy watching anime or scrolling through Tik Tok.”

To kick off “Meet The Board” posts, here’s our Social/Communications Chair. Below are a few words from Leanna Bautista .☺️
“Hi y'all! I'm Leanna (She/Her) and I'll be this year's Social/Communications chair for Zot! Med at UCI. I'm an incoming 4th year majoring in Public Health Policy and minoring in Education. I hope to become a Physician Assistant in pediatrics one day. I'm from sunny San Diego, CA and I love to sing, cook, and paint. My favorite music genre is R&B, my favorite color is yellow, my favorite restaurant is Din Tai Fung, and my favorite show is The Office. Also, as seen in the second photo, I LOVE BOBA, specifically Wintermelon Milk Tea with Boba hehe. With that being said, I am so excited to serve this organization and to help y'all learn more about Pre-Med/ Pre-Health resources and organizations here at UCI.”

Hello Anteaters!!☺️We are excited to welcome you to ZOT! Med UCI! 💉🩺To officially sign up, please use the link below in order to become an official member. With that being said, we’ll be kicking off the year with “Meet The Board” posts next week! Stay tuned and we hope to meet you all soon!

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