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Service Learning Experience
Service Learning
I am fortunate to serve as a UMB CURE Scholars Mentor and have been since Fall of 2018. It has truly been an amazing experience working so closely with brilliant scholars for so long and seeing them grow into the prospective young scientists that they are. As a mentor, I come in once-twice a week and work as a tutor for the scholars in various subjects (Anatomy, Chemistry, SAT prep, homework, etc). In addition, we accompany the scholars for various excursions and enrichment experiences and mentor them in their research project and in life.
What is the UMB CURE Scholars Program?
In a few words:
The UMB CURE Scholars Program is a groundbreaking year-round pipeline program that prepares sixth- to 12th-grade students in West Baltimore for competitive and rewarding research, STEM, and health care career opportunities. Click the link below to learn more!
The CURE program is an active and integral part of the West Baltimore community. Earlier this year they took part once again in the annual AHA Heart Walk, albeit virtually this year. I took part in this walk and was featured in an article they recently published! Check out what I said below and click the link to view the full article!
“I think it is important at any age to understand what challenges and obstacles others in your community face," says Chelsea Okeh, a CURE Scholars mentor and participant in this year’s digital Heart Walk. "Heart health affects most people in the United States in one way or another, and by lessening the degrees of separation and uncovering the unknown nature of it, the CURE Scholars can start understanding that it is an issue of great magnitude and one that they can solve. With participation in events like this, the issue at hand is made more real and its impact is seen with urgency as something that can be eradicated with dedication.”
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