SMYSP– Stanford Medical Youth Science Program

Alumni Association

Announcing the Alumni Association Mentoring Program

Our Mentoring Program brings together SMYSPers who are interested in exchanging thoughts and providing guidance. Consider participating on a level that works for you. It’s easy and you’ll get a lot out of it.

M – Meet new people
E – Energize yourself and other SMYSP Alumnus
N – Network, network, network!
T – Teach others about your career and life experiences
O – Open yourself to new perspectives and share yours
R – Reap the benefits of other people’s experiences.

Forms due by June 1st for the initial matching. Download a mentor or mentee form here:

SMYSP Alumni Mentor form and guidelines (PDF) or (Word)
SMYSP Alumni Mentee form and guidelines (PDF) or (Word)

Alternately, please contact Robyn Bryant at to request an application be emailed to you. Be sure to specify whether you’d like to mentor or be mentored.
 

SMYSP Alumni Annual Survey

The annual survey is important because it helps us keep in touch with you, and assists us in securing funding for new SMYSP participant scholarships. Each year, we ask each alumni (both participants and counselors) to complete a survey. If you haven't completed your 2009 survey, please contact Alana Koehler at for a link to this years' survey.

Interested in Working with the Alumni Association?

To get involved with the Alumni Association’s Operations Council, contact Destinee Cooper at .


20th Anniversary Summit
Alumni at the 20th Anniversary
 

Color class photos?

Hello SMYSPers. We would like to post all past SMYSP class photos in color on our web site. However, we don't have a color class photo from 2000. Do any of you have a class photo we could use? If you could mail it to us (we will return it), or scan and email it to us, we would greatly appreciate it. If you have any questions, please contact us at .
 

Mission and Vision

Through alumni leadership, the Association promotes SMYSP in its vision to eliminate inequalities in education and health.

The Alumni Association engages a diverse community of SMYSP affiliates to further develop leadership skills and expand their social, academic and professional opportunities.

Goals of the SMYSP Alumni Association

  • Cultivate cohesive community of SMYSP Alumni
  • Foster professional and social growth through mentoring and networking
  • Support and enhance programmatic initiatives
  • Cultivate fundraising and development activities

SMYSP Alumni Association Officers 2007 - 2009

The current SMYSP Alumni Association officers are:

  • President: Angel Fabian — 1989 & 1990 participant
  • Vice-President: Earle Hall — 1992 participant
  • Secretary and Event Planner: Cynthia Gomez — 2003 counselor, 2004 co-director
  • Treasurer: Enrique De Anda — 2000 participant
  • Historian: Daniel Stringer — 2004 counselor

For more information about the SMYSP Alumni Association Officers and current Operations Council members, click here.

 
News
We are documenting the wonderful public service work in which our SMYSP alumni and Summer Staff (counselors and co-directors) are involved. Click here to download the SMYSP Alumni Public Service Activities form and let us know what you're doing. If you would like to give us permission to pull quotes or use this information on our site or in print, please be sure to sign and date the bottom of the form.

To find out more about what other SMYSP participants and counselors are doing, please visit the SMYSP blog at SMYSP Blog.
LOR's: Letters of Recommendation

All past participants are encouraged to contact us to provide you with a Letter of Recommendation. We ask that you provide us with detailed information (see below) so that we can draft a letter to suit you and your goals exactly. Allow a minimum of three weeks lead time for us to compose your letter. Provide us with full contact information of the opportunity (and where the LOR is to be mailed if different from this address) and any forms that would need to accompany your letter.

High School
Tell us in detail what you did during the Summer Residential Program: What internship did you participate in? What was your hospital placement? What research project did you work on? What did you learn from these opportunities? How will you apply what you learned when you are in college?
Outline in detail any volunteer community work you’ve participated in.
Provide us with your most current resume and transcript.
Tell us why you want to attend this school. What will you bring to it? What is the degree (major) you want to pursue at this institution? What career do you envision for yourself?

Undergrad
 Provide us with all forms (if any) we need to complete that would accompany your LOR as well as full and accurate contact information where the LOR is to be mailed.
Outline in detail what public service activities, research internships, presentations, programs, etc. you’ve been involved with.
Provide us with your most current resume and transcript.
Tell us why you want to attend this school. What will you bring to it? What is the degree (major) you want to pursue at this institution? What career do you envision for yourself?

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