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The Role of Telemedicine in Alleviating Healthcare Disparities in Under-resourced Communities
Around January 2021, I noticed something was wrong with me: shortness of breath and heart palpitations. Immediately, I thought I had...
Tracy Nguyen
Mar 19, 20215 min read
The True Effects of Caring for an Individual with Alzheimer's Disease
Eleven years ago, my grandmother was diagnosed with some form of dementia which was later confirmed to be Alzheimer’s disease. Her...
Venezia Garza
Mar 18, 20216 min read
Your doctor will see you (virtually) now.
Adoption of telehealth took a 35% jump from 2019 to 2020 according to a recent 2020 McKinsey COVID-19 Consumer Survey. This means that...
desireesanchezmd
Mar 2, 20212 min read
Reflections and Goals for 2021 and Beyond
As 2020 wraps up, I wanted to share some highlights since starting this project and outline some of our goals and vision for the new...
abhishekv8
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Accessihealth App Prototype Designs
Using the LucidSpark development program, I took the sketches of the teams original ideas and crafted them into a more polished version...
Venezia Garza
Nov 19, 20201 min read
Interviewing, Designing, and Coding: The Development of the AccessiHealth App
A problem afflicting multiple different communities—primarily those that are historically disadvantaged—requires multiple forms of output...
Ernesto Alvarez
Nov 19, 20202 min read
Andrea Araujo-Ferrer MD Candidate - Intro to Human Centered Design, Mentorship Guest Speaker
Andrea Araujo-Ferrer, or Dr. Dre, is an MD candidate currently studying at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She also worked...
Venezia Garza
Nov 19, 20202 min read
"What's in a Name?"
Star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet once asked, “What’s in a name?” When it comes to a medical project like AccessiHealth, my response...
Sabrina Cheng
Nov 17, 20201 min read
AccessiHealth and the Global Pandemic: A Team Member's Perspective
In July of 2020, Venezia Garza reached out to me as well as other high school students to join a project her and her mentor were forming....
Mya Ibarra
Nov 17, 20202 min read
Katherine Fero, M.D. Mentorship Guest Speaker
One of the next guest speakers we had the pleasure of hearing from was Katherine Fero, an M.D. who is currently completing her residency...
Venezia Garza
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Initial Brainstorming Session
"Creativity is not the domain of a single person. Through free-association of thoughts and brainstorming, an accidental suggestion can be...
Venezia Garza
Nov 2, 20201 min read
Justin Lee MD/PhD Candidate, Mentorship Guest Speaker
Our first guest speaker was Justin Lee, an MD-PhD candidate currently pursing an MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and...
Venezia Garza
Nov 2, 20201 min read
First Team Meeting
The AccessiHealth team gathered for the first time on August 14th to primarily speak and brainstorm our goals for the project. The team...
Venezia Garza
Nov 1, 20201 min read
"Whether you’re starting a company or a cult, recruit for conviction, not curiosity"
The above quote was tweeted by Naval Ravikant just two days ago (10/25/2020). He is the CEO and co-founder of AngelList and an angel...
Desiree Sanchez MD
Oct 27, 20202 min read
The Power of a Phone Call
There is incredible power and potential that can come from a single phone call. That was the case when I received a call from my mentor...
Venezia Garza
Sep 28, 20202 min read
Introducing AccessiHealth
We are very excited to launch the AccessiHealth blog that will take you through our app/project development process! Stay tuned for more...
Venezia Garza
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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