Service Scholars Program Gets Medical Students Involved in Baltimore’s Diverse Communities
Service Scholars Program Gets Medical Students Involved in Baltimore’s Diverse Communities
Medical student led a refugee youth mentorship program, organized a career opportunities panel. First-year Johns Hopkins medical student Lekha Yesantharao led a refugee youth mentorship program and organized a career opportunities panel during her service year.
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Photo courtesy of Lekha Yesantharao
When first-year Johns Hopkins medical student Lekha Yesantharao signed up for the Service Scholars program, she didn’t know a lot about Baltimore’s growing refugee population. But over her service year, Yesantharao became an integral part of the Baltimore International Rescue Committee (IRC), an organization that helps settle and support refugees in Baltimore.