This is our third and final profile on one of the recipients of our inaugural scholarship. Allow me to introduce Jasmine. She is from Columbia, Missouri and is a second-year medical student specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her goal is to eventually work in an academic medical center where she can not only care for patients, but also participate in clinical research and mentor students from historically marginalized backgrounds. We admire her passion for service to others, particularly those who have often felt unseen in healthcare spaces.
The faculty of the University of Missouri Medical School sponsors a community outreach program called the MedZou Community Health Clinic that provides free primary care every Thursday evening to residents of the Columbia community. Jasmine serves as chair of the Patient Intake Team, as just one of her many extracurricular activities. She is also the Community Service Chair for her local chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), and she somehow finds time to volunteer with other local programs such as Head Start and Granny’s House.
How did she wind up at Mizzou? As a Columbia native, she grew up with the campus nearby, but it wasn’t until she began to engage with the faculty and other medical students that she was inspired by how supportive the environment really is. After attending her first event sponsored by the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center (GOBCC), she immediately felt like she belonged, and knew that Mizzou could help shape her into the physician she hoped to become. We are very happy that Jasmine has found her niche and we wish her all the best in her remaining studies. Good luck, doctor!
