MERIT

Educating and empowering scholars from underrepresented backgrounds to become health professionals and change agents.

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

MERIT's new ED, Jimmy Tadlock, was just recognized in the Daily Record https://t.co/yD28KTxeMe

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

The MERIT community is thrilled to welcome Jimmy Tadlock as MERIT's new Executive Director. Jimmy comes to MERIT with a STEM education background and decades of experience leading college access programming at the @Collegeboundfnd. Welcome to the MERIT family, Jimmy!

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

Let’s give it up one time for SHY, the CollegeBound Scholar of the Year!!!!! ✨✨🥳 👑
Click the link in bio to see Shy’s amazing speech (someone started to cut onions I was so proud)
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#trailblazer #changeagent… https://t.co/YvwYuJOnAq

[Paul O'Rourke @ORourkeJr]

Racial/ethnic concordance of URM students and preceptors may provide for preferable role models. This suggests just another reason among many to diversify the healthcare workforce - the importance of URM learners to see racial/ethnic concordant role models in health care. 5/

[Paul O'Rourke @ORourkeJr]

Congrats to Dr. Karla Kendrick @Dr_K2U on her first author publication in the Journal of the @NationalMedAssn, "Predictors of Satisfying and Impactful Clinical Shadowing Experiences for Underrepresented Minority High School Students Interested in Healthcare Careers." 1/

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

Black Lives Matter Shirts created by our Rising Junior Scholar D’mond 🖤🖤
Check out his website https://t.co/EE5qumDQFw!
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Exclusive BLM T-shirts! Limited time only, pre-order yours now!!… https://t.co/avjR9gEi0w

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

@itsnursekatie @panagis21 Hi! A few book recs from our staff: any book by Atul Gawande, Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, the book about Paul Farmer (Mountains beyond Mountains I think), the Final Exam by Pauline Chen. A member of our staff could give books from her shelf if interested too!

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

For her Brancati Fellowship, our amazing senior Simonia worked at Baltimore’s Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen, learning recipes for affordable and heart-healthy meals to share at home!!

Swipe to see one of her… https://t.co/teFj4cN57d

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

Recently, our sophomores have been researching conditions that have greatly affected vulnerable populations.
Today, they presented their findings and ideas for solutions! Safe to say that they were AMAZING!
(Did I mention that they’re sophomores? 🤯)
#brightfuture #changeagents

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

Thank you so much to @CouncilPresBMS for opening up our Health Disparities Project Presentations!
It was great to hear you talk about a bright vision for the city, and answer our scholars’ questions about education, public health, and all things Baltimore!
#Equity #ANewWayForward

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

Look at our lovely sophomore scholar Iyona!! Though Dent Education, Iyona has been making face-shields for our essential workers! 🥽❤️
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#changeagent #maker #solutions #covid19 #PPE @ Dent Education https://t.co/8bTGwOpHdV

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

We are seeking Program and Community Engagement Coordinators for the next year and virtual Community Health Instructors for the summer!! Please share with anyone who would be interested in joining an amazing family ✨
#education #baltimore #hiring #healthequity #publichealth

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

In light of #COVID19 and the uncertainty it has brought along, today is a special #GivingTuesdayNow

If you‘re in a position to donate, help support our scholars as they work to become the change agents and health leaders that this time has highlighted the need for.

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[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

THE CLASS OF 2020!!!!! We love you guys SO much and you always make us prouder than you know! We’re so excited to see you all take the next steps of your journeys ❤️😭
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#virtualhug #MERITfam… https://t.co/zWLgQgUiW0

[McDaniel College @McDanielCollege]

Five high school seniors from @BaltCitySchools were surprised over Zoom with news of their full-tuition McDaniel-@CollegeBoundFnd Scholarships. Welcome to the Hill! 💚💛
Get to know these high-achieving students and watch their announcement videos: https://t.co/rMm1Q0L0e9

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

During the summer of 2019, our seniors took a huge step in their paths to becoming health professionals and change agents, exploring the worlds of biomedical research and public health 👨‍🔬🧬💐🍎
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#seniorszn… https://t.co/XnDfcmosSw

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

To lead up to College Decision Day, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with our beloved seniors. ❤️🎓
Monday’s Stop: the start of Cohort 2020
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#MERITfamMonday #seniorappreciation #collegebound #throwback… https://t.co/mCxsSyQ2Ib

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

Today, we had the wonderful Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Dr. Aaryn Hammond, and Jawara Allen, MD/PhD, join us for our Saturday Session Speaker Series!!

Thank you so much to our amazing speakers for taking the time to… https://t.co/ZxOJjmxqRJ

[CollegeBound Foundation @CollegeBoundFnd]

Catch @BaltCitySchools Poly's Scholar of the Week, Shikei Morrison, today on @CWBaltimore from 9 am-7 pm and this weekend on @FOXBaltimore from 7-10 am!
#bmorecollegebound

[MERIT @MERIT_Baltimore]

Tomorrow at noon, Dr. Robert Drummond and a group of his colleagues will be holding a live COVID-19 Q and A on his Facebook page! For our scholars, Dr. Drummond similarly walked through the halls of Armstrong and… https://t.co/V2yIslX2C2