Lashawn Peña

MD3 at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Hey Med, Nursing, and PA students! 🌟 The @NMFonline Primary Care Leadership Program offers hands-on experience in primary care at community health centers. Become a leader in improving access for underserved communities! https://t.co/5jPd4Gbp8j. #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Last weekend, I continued my journey with the Wilson Scholars Program @MayoEquity. Also honored to be selected as a 2024 Health Equity Leaders Program scholar with the @NMFonline, who even featured me in their brochure—thank you for the recognition! 🎉

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

🚨 Opportunity Alert! 🚨 PAID research fellowship at
@DanaFarber for medical students interested in cancer care research! Gain hands-on experience at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Duration: July 2025 - June 2026. https://t.co/E6fUqYy7wv…… #MedTwitter #Research #CancerCare

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Please share with anyone you know who may be interested!

[National Medical Fellowships, Inc. @NMFonline]

Two #scholarship opportunities for African American #medicalstudents passionate about health equity now OPEN! 📢

Apply at https://t.co/tQBYNZo4Lp for the Eurgia and Marlon Dianne Land Scholarship and the Dr. Silas Norman, Jr. Scholarship for a @WayneMedicine student leader.

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Yani! Wow this is AMAZING! I LOVE THIS! Ensuring you’re doing your part to help the next gen that comes after you! This is major, especially since you’re working with @AAIUH2 ‘s HSA! I’m so proud and best of luck during the semester! 💪🏾💫 your students are blessed to have you!

[Yanilka Rodriguez @yanilkarg]

Privileged to have kicked off teaching @AAIUH2 ‘s Health Science Academy juniors this Fall! As a first generation underrepresented medical student, I am so proud to teach and inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals, the future of medicine!✨#LatinainMedicine

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Salute to @fromhoodtomd! Sincerely proud & happy to see you being featured.! This is an event current and future medical students shouldn’t miss! Bryan is such an inspiration and I know it will be a dope event can’t wait! Shout-out @NMFonline for featuring him! 💪🏾

[National Medical Fellowships, Inc. @NMFonline]

Meet Bryan Torres, MS, an aspiring plastic and reconstructive surgeon & NMF Health Equity Leaders Program Scholar! 😀 Bryan will be sharing his expertise at the NMF Seeding Excellence Series on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. ET.

Learn more & register today: https://t.co/URoBgJO4FF

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

🚀 Medical students, great news! It seems like the @NMFonline Service-Learning General Application deadline has been extended to August 19th! 🌟 Apply once to be considered for multiple scholarships:
https://t.co/IB47P4OOQN
#MedEd #Scholarships #HealthEquity

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

@HarvardCatalyst @NESS_News @lizanopl @BIDMChealth 👏🏾🙌🏾🎉

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Elated that my mentee was selected to participate in @SHPEPconnect at @RutgersU! 1st time I’ve written an official letter of recommendation but wow…it wasn’t as easy as I imagined😅But I learned so much & am even more grateful for my mentors who have written letters for me! 💫

[SHPEP @SHPEPconnect]

Today is the day!
#shpep2024 #futurehealthprofessionals #medicine #dentistry #physicaltherapy #publichealth #optometry #nursing #pharmacy

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

@anne_pannekoek Congrats @anne_pannekoek I know you did an amazing job! Hope all is well!

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

February edition of “What’s Happening @ BSCP”! Amazing line up of upcoming events including “Building an Effective Resume” (02/29) and “CV Writing for Scientific Writing” (03/07)! You may also get 1 on 1 help if you attend! Check it out! 💫@bscp_now

[Biomedical Science Careers Program @bscp_now]

Showing some love to our community today by sharing brand new resources in this month's What's Happening! Click here to view: https://t.co/yLBoD8eTkg

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[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

An incredible opportunity for any 1st or 2nd year college student interested in the health professions! Please share! Deadline is approaching soon! 💫

[SHPEP @SHPEPconnect]

#shpep2024 #futurehealthprofessionals #medicine #dental #PT #optometry #nursing #PH #Pharmacy

[National Medical Fellowships, Inc. @NMFonline]

@lashawnp22 @NBMEnow We're #NMFProud of you!

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

It’s such a privilege to have been selected as one of the recipients of the inaugural NBME/NMF scholarship! I’m so blessed! Thank you @NBMEnow and @NMFonline for believing in me!!! Time to work harder! 💪🏾💫

[National Medical Fellowships, Inc. @NMFonline]

In partnership with NMF, @NBMEnow has selected ten outstanding recipients for its inaugural #scholarship program, aiming to alleviate the financial burdens faced by #MedicalStudents.

View the full list of recipients and learn more about NBME here: https://t.co/VVy3CQNMV6

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Thank you to @MayoEquity for granting me w/ the sincere privilege of being a 2023 #WilsonScholarsProgram fellow! I had a blast visiting @MayoClinic this weekend! A special shoutout to Dr. Floyd Willis and Sharon Torres for making our visit an unforgettable one! #MayoClinicStrong

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

@yanilkarg @LmsaNational @LMSA_Northeast @sunydownstate Lovely!! Hope you had an amazing time! Thanks for repping us at the conference! 💪🏾 #LatinasInMedicine

[Harvard Catalyst @HarvardCatalyst]

Congratulations to our 2023 Visiting Research Internship program graduates who recently presented their innovative summer research projects at @HarvardMed. 🎉 Pictured with students: Dean Joan Reede. #DiversityInclusion @Hiranirahim1 @Jannah_kay @lashawnp22 @agonarche

[Harvard Catalyst @HarvardCatalyst]

Three Questions with Visiting Medical Student Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22 of @SunyDownState. Our summer intern talks to us about his favorite part of interning at @HarvardMed & his mentored research project investigating pancreatic cancer: https://t.co/AV6iKCF7d7 @HMS_DICP

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

As a #HarvardVRIP fellow, I love having the privilege of meeting pioneers with remarkable clinical and academic accomplishments such as Dr. Higgins, President of @BrighamWomens. @roberthiggins32 Thank you for speaking with us today! You're such an inspiration! @HarvardCatalyst

[Lashawn Peña @lashawnp22]

Tomorrow I officially begin my VRIP fellowship at Harvard! I am so blessed to now have Harvard University on my list of academic institutions and to be working with an amazing surgeon on pancreatic cancer. I'll share more in the next couple of days! 💫