Aug 30, 2023 | Blog, Period Pros in the Field
By Alicia Olguin-Macedo, PEP Blog Editor Period Pros, Joslyn Smith and Courtney Rucker from the University of SC School of Medicine, recently had the opportunity to take PEP to Chicago for a community health event celebrating the grand re-opening of two Family Dollar...
Nov 3, 2022 | Blog, Period Pros in the Field
By Sophia DeLuca, PEP Blog Editor Period Pros Aliyah Simpson and Kelly Sutter are used to leading PEP rallies for pre-teens. Instead of middle school girls however, their audience on August 16 was made up of a much different demographic. Simpson, a Third-year Medical...
Jan 24, 2022 | Blog, Period Pros in the Field
By Priscilla Francois and Jocelyn Ha, Period Pros from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine What is the Period Education Project (PEP) The Period Education Project is a national non-profit that trains medical students to engage youth (12+ yo) and any...
Mar 30, 2021 | Blog, Period Pros in the Field
There is nothing like a first tampon story as an icebreaker. Over a decade ago, second-year Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) student Anna Chen was struggling with her first tampon. She describes the experience as “Traumatic. There was blood. I was...
Jan 12, 2021 | Blog, Favorite, Period Pros in the Field
Writing contributed by Lead Writer and Editor Sophia DeLuca and National Student Coordinator Priyanka Parikh “It was one of the most beautiful moments of my life,” Shakti recalls. This “ beautiful moment” happened under unexpected circumstances. Shakti Naidoo, a...
Jan 12, 2021 | Favorite, Period Pros in the Field
In medicine, there are so many difficult conversations. Some are sad. Some are complicated. Some are just plain awkward, especially when they involve topics that have traditionally been stigmatized or taboo. The last thing you want to do as a physician is endorse the...
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