Oct 3, 2024 | Blog, Community Partner Stories, Period Pros in the Field
Dana M. Awad, Period Pro from Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston Attending the ASPIRE conference, hosted by Girls Inc., was one of the most transformative experiences I’ve had as a second-year medical student. Walking...
May 20, 2024 | Blog, Community Partner Stories, Period Pros in the Field
Kennedi Scales, Head Writing Intern In March 2024, Girls inc. of New York City hosted the annual Elevate Her Essence Conference in Brooklyn, New York. Around 1,200 middle school and high school girls from over 100 schools across all five boroughs attended the...
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...
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