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Alumni Engagement | Consulting | Conference | Finance | Impact | Incubator | Investments | Marketing | Member Engagement | Moonshot Factory | Penn Healthcare Review
alumni engagement
WUHC Alumni Engagement serves as the bridge between over fifteen years of club alumni and current members. Committee members work directly with alumni working in various intersections within business and healthcare, including medicine, academia, consulting, banking, and venture capital. Our goal is to promote mentorship and career development opportunities for undergraduates navigating the space by optimizing networking opportunities with industry professionals and previous club members. Our flagship initiatives include the Alumni Mentorship Program, pre-professional panels, collaborations with graduate student groups, and more!
Vice President of Alumni Engagement: Akhila Guttikonda
alumniengagement@wuhcpenn.org
CONSULTING
The consulting arm of WUHC serves the dual purpose to assist clients across the healthcare landscape with various strategic initiatives, while also providing members with real-world experience that mirrors a typical case in the consulting industry. We have previously served organizations ranging from Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies to small biotech startups, and will be expanding our client mix in coming semesters.
Vice Presidents of Consulting: Ava Chen & Hiba Jamil
consulting@wuhcpenn.org
CONFERENCE
The Conference Committee is responsible for coordinating the largest undergraduate healthcare conference in the country. Every year, WUHC hosts a healthcare conference inviting leading industry members from all over healthcare to Penn. The Conference Committee spearheads planning, preparation, and execution for the February conference. From reaching out to Penn alumni, developing professional connections, and speaking with leading executives in the industry, the Conference Committee is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience putting together this one-of-a-kind event at Penn.
Vice Presidents of Conference: Arthur Li and Alina Zaidi
conference@wuhcpenn.org
Finance
WUHC Finance is at the core of sponsorship fundraising to support the club’s ambitions. The committee functions as the club’s liaison between WUHC and the corporate world and is responsible for ensuring our sponsorship obligations are fulfilled. The team plays a crucial role in ensuring that the club has the funding it needs to sustain other committee functions and build our financial aid policy.
Vice President of Finance: Mariam Karapetyan
finance@wuhcpenn.org
service & Impact
WUHC's Health Scholars Program Committee aims to build meaningful connections with the local Philadelphia community. The goal of our committee is to leverage our privilege [as students] to take agency and proactively engage with Philadelphia residents to combat the health-related systemic issues that they are currently facing. While maintaining a grave awareness and cognizance of the harms that UPenn has caused neighboring communities, we seek to provide beneficial and highly socially-aware programs and services. Currently, the Impact Committee runs an annual 8-week program that educates Philadelphia high school students about the healthcare field. Our committee aims to cultivate relationships with Philadelphia community-led organizations to launch new social initiatives. Students in this committee gain opportunities to experience and spearhead positive outcomes of healthcare management on a highly personal and community-driven scale.
Vice President of Service & Impact: Shirley Yuan
impact@wuhcpenn.org
Incubator
WUHC Incubator is the hub of healthcare entrepreneurship at Penn. Incubator Committee members will be immersed in the entrepreneurial ecosystem at Penn via an extensive training curriculum on the financing and value creation of startups in the fall. In the spring, committee members will apply their knowledge by developing a comprehensive pitchbook on the state of healthcare startups in the Penn ecosystem, as well as executing the flagship Pitch Competition program— a intensive 10-week mentorship program designed to help undergraduate students develop their own healthcare-related ventures with exclusive access to top industry executives in order to compete for a final cash prize.
Vice Presidents of Incubator: Allison Li and James Ward
incubator@wuhcpenn.org
Investments
For those with a passion for the intricacies of the biotechnology industry, much of its complexity remains gate-kept until you enter the workforce post-graduation. WUHC Investments seeks to ignite your interest from an investment perspective while introducing you to the diverse career options within biotech. Our aim is to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the industry and the potential career paths at the nexus of biotech and business, along with the guidance and mentorship of our experienced upperclassmen towards achieving these goals. Additionally, we'll host social and pre-professional events throughout the semester in conjunction with other committees, fostering a sense of community and highlighting career progression routes such as banking, investing, business development, and many more!
Vice President of Investments: Parthiv Patel
investments@wuhcpenn.org
Marketing
WUHC Marketing brings together the brightest in publicity and design to maintain WUHC’s brand name, promote all WUHC events, and operate all media channels. The Marketing team works closely with WUHC’s other committees to address publicity needs, ranging from the Penn Healthcare Review Journal Launch trailer to all promotional materials in preparation for the country’s largest undergraduate healthcare conference every year.
Vice President of Marketing: Emily Nguyen
marketing@wuhcpenn.org
Member Engagement
Outside of pre-professional programming, WUHC provides a supportive community that fosters lifelong friendships. Member Engagement is in charge of planning social events, organizing activities at club-wide town halls, facilitating inter-committee coffee chats, and creating WUHC apparel. In a given semester, we aim to host 2-3 social events, ranging from BYOs to more casual committee-bonding dinners. Working with the member engagement committee offers a valuable opportunity to work with and befriend students from all corners of the WUHC network, as well as to host exciting events and manage the logistics of a large-scale club.
Vice President of Member Engagement: Emily Mu
info@wuhcpenn.org
Moonshot Factory
WUHC's Moonshot Committee is dedicated to shooting student ideas 'to the moon!' We are a group that transforms innovative student ideas into tangible, impactful semesterly projects. In our committee, we value a collaborative environment in which students passionate about bettering healthcare can channel their creativity and execute initiatives for real-world impact. Past ideas and projects have included organizing mass healthcare hackathons, establishing a student health insurance info hub, developing a comprehensive online platform for mental health support, hosting industry panels, and driving community-centered campaigns. We believe in the power of 'moonshots' - no idea is too ambitious or unconventional. In fact, we try to make every semester different! We welcome anyone who has an innovative and change-making spirit, interested in leveraging their skills to address critical healthcare challenges.
Vice President of Moonshot Factory: Melody Cheng
moonshot@wuhcpenn.org
Penn Healthcare Review
The Penn Healthcare Review is Penn’s leading undergraduate healthcare journal comprising over sixty undergraduate students. With robust editing, writing, and design teams, PHR publishes every semester with a unique theme. PHR provides a creative outlet and guided publication framework, enabling students to explore advanced research areas within or beyond their undergraduate focus. Every year, PHR hosts a Journal Launch, inviting leading experts and pioneers to connect with students to celebrate the work done throughout the year. Whether one is an avid writer looking to develop their skills in healthcare journalism or a passionate designer looking for opportunities to expand their portfolio, there is a place for all students in PHR.
Vice Presidents of Penn Healthcare Review and Co-Editor-in-Chiefs: Jaskeerat Gujral and Aarsha Shah
phr@wuhcpenn.org
