What inspired us?

The three of us, or the founders of the organization, met during a science summer program at Johns Hopkins in 2023. During this experience, we were able to talk to and befriend people from all over the world. While discussing matters related to personal health and medical experiences, we discovered that one of our friends from a different country did not know about various health-related topics. In fact, we also found that due to her school's strict beliefs, she did not know some of the common themes in science like evolution. Surprised by this, we began teaching her about her body and the world around her throughout the course of the three weeks. Since then, we have realized more teenagers like her in the world may not know about some common health and medicine related topics. Further, they may not have a safe space where they can comfortably discuss their experiences or ask questions related to their health or medicine. As a result, we decided to create the Teen Health and Medicine Society to establish a safe space for teenagers to gain access to information and discuss different topics in the medical field. By educating others and providing an open page for teens to talk and ask questions about different areas of medicine, we hope to promote discourse that will allow others to learn about themselves and their health.