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  • Social Impact Internships: Amina Abdalla (’25)

    Social Impact Internships: Amina Abdalla (’25)

    Hello! My name is Amina. I’m a sophomore in Course 20 (Biological Engineering), and I had the privilege of interning a second time with MassHealth as a Healthcare Reform/ACO Intern…

  • IAP Health: Charvi Sharma (’24)

    IAP Health: Charvi Sharma (’24)

    Mens et Manus. Mind and Hand. This IAP, I had the incredible opportunity to dive first-hand into this mission through The Autism Program at Boston Medical Center (BMC) – the…

  • PKG IAP:Health featured in MIT News!

    PKG IAP:Health featured in MIT News!

    Full immersion in health care for MIT students Students working in Boston Medical Center’s Autism Program make an impact while experiencing the whirlwind atmosphere of a hospital. Zach Winn | MIT News…

  • IAP Health: Jeffrey Kwon (’26)

    IAP Health: Jeffrey Kwon (’26)

    Through the PKG Center, I had the opportunity to work at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) to assist with the various needs of the Autism Program this IAP. Although the…

  • IAP Health: Katherine Xie (’26)

    IAP Health: Katherine Xie (’26)

    Hi! My name is Katherine Xie, and I am a first-year student at MIT planning to major in computer science and cognitive science. During this IAP, I interned at the…

  • IAP Health: Pari Latawa (’26)

    IAP Health: Pari Latawa (’26)

    I’m Pari Latawa, a freshman at MIT pursuing Course 6-7 (Computer Science & Molecular Biology).During IAP-2023, I worked with the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Autism Program in the Resourcesteam. The…

  • IAP Health: Sabrina Meng (’24)

    IAP Health: Sabrina Meng (’24)

    My PKG IAP Health Experience A month of learning, serving, reflecting, and becoming (maybe too) familiar with the 1 Bus* *Case in point: What comes to mind when you think…

  • IAP Health: Srihitha Dasari (’26)

    IAP Health: Srihitha Dasari (’26)

    “Creating a system of care for autistic patients, without the need of autism experts.” This was something that my supervisor, Alex Friedman, said to me in our very first meeting.…

  • Social Impact Intern, Julian Zulueta, featured in MIT News!

    Social Impact Intern, Julian Zulueta, featured in MIT News!

    Julian Zulueta (’23) was a social impact intern during the summer of 2020. Read more about Julian’s reflections on their CDC Foundation internship experience, here! Julian discussed their PKG experience…

  • Social Impact Internships: Kelly Xu (’24)

    Social Impact Internships: Kelly Xu (’24)

    I’m Kelly Xu, a rising junior majoring in course 6-3. Over the summer, I’ve been  working as a biomedical scientist intern at Reboot Rx. Reboot Rx is the tech nonprofit…