CampMed at UCI- and why working with the youth is so worth it
A year ago, I got involved in this organization at UC Irvine, CampMed. I received an email that said they were looking for counselors for this camp who's mission was to inspire high school students from lower socioeconomic areas to pursue higher education and careers in the medical field. I'd been involved in a community service org in college so I thought it would be fun plus I felt guilty that I hadn't done any community service in years. They accepted me and next thing I know, I'm at the first meeting with about 60 loud and cheering undergrads having flashbacks to my own college days and thinking, "I'm too old for this" and "what did I just get myself into." It turned out to be a really great experience and reminded me of why I need to make the time to give back. I know I'm still relatively young, but there's something about working with young people. They have this optimism and energy that I had somehow lost in the fiv...