MEDLIFE 101
What does MEDLIFE stand for?
Medicine, Education, Development for Low-Income Families Everywhere
True or False: Some people travel more than 2 hours just to reach a doctor.
True
Whatâs one thing our club does other than meetings?
Fundraisers, volunteering events, awareness campaigns.
Q: Youâre at an SLT trip and someone asks if youâre a doctor. Do you:
A) Say yes and immediately get sued
B) Say no but flex your biology grades
C) Recruit them to join MEDLIFE?
C) Recruit them to join MEDLIFE (because we donât fake MDs, but we do build community đȘ).
Youâre planning which universities to apply to for medicine. Some have strong global health programs but low admission rates, while others are easier to get into but offer less specialized opportunities. Whatâs the best approach?
A) Apply only to the easiest schools to maximize chances.
B) Focus solely on the most prestigious programs, ignoring fit.
C) Apply to a mix of schools balancing prestige, fit, and opportunities in global health.
D) Randomly pick schools with no research.
C) Balancing opportunity, fit, and realism increases the likelihood of success and long-term satisfaction.
Name one thing MEDLIFE does other than health care.
Education programs, building projects, development initiatives, or local volunteering.
About how much of the worldâs population lacks access to basic health services:
A) 10% B) 50% C) 90%?
50%
At a fundraiser, youâre holding a donation box. Someone asks, âWhy should I donate?â
Do you: A) Shrug B) Start a TED Talk C) Guilt-trip with puppy eyes?
B) Give a 30-second pitch about MEDLIFEâs mission (but puppy eyes never hurt).
Youâre at a bake sale. Someone only has $0.25 but wants a cookie. Do you:
A) give them one
B) charge interest
C) recruit them to join the club?
C) recruit them to join the club?
Youâve been offered two summer opportunities: one is a 6-week unpaid research program in global health abroad, and the other is a 3-week paid internship at a local hospital. Both could boost your post-secondary prospects. What should guide your decision?
A) Take the paid internship because money is always better than experience.
B) Take the research program because longer and abroad automatically looks better on applications.
C) Evaluate which experience aligns most with your career goals, skill development, and long-term impact, considering personal constraints.
D) Flip a coin to decide.
C) Strategic alignment, learning opportunities, and personal feasibility matter more than surface-level prestige or pay.
What does SLT stand for?
Service Learning Trips
(Super Legendary Traveling works)
A community requests free medical supplies, but your team only has enough for half the population. What do you do?
A) Prioritize based on medical need and urgency, after consulting local healthcare leaders.
B) Postpone the distribution until more supplies arrive, leaving the community without aid.
B) Postpone the distribution until more supplies arrive, leaving the community without aid.
A local business offers to sponsor your chapter if you create social media content highlighting MEDLIFE events. Which committee(s) would be primarily responsible?
Options:
A) Internal and External PR
B) Marketing
C) Fundraising
D) Volunteering and Engagement
A and B
Internal and External PR handles communication with partners and promoting events. Marketing handles social media content.
If you had to summarize MEDLIFEâs global impact using only emojis, which combination best works?
Options:
A) đ„đđ
B) đđđđ€
C)âïžđ€đȘđ
D) đđ¶đȘ
B) world, medicine, education, partnership accurately symbolize MEDLIFEâs mission.
You want to apply to top universities for medicine, but your GPA is slightly lower than average. You also have leadership in MEDLIFE and community volunteering. How should you frame your application?
A) Focus solely on your GPA and ignore extracurriculars.
B) Highlight leadership, impact, and commitment in volunteering while addressing academic challenges honestly.
D) Exaggerate achievements to impress admissions.
B) Demonstrating meaningful impact and leadership can outweigh minor GPA shortcomings if framed thoughtfully.
MEDLIFE operates in multiple countries with a mix of local and international volunteers. Which approach best reflects MEDLIFEâs philosophy for long-term impact?
A) International volunteers lead all projects independently to ensure consistent standards.
B) Local communities are empowered to guide and implement projects, with volunteers supporting as needed.
C) Volunteers focus solely on fundraising and do not engage with community programs.
D) Projects are planned based on what volunteers want to do, rather than community needs.
B) MEDLIFE prioritizes empowering local communities to lead sustainable initiatives, with volunteers supporting rather than controlling.
Youâre in a rural village where thereâs Wi-Fi but no hospital.
Do you: A) Start a TikTok about it B) Call MEDLIFE C) Download Greyâs Anatomy and pretend youâre a doctor?
B) Call MEDLIFE (though TikTok could raise awareness).
The MEDLIFE chapter wants to prepare members for future careers in medicine and global health. Which approach best fulfills the Post-Secondary committeeâs role?
Options:
A) Organize workshops on local volunteering and club leadership without connecting to long-term academic or career paths.
B) Provide guidance on universities, scholarships, mentorship opportunities, and career pathways in healthcare.
C) Focus on fundraising and marketing skills exclusively, assuming these indirectly help members get into university programs.
D) Offer general advice on any post-secondary path, without tailoring to health or global development fields.
B) Providing targeted guidance on universities, scholarships, mentorship, and career pathways in medicine/global health directly aligns with the Post-Secondary committeeâs purpose.
Whatâs the most dramatic way to ask people to come to a fundraiser?
Tap Dance (open to debate)
You want to build a competitive post-secondary application. You could either start a new volunteer initiative, continue volunteering in an existing program, or focus on leadership development within MEDLIFE. Whatâs the most effective approach?
A) Start something new regardless of experience. Novelty always impresses.
B) Stick with existing programs but take on impactful leadership roles and measurable outcomes.
C) Focus only on leadership roles internally without contributing to community impact.
D) Try all three at once without focus.
B) sustained commitment with measurable impact in leadership and volunteering demonstrates maturity and reliability.
Which year was MEDLIFE founded?
2004 (in Ecuador, by Dr. Nick Ellis)
A rural community has Wi-Fi but no doctor. What do you do to promote the importance of healthcare?
A) Launch a viral social media campaign highlighting healthcare disparities, without engaging local stakeholders.
B) Partner with local community leaders and organizations to co-develop sustainable healthcare initiatives.
C) Focus solely on fundraising for international medical missions, ignoring local infrastructure.
D) Publish research papers on the issue but do not directly involve the community.
B) Partnering with local leaders ensures sustainable impact and respects the communityâs needs.
Your MEDLIFE chapter is planning a large school-wide fundraiser. The Volunteering and Engagement committee wants to host interactive games, Marketing wants flashy visuals, Fundraising wants ticket sales to maximize revenue, and PR wants to highlight the community impact. How should the committees best collaborate to ensure the event is successful without overloading members or conflicting priorities?
Options:
A) Each committee works independently on its goals and hopes it all comes together.
B) Committees hold a joint planning meeting to align objectives, assign responsibilities based on strengths, and create a coordinated schedule that balances fun, engagement, impact, and revenue.
C) The committee with the loudest voice makes all decisions to avoid debate.
D) Cancel some activities entirely so only one or two committees have influence.
B) aligning objectives, leveraging each committeeâs strengths, and coordinating ensures a smooth, impactful, and enjoyable event while avoiding conflict.
During a bake sale, your cupcakes collapse.
Do you: A) Sell them as âabstract artâ B) Call them âdeconstructed cupcakesâ C) Cry?
A or B (marketing saves everything!)
You have limited time, energy, and resources, but you want to make the biggest meaningful impact through MEDLIFE this year. You could: focus on leading a high-profile SLT project, organize multiple small school-wide awareness events, or dedicate yourself to long-term volunteering in one local program. Which strategy best balances personal growth, community impact, and sustainability?
A) Focus on a single high-profile SLT project; prestige ensures recognition.
B) Spread yourself across many small events; quantity equals impact.
C) Commit to sustained, long-term involvement in one local program while contributing to occasional larger initiatives.
D) Prioritize personal achievements over community needs. You can always showcase success later.
C) Sustained, focused involvement creates meaningful, measurable impact while allowing for personal growth and occasional broader initiatives.