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TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine Adds Six New Brand Ambassadors.

By Maricar Estrella

FORT WORTH – The TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine has added six new students from the Class of 2025 to participate in its Brand Ambassadors Program.

“If you have passion and you apply to this school for a reason, this is the best way to show it,” said Juhi Shah, a third-year medical school student at the TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine.

The 29 SOM Brand Ambassadors represent the Fort Worth medical school in media interviews as well as marketing and social media campaigns. They may also be asked to attend special events and functions and give reports or speeches about the school.

The program “really brings out your social skills and public speaking skills, and really helps with the anxiety you used to have because everyone on the team is so great,” said Edmundo Esparza, a third-year medical student.

The students are initially recommended and selected by the Office of Admissions and Enrollment. The medical school’s senior leadership team has also helped choose students for special projects such as the TCU Magazine four-year narrative reports. The program, which is voluntary, is run by the Strategy and Communications team.

“The medical students do an excellent job of telling the story of our unconventional medical school and novel approach to medical education,” said Maricar Estrella, Director of Digital Development and Content Strategy. “They bring such honesty and enthusiasm to every project that we assign to them.”

 Here is what is expected of the newest SOM Brand Ambassadors: 

  • Serve during the 2021-2022 Academic Year, which begins in July 2021 and ends June 2022.
  • Attend at least one of the SOM Brand Ambassadors Media training sessions.
  • Host at least one Instagram Takeover during the academic year or participate in a FWMD Live or social media campaign.
  • Participate in at least one media interview request, SOM interview request, marketing request, advancement request, video request, photo request or social media request during the academic year.

The 2021-22 SOM Brand Ambassadors are (in alphabetical order by last name):

Isabella Amado, MS-1

McKenna Chalman, MS-3

Kevin Chao, MS-1

Briana Collins, MS-3

Christopher Corona, MS-1

Shanice Cox, MS-3

Mei Mei Edwards, MS-3

Edmundo Esparza, MS-3

Sam Evans, MS-3

Alejandra Gutierrez, MS-1

Toni Igbokidi, MS-2

Kav Kaur, MS-3

Charna Kinard, MS-3

Jonas Kruse, MS-3

Quinn Losefsky, MS-3

Sarah Lyon, MS-3

Brandon Mallory, MS-3

Lauren Moore, MS-2

Ive Mota Avila, MS-3

James Okpamen, MS-1

Connor Rodriguez, MS-3

Danielle Sader, MS-2

Sam Sayed, MS-2

Nathalie Scherer, MS-3

Dilan Shah, MS-3

Juhi Shah, MS-3

Kyle Simon, MS-2

Ilana Zago, MS-2

Lindsay Zumwalt, MS-1

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