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This was a great way to not only build skills that are useful for studying but a cool way to learn about procedures in different fields of medicine as someone who wants to be a surgeon in the future but doesn't know exactly what specialty.

The biggest thing for me was breaking the stigma that in order to draw, you must be a perfect artist. I had no prior experience with art, but I felt as though with this fellowship, I gained an ability to draw any medical process or treatment that I may encounter in my professional career.

The drawing techniques we practiced have not only improved my ability to visually communicate complex ideas but also enhanced my overall understanding of anatomy and pathology. It's one thing to learn about a condition in a textbook, but being able to draw it out really solidified my knowledge in a way that traditional studying methods often don't.

I couldn't say enough good things about this Fellowship!! I am so grateful for the skills I obtained participating in these modules. I am super excited to apply these skills to my academic and professional future careers.

I came away with exposure to new pathologies and procedures. Overall, I appreciated how this fellowship showed me how useful digital drawing can be in medicine.

As a shadowing student at my local hospital this summer I was able to see 3 of the lessons in person. I thought this was extremely beneficial as I was able to communicate with the surgeons on a professional level and understand what was going on. In doing so, I was able to ask more in-depth questions that were more relevant to the surgeries rather than “basic” anatomical ones.

As a pre-med student, I think it is really inspiring to be able to engage with material about patient care, communication, and treatment. It is easy to lose sight of the more humanistic side of medicine, but engaging with it in the format of this fellowship has been really uplifting.

Throughout my college experience, I took the basic pre-med requirements, but none scratched the surface of medicine, terminology, and procedures that are common in different areas of medicine. I mostly learned about molecular science in terms of taking multiple biology and chemistry classes, so this fellowship provided a new perspective on medicine that advanced my knowledge.

I've really enjoyed the Fellowship so far. I genuinely feel like I've learned a lot, especially about how to communicate complex medical information in a way that's easier for patients to understand. I definitely think my drawing skills have improved, but even more than that, I've found myself thinking differently about how to explain procedures and medical concepts. It's been a really valuable experience, and I can see myself using these skills throughout my career.

The Draw Medicine Fellowship has been the best way to supplement all my other activities, and the modules have been super insightful and informative. I've definitely been noticing an improvement in my drawing skills! I've also been shadowing an orthopedic hand surgeon a few times, and it is interesting to see how he also sketches out hand anatomy for his patients.

This fellowship has taught me so much, especially when it comes to understanding medical procedures, communicating with patients, evaluating chief complaints, and expanding my overall understanding of medicine. Most importantly, it helped me recognize how important health literacy is and how essential it will be for me as I continue pursuing a career in medicine. I am very grateful for everything I was able to learn through this experience and for the opportunity to be a part of the fellowship.

I love the fellowship! I actually am so glad I decided to do it and it's been such a therapeutic experience to draw as a break from studying! It was great learning from you and meeting other people in the community as well!

This experience in the fellowship has been amazing, and I feel as though I have gained so many skills and unlocked a new passion in drawing that I previously did not know was within me! My drawing has definitely improved over the course of this fellowship, and I am very shocked how quickly I was able to pick up these skills. I will definitely be taking what I have learned over this summer and apply it to my future endeavors in medicine!

I actually just finished the fellowship, and I really enjoyed it! I learned a lot throughout the experience, especially from the modules, and I definitely feel like I've improved both my understanding of the procedures and my drawing skills. Thank you for all of your support and encouragement throughout the program. I truly appreciate it!

I really appreciated the opportunity to be a part of the Draw Medicine fellowship. I really loved it and I found every case so interesting. Learning how to draw has been great and everything is easy to follow! I'm so excited to keep practicing my drawing skills.

The close-knit community has definitely been my favorite part of the Fellowship. I have never had this kind of access to physicians before. It is often difficult to approach doctors with questions due to their demanding schedules, but Draw Medicine has created an environment full of mentorship, resources, and fellow pre-med students who share the same drive. It has been incredibly inspiring and supportive.

What has impacted me the most is how visual learning has enhanced my experiences in academic and clinical spaces. I am now able to clearly visualize the anatomy and steps involved because I spent so much time drawing them. That is a powerful skill this program has helped me develop that will definitely pay off in my future as a surgeon.

I've really been enjoying the fellowship — honestly, I never thought I'd be someone to develop any drawing skills, but the lessons have really helped me gain confidence in taking on new skills. It's been so rewarding to develop a new skill that I can apply not just to different pathologies and procedures, but to experiences beyond medicine as well. I really want to express my gratitude for this opportunity — and for how much you and the team care about the students in your program.

The fellowship has been absolutely fantastic! I was able to utilize the cataract surgery drawing in more than a few cat evals with two different doctors! It's provided such an incredible chance to speak up while scribing!

I am loving the Draw Medicine fellowship so far! This is a very unique program and I love spreading the word about it! I think this will be very useful in my future as a PA as well as a great addition to my resume!

I have loved the Fellowship so far! I really appreciate that the fellowship is self-paced. I have loved that I have been able to learn both how to draw digitally and learn more about the pathologies of so many different conditions. Many of the modules introduced me to new topics which were super intriguing.

I have really enjoyed learning the unique skill set that Draw Medicine offers. I was always a creative child, so being able to use those creative skills in a way that connects with medicine has been super cool. The fellowship has definitely brought an element of excitement to my pre-med journey. Being a pre-med student can be really difficult at times, so having something that excited me and was interesting, informational, and fun has been an uplifting experience for me.

I loved the fellowship so much. My parents are both physicians and they loved the concept of this course and my drawings! Drawing is so fun for me, so seeing my two passions merge to create something that may help my future patients was so rewarding. Thank you for this summer!

Thank you so much for making this a wonderful and educational summer. I'm excited to use these skills as a future student and provider, and to continue using digital drawing to support my studies in school!

My favorite part of the fellowship was feeling confident after drawing a procedure — I truly felt that I could explain everything to patients. I feel that I possess enough skills from this course to draw any medical procedure now. This fellowship has been a great experience, and I plan to use this skill for the rest of my career.

So far, the modules have been fantastic! It's been super simple to comprehend the procedure along with the drawings. I have seen a great improvement in my drawing, and feel as if I am learning a lot and advancing my health literacy. The biggest surprise for me so far is that I am able to draw procedures and such on my own now.

I have loved getting to learn about new procedures/pathologies as well as just drawing skills in general! I have always enjoyed drawing but never felt like I was good at it and this program has boosted my skills and my confidence in them. I want to say thank you for creating a program like this for pre-meds to get to learn about patient communication.

Personally, my “why medicine” is that not only do I hope to help treat people on some of their best and worst days, but being in the role of a physician I hope to alleviate some of the stress and fear patients feel when it comes to medicine (which I know a lot of comes from poor health literacy). This program has really helped me learn how to do this more clearly and I hope I get to use those skills in the future (and in my pre-med activities). Thank you for giving me the unique opportunity to learn these communication skills and hone in on my “why medicine”. I am excited to continue to do so in the Draw Medicine Beyond program!

I have loved everything about the Fellowship! I am really enjoying learning about different body systems and improving my drawing skills. I am gaining a lot of knowledge when it comes to both science and art and have been enjoying exploring both together. I can't wait to use my skills in the future! I am really thankful to be part of the fellowship and connecting with everyone. It has been an invaluable experience for me.

I have been loving the Draw Medicine fellowship! My favorite part is probably just being able to learn about all these different medical procedures while learning how to visualize them and communicate that to patients. I feel like I have been able to learn a lot, not just about medicine, but also about digital drawing which has been so fun!

The skills and content from the fellowship were extremely useful in my shadowing experiences. When I shadowed an OB/GYN, he communicated several things to both patients and myself by pulling out a notepad and drawing a basic sketch of a procedure or condition. He found the caliber of the drawings I produced through Draw Medicine impressive, and I'm really happy I was able to share my reproductive system drawings. Learning best practices followed by observing them will serve me well as I work to become a successful doctor.

I genuinely loved every aspect of the Fellowship. Rebecca was an awesome teacher! Her enthusiasm and passion were infectious, and it made each module not only informative but also enjoyable. I thought each module was thoughtfully designed, and I found myself looking forward to what we would learn next. Overall, the Fellowship was a highlight of my summer, and it has definitely made a lasting impact on how I approach both my studies and my future in medicine. Thank you for such a wonderful learning experience!

I currently work as a CNA at a rehab hospital and came across a patient with a CABG. Because of this fellowship, I knew exactly what the procedure for that was and how to educate my patient on safe practices.

Many pre-health or pre-med courses tend to prioritize understanding medical knowledge for oneself over conveying the knowledge to the patient, despite the patient being the priority of healthcare. This course brought back the balance and patient-centered focus that pre-health courses tend to forget.

This was absolutely incredible and I felt so supported throughout the fellowship. I found the videos to be so helpful and super easy to follow along with. Dr. Kellner does a great job of reiterating the basics so you don't feel lost.

This was such an amazing experience. I grew, learned so much, and found my way of wanting to not only learn medicine but to educate others on it. This was an amazing experience, and I would even be willing to do it again, as I learned so much from it and gained skills that I didn't have before.

This has allowed me to have extensive knowledge on concepts so when a patient asked me questions as I was rooming them, I was able to answer in confidence.

Even though I was skeptical at first, I was really glad I participated in this fellowship. Not only did I improve at art, I was able to learn about specific medical procedures while doing it.

I loved this experience! I learned a lot, I studied pathologies independently, socialized with other premeds around the world, learned applicable information from doctors, and practiced digital art.

I really enjoyed this fellowship and I gained confidence in drawing and explaining procedures to patients. I will be sharing my drawings with others in the future and hopefully broaden the health literacy world for my coworkers to incorporate.

I participated in a Summer Health Professions Education Program, where I learned anatomy and participated in simulations led by med students. The skills and content I learned from Draw Medicine definitely enhanced my learning throughout the program.

The fellowship has been a great way to get a first step into medicine through learning how to draw medical procedures and by going through clinical cases. I am really grateful to have learned some new drawing skills and to have gained new knowledge on pathologies and procedures that I have been so curious about.

I really appreciated the applicability of the material to real-world clinical environments that was in the fellowship but not in standard pre-med courses. Compared to my other virtual internship this summer, Draw Medicine was extremely organized, responsive, and accessible. So thank you!

I've really enjoyed learning about different structures and diseases alongside drawing them. This is going to be a really helpful skill to have in the future during medical school and beyond.

Being able to draw what we need to learn in order to become a future doctor is an incredible skill, one that Draw Medicine has only been able to offer. This is something every pre-med will be grateful for.

I loved how this fellowship introduced a new way to study without it feeling like a chore. You get to learn and have fun at the same time, which could be pretty rare for a pre-med student.

This fellowship was an amazing, supportive way for me to start my pre-med journey. The directors, Rebecca and Steven, were very supportive and helpful during the entire fellowship and learning from Rebecca was a great way to start my pre-med journey.

I feel that I learned a lot and have tangible skills that I can use during the rest of my pre-med journey and in med school. I think that this is a fantastic program.

I believe that pre-health courses through college don't elaborate or apply the knowledge to the real world experiences. This fellowship did a great job of taking real-world experiences and applying it to communication skills that will be built as practicing providers.

I honestly really enjoyed my time drawing out procedures and developing new communication skills. I am very happy that this fellowship showed me that my artistic abilities can help me with my interest in medicine.

With the science classes I took my freshman year it was hard to remember all the information, but with this fellowship — drawing everything step by step — I was able to actually retain the information.

I loved finding an opportunity where creativity and art met medicine, it expanded my clinical understanding and showed me that it can do the same for others.

The skills and information I learned throughout the fellowship really helped me expand and review a lot of knowledge that I felt lacking in. In particular, I loved the anatomy side of this Fellowship!

I enjoyed taking part in this fellowship, and as a medical scribe, I feel that I was able to better explore different pathologies and procedures in a way that made sense visually, and gain exposure to multiple specialties in medicine.

I felt my digital drawing of anatomy improved greatly and also I had never looked into Ophthalmology but drawing eye surgeries/procedures made me more interested.

This fellowship has been amazing! I'm very grateful for this opportunity and can't wait to keep working with Draw Medicine! Learning from someone who has accomplished something I am working toward is so inspiring and learning from Rebecca has been great.

While I am aware the program is about drawing, I also loved learning about health literacy through the workshops and loved interacting with my other fellows face-to-face through Zoom.

This fellowship was extremely insightful, and I would definitely recommend it to my friends who are pre-med, as it provided me with knowledge that I believe is highly useful for medical school and the MCAT.

This was a unique experience where I found myself not only learning about new pathologies but also applying what I had learned to digital drawing.

Having a new skill set is very helpful while learning the anatomy and pathologies rather than just memorizing structures.

This fellowship was an absolutely great experience! I am so glad I partook in this fellowship. Everything was set up flawlessly, and there were never really any problems or issues. Thank you!

The experience was great! It was great insight to medical procedures that I don't think any other opportunity would have given me.

You guys killed it! Thank you so much for this incredible experience. I felt supported the entire fellowship and learned so much this summer!

I am so grateful for the information and experience that this fellowship provides!!! I can't wait to expand my knowledge in the Beyond program!

Everything I learned was extremely applicable to what I'm doing!

Congratulations to you all for a great inaugural fellowship program. Thank you so much for this opportunity!

I wanted to thank you for such an amazing summer! The knowledge and skills I have learned from the fellowship are incredible and I plan to continue using them throughout my pre-medical career in all aspects. I am extremely happy with how the fellowship went, so thank you so much for being an incredible teacher!

I'm enjoying all the different modules — I really like art so this has been a cool experience for me.

This fellowship has opened new doors for me and has broadened my perspective on medicine and the interaction between patient and physician, something that wouldn't have happened if I didn't have your support. The content was always fun to learn, especially since it was simplified and extremely organized — thank you for the opportunity to learn more about medicine!

I want to thank you again so much for bringing me on board with this fellowship and allowing me the opportunity to build a new skillset that has applications in the real world.

I really enjoyed the fellowship and I am grateful to have new skills to use for the pre-med track. Thank you again!

I REALLY enjoyed the modules. They were easy to follow but also informative and educational, and I really enjoyed that they were self-paced. They're a great way to destress and rewind. I'm surprised at just how much drawing the body has helped ME memorize the various structures and their locations. My only wish is that there were more of them! Other than that, they were perfect.

I've definitely noticed I'm more comfortable and more confident in my drawing skills. I really like how Rebecca goes through each pathology like a case — it's making me start to think like a medical student!

The modules have been going well, and I'm learning so much. I definitely feel like I'm getting a good breadth of knowledge. Since my drawing skills are going well, I feel like I can apply this to other fields and utilize my new knowledge even more broadly.

The modules have been amazing so far. I have loved learning about the anatomy involved in certain procedures as well as the procedures themselves, and overall the experience has been much smoother than I could have imagined considering I am no expert in art.

As for the modules, they have been going really well. I've found them to be incredibly informative, engaging, and fascinating.

The modules are going well! I am really enjoying drawing the materials and practicing being able to describe them quickly.

The fellowship has been amazing, and I really have learned a lot to aid both my own health literacy and hopefully my future patients' as well :)

I have been working through the modules and have been enjoying it! This is my first time using digital drawing, and I am impressed by all of the tools it offers. And given that Rebecca's videos are super thorough and detailed, getting used to the platform has not been overwhelming.

The Fellowship is going well! I'm really glad that it's asynchronous. I can definitely see my drawing skills growing!

I have thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience in the Fellowship, and I especially appreciate gaining insights into using art as a medium to connect with patients. The procedures were new to me and it was exciting to delve into them purely for the sake of learning.

I loved learning the material as well as finding new ways to express my creativity.

I really enjoyed the fellowship and greatly appreciate the opportunity to have been able to learn so much from it. It exceeded my expectations, and I think it will help me so much with MCAT preparation and for my career as a physician.

This fellowship has been great, I really appreciated its flexibility and I have learned so much to prepare myself as a future doctor. I am very lucky to have had this experience after my first year of college as it gave me the early exposure I needed.

I cannot believe that the Fellowship, and summer, has already come to an end!! I can't wait to use my new drawing skills for my classes. I feel like the Fellowship has provided me with invaluable skills and resources as a pre-med student, and for that I am so appreciative. It definitely exceeded my expectations and I am so happy that I was able to participate. Thank you again for always keeping in touch and helping.

Thank you so much for the great summer program. I had an amazing experience and the modules were super helpful in understanding the concepts behind each procedure.

This summer ended up being a really good learning experience, between the fellowship and shadowing in surgery, and seeing how the information I learned in both reinforced one another. I definitely will be using the skills I learned in this fellowship to help me reinforce the information I will be learning in my future classes as well as medical school!

I had a blast with all of the material and loved learning how to use digital drawing. This fellowship and the skills I learned will help me in my future as a doctor for sure.

This summer was a truly memorable one, thanks to the fellowship. The Fellowship exceeded my expectations in so many ways, from the depth of the modules to the practical skills we gained. I feel like I've taken a significant step forward on my journey to becoming a doctor. The focus on health literacy, in particular, has given me a new perspective on patient care and communication, and I know these skills will be invaluable in the future.

Thank you so much for this experience. It was a very unique experience and very laid back, which was helpful!

I really enjoyed my summer with Draw Medicine and learned so much. I truly am so grateful to the program for giving me this opportunity to grow in my pre-med journey. Thank you so much for your continual support throughout this summer! I was able to complete the fellowship work with great success and it built up my confidence a lot in terms of my creative skills!

I really enjoyed the fellowship and can definitely see a place for my drawing skills in my future. Thanks for all your help and open communication!!

I loved being a part of the fellowship this summer and I'm so grateful for this amazing community that you and Dr. Kellner put together to give all of us a collaborative experience. I think the fellowship gave me a different perspective on something I've seen throughout my life, and it's given me yet another reason to pursue a career in medicine. Thank you so much for all of your time and effort! It's definitely paid off.

The fellowship was an amazing opportunity that I am grateful for each and every day. This fellowship gave me the opportunity to enhance my drawing skills, which is a hobby of mine, while learning about my passion, medicine. I will carry the skills I learned in this fellowship with me during my pre-med journey and cannot wait for Tier II next summer. Thank you again for this amazing opportunity.

I thoroughly enjoyed the fellowship. I became comfortable with drawing organ systems and gained a deeper understanding of their physiologies, which has been incredibly helpful as I prepare for the MCAT. The fellowship exceeded my expectations. I appreciated how organized everything was, from the active Instagram updates to the weekly emails that kept me on track with my modules and informed about upcoming events. I also found the workshops very beneficial. I can see how these tools will be valuable as I advance in my medical journey and work to bridge the gap in medical literacy.

As a fellow, I learned a lot of valuable information that I plan on using in my future Anatomy and Physiology classes as well as using it to study for the MCAT. I loved seeing how I improved in my drawings throughout the summer.

I really enjoyed being a Draw Medicine fellow this summer! Thank you for the feedback and support; I think that I learned a lot, and the fellowship turned out to be even better than I anticipated! It gave me a strengthened appreciation for both health communication and the doctor-patient relationship. Thank you so much again for this amazing experience, it was a wonderful part of my summer!

Thank you and Dr. Kellner again so much for such an amazing fellowship! I enjoyed all the modules and learned so much over these ten weeks :)

The fellowship was an absolutely amazing experience, and I am so grateful to have been a part of it! I had a fantastic time, improved my knowledge of health literacy, and learned to draw so many interesting medical procedures (and how to explain them). I am also excited to work on my drawing skills in the interim as I continue shadowing and gaining clinical experience as a pre-med. The fellowship matched my expectations in terms of content, but I feel I really improved in terms of my digital drawing skills! I definitely will continue to use everything I learned and build upon it. Thanks so much for this opportunity, it was a blast!

First, I want to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Kellner and the entire Draw Medicine team for this incredible opportunity. Getting a chance to be part of this community over the summer meant a great deal to me, and the skills offered by this fellowship are those that I have always wanted to add to my toolbelt, so I am very grateful that this landed in my lap when it did!

Loved the program overall! Great way to combine digital drawing with learning about medicine.

This was an amazing opportunity and I thoroughly enjoyed working on it throughout the summer.

I participated in the Draw Medicine Fellowship the summer after my freshman year, and it completely changed the way I think about health literacy and health communication. Through your program, I have become much more aware about its important in the field of medicine and the responsibility future physicians have in developing the skills involved.