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SeeCing A Path Forward For Diabetes
The University of Southern California's Sole Recognized
Student-Run Diabetes Organization
Fall 2024
Article Competition Winner
Henry Barnes
VIKING THERAPEUTICS’ DUAL AGONIST RECEPTORS:
EXTENDING THE FRONTIER
$3000+ worth of prizes provided to members
Full MCAT Course Scholarship Winner
(taught most people diabetic first-aid)
Blaze Schwabish
Now Available
Diabetic First-Aid Course Completion Cards
(given at local LA diabetes events)
45 Members
83 People
trained in diabetic first aid
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Gallery
General Body Meeting!
Teaching Diabetic First-Aid @ Salvation Army!
ADA Step Out Walk
Eboard meeting!
Diabetes Symposium!
About Us
SeeCing A Path Forward For Diabetes (SCD) was founded in January 2023 by a few freshmen college students from The University of Southern California. Realizing USC did not have an undergraduate diabetes organization, this organization was established.
According to the 2015 Los Angeles County Health Survey, an estimated 758,000 LA County adults (9.8%) have been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetic First-Aid is something many do not know how to perform, nor is it taught in schools, though most diabetics experience hypoglycemia 2 times per week, which can result in comas.
The purpose of this organization is to, therefore, raise awareness about diabetes, promote the treatment of diabetes, and prevent the onset of diabetes in the Los Angeles area. This will be accomplished through SCD members and community members engaging in guest-speaker events, as well as SCD members engaging in charity work and local diabetes community events, and creating social media posts. The purpose of this organization is also to educate others on how to administer hypoglycemia (and hyperglycemia) first-aid. This will be accomplished through SCD members and community members attending educational workshops, and SCD members creating social media posts.
Meet the E-Board
Alexander Jurkovich
President & Co-Founder
David Ho
Co-Treasurer
Aaryan Midha
Vice-President & Co-Founder
Avinash Pandit
Co-Treasurer
Henry Barnes
Co-Director Member Engagement
Philip Yi
Director Education
Adolfo Lopez
Media Director (Committee Leader)
Anna Chi
Media Director (Freelance)
Tiarra Raju
Co-Director Member Engagement
Sam Mkumbo
Co-Director Local Involvement
Arian Tomar
Film Director
(Freelance)
Vanessa Romano
Director Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Ashwin Hariharan
Co-Director Local Involvement
Our University Advisors
David Warburton, MD
USC Professor David Warburton is a world leader in child health and regenerative medicine, creating clinical studies in pediatric endocrinology. An elected Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, Physicians as well as Paediatrics and Child Health, he regularly gives keynotes at major US and world scientific meetings as well as teaching in Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham and London. In Los Angeles, he hosts UK and other foreign scientific delegations including the Ministers of Science, Heads of Welsh and Scottish Parliaments, Lords Mayor of Manchester and London and HRH Prince Andrew.
Alyssa Dominguez, MD
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Dr. Dominguez is an Assistant Professor Clinical Medicine in the department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. She completed her medical school, residency and endocrinology fellowship training at USC. She is the founder and course director of the USC Diabetes Symposium. Her clinical interests include caring for patients with diabetes, obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome
Tyler Mason, PhD
Tyler Mason, Ph.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California and Associate Director of the Real-Time Eating Activity and Children’s Health (REACH) lab. Broadly, his research interests include the etiology and treatment of eating disorders and obesity. His research has culminated in over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and his research has been featured in top journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Health Psychology, Obesity, and the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Finally, he serves on the editorial boards of two international peer-reviewed journals: Eating Behaviors and Eating and Weight Disorders.
Our Committees
Media
Headed by the VP of Media, this committee partakes in all aspects of advertising SCD and its events, and creating diabetes related posts (for example, treatment/prevention tips, Los Angeles diabetes data, etc.)
Finance
Headed by the Treasurer, this committee partakes in all aspects of contacting organizations for their financial support and sponsorship of SCD, and managing SCD’s financial assets. Additionally, the committee will be responsible for creating fundraising events for SCD’s events and materials, as well as for charities that promote forms of diabetes intervention.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Headed by the VP of DEI, this committee is responsible in all aspects of creating an inclusive environment for SCD’s events (i.e. translating social media posts/educational events, getting diverse guest speakers, making sure events are in minority neighborhoods which have been systemically affected by diabetes, raising awareness about diabetes affecting certain groups disproportionately, etc.)
Local Involvement
Headed by the VP of Local Involvement, this committee is responsible for all aspects of increasing the involvement of SCD members in local diabetic events and opportunities within the greater Los Angeles area.
Education
Headed by the VP of Education, this committee is responsible for all aspects of creating events regarding the education of diabetes and diabetic first-aid.
Seminar
This committee, a subset of the education committee, is responsible for all aspects of creating guest speaker seminars. It is also responsible for the biannual LA DIAB CON at USC.
Member Engagement
Headed by the VP of Member Engagement, this committee is responsible for all aspects of maintaining the engagement of SCD’s members. It is responsible for social events, emailing members about requirements, etc.
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