The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) is the largest national organization specifically dedicated to helping physician scientists in their training. The Princeton Chapter of APSA was founded to become a hub for all Princeton students interested in becoming physician-scientists or pursuing MD/PhDs. We seek to improve opportunities for mentorship, community building, and support. Throughout the year, we invite physician-scientists and current MD/PhD students to speak on campus. We also send several students each year to the National APSA Conference in Chicago, where physician-scientists from across the nation speak about their research and own career paths.

Contact: Bassit Fijabi '24 (afijabi@)

The Black Pre-Medical Society of Princeton University seeks to empower the Black pre-medical community to tackle the unique issues that face underrepresented students in medicine, cultivate long-lasting connections between Black pre-med students, address community health challenges affecting the Black community, and provide necessary support and resources tailored to the specific needs of Black students as they ascend to medical school. As a member of our society, one can look forward to professional networking opportunities, premed specific academic resources, a welcoming community of aspiring medical professionals, among other opportunities.

• BPMS website
• Instagram: @blackpremedprinceton
• Email: Jenny Nwokeji '25 (jnwokeji@)

Blood donations are crucial to improving global and community health. The goal of the Princeton Blood Drive Team is to raise awareness about the importance of donating blood on campus and within the broader Princeton community. Within the context of this goal, we are especially committed to increasing diversity and equity among blood donors.

Blood drives are typically held twice a semester. To prepare for the drives, students advertise physically on campus as well as digitally through list-servs and social media. A key role of team members is talking to individual donors about the benefits of donating blood and assuaging their concerns. On the days of the drives, students may volunteer by helping to sign in donors and monitor them after donation, as well as partner with health organizations to inform donors of blood and blood-related causes in need of awareness.

Contact: Grace Chung '23, Daphne Hao '25

Sign up for their listserv

Princeton Body Positivity is dedicated to creating conversations about body image, weight stigma, and eating disorders in the campus community. We host regular discussions within the club about these issues and plan advocacy projects to increase awareness about them across campus as a whole.

Contact: [email protected]

Envision's mission is to empower future global leaders to pursue the prudent advancement of social/scientific policy and technology. This entails understanding the potential risks and benefits of various technologies; we hope to take away from our events the ability to balance these risks and benefits, in order to guide technology in a positive direction, towards a brighter future.

We take a broad definition of “technology.” Past events have focused on diverse areas of tech such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, brain-computer interfaces, cryptocurrency, urban systems, climate geoengineering, and healthcare.

Many of our speakers pertain either directly or tangentially to healthcare. Bioethics, applications of synthetic biology to therapeutics, and diagnostic machine learning models to aid clinicians are some examples of healthcare-related topics we have explored.

President: Ethan Sample '24

The Food Allergy and Celiac Team for University Advocacy and Living (FACTUAL) is an organization dedicated to supporting students at Princeton University who have food allergies, celiac disease, or other medical dietary restrictions. FACTUAL raises awareness of diverse dietary needs and advocates for safer, more inclusive food options on campus. Among other initiatives, we work alongside Campus Dining and the University’s Executive Dining Committee to develop improvements within Princeton’s dining halls and future construction plans.

Contact: [email protected]
FACTUAL Instagram

Friends of MSF at Princeton University is the Princeton Student Chapter of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), an international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflicts, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from healthcare.
As a student-led society and Friend of MSF, we strive to educate both the immediate Princeton University community and the communities around us to raise awareness about the important medical and humanitarian work and wide-reaching effects of MSF.

President: Kasey Shao '25

Vice President: Sarah Lekaj '25

Contact: [email protected]

HOSA is an international career and technical student organization with 250,000+ active student members and 2.7 million+ alumni to-date. HOSA has been charged with the unique role of connecting students with the health industry pipeline to minimize long-term workforce shortages in health: healthcare, public health, health administration, health policy, sports medicine, emergency preparedness, healthcare innovation -- you name it. We offer students opportunities to engage with a robust international competitive events program, scholarships, internships, work-based learning opportunities, professional/leadership development, networking, etc. at the international stage -- all with a group of peers passionate about health, with industry who recognize they can't afford not to support the next generation, and with educators and state departments of instruction championing this work in their communities and schools.

President: Akash Kotian '24

Princeton for Health Literacy and Equity advocates for undocumented immigrant and refugee populations and raises awareness of key health issues in Princeton students.

Contact: Ava Eftekhari '24

Founded in 2015, Princeton Neuroscience Network (PNN) is the University’s only student organization dedicated to fostering a community of individuals interested in neuroscience. As a group, we hope to create more opportunities for students across all levels, both on and off campus, in the interdisciplinary and fast-advancing field of neuroscience. Our initiatives are headed by three committees: Events, Research/Mentoring, and Outreach. Through guest speaker series, research panels, social events, and outreach programs for youth, we aim to connect, educate, and inspire individuals through the field.

Co-Presidents: Valeria Zuluaga-Sánchez '24, Victoria Graf '24

Vice President: Thussenthan Walter-Angelo '24

National Alzheimer’s Buddies is an intergenerational movement responding to the profound isolation and social disengagement experienced by people in the intermediate-to-late stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Through partnering student volunteers with residents (buddies) at memory care facilities, we build meaningful, lasting relationships that break through the boundaries imposed by Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more on our Instagram @alzbuddies_princeton

Contact: Venezia Garza '25, Andrew Tran '23

As the Black female students of Princeton University, we have established Our Health Matters to supplement the political, cultural, and professional prosperity of the Black community by promoting the healthy lifestyles that are necessary to improving our wellness. We hope to create an inclusive and welcoming space that willfully works to recognize and destigmatize mental and professional health problems in the Black community. It is our goal to encourage both self-love and self-confidence within all our members, and ultimately spread this influence across campus culture.

President: Mikala Parnell '23

Contact: [email protected]

Princeton University Robotics Club is meant to help students pursue their curiosities in the field of robotics by giving them the support, opportunities, and materials that they need to build robots by jumping in headfirst!

Robot: a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer.
Robotics: the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.
The future: a world of robots and people working together to solve problems.

While the robotics club currently does not have an ongoing project related to biotech, we are looking for students who might be interested in starting and/or leading a new sub-team with a special focus on biomedical engineering. This team can work on anything you are curious about—from developing prosthetics to biometric monitors.

Contact: [email protected]

The goal of the Princeton Pre-Dental Association (PPDA) is to create a small, intimate community to encourage pre-dents to support one another to become better pre-dental students and share their enthusiasm and interest in dental careers with one another and underclassmen. PPDA plans on having DAT prep sessions and study breaks that encourage manual dexterity. Additionally, they plan to invite distinguished speakers and to organize dental volunteer opportunities.

Contact:

• Kathleen Tang, co-president (kt2477@)
• Kulsoom Ghias, co-president (kghias@)

The mission of the Princeton Premedical Society (PPMS) is to foster a sense of community among Princeton's aspiring health professionals - undergraduate students with diverse academic interests and a wide range of social and extracurricular experiences. This student-run, independent Society emphasizes cooperative learning and helps to connect its students with each other, the Office of Health Professions Advising, and alumni who are engaged in medical education and the practice of healthcare or medical research. Activities of the Society typically include providing peer advising, as well as supporting relevant events or trips, determined by members' interests and availability.

Contacts: Antea Garo '24, Amy Tao '26 and Elina San Blas '26

The Princeton Public Health Review (PPHR) is a student-run publication designed to showcase the outstanding global health and medical research happening locally, nationally, and internationally, and to provide a forum for any health-related discussions.

Contact: Cecilia Kim '23

The Women in Medicine Club aims to foster a supportive, inclusive community for female-identifying pre-health students. With a focus on education, service, and connection, the organization hopes to facilitate opportunities for members to hear from inspiring women working in health-related fields, learn about different careers and specialties, receive resources related to the medical admission process, and connect with mentors and like-minded students.

Contact: Sophia Chen '24, Lucy Huelskamp '24