Shadowing, research, certifications, and service — the LEAP Med chapter builds the experience pre-med students usually can't get until college, starting in high school.
Every LEAP chapter runs on the same four pillars — here's what they look like in Medicine.
Hear directly from doctors about their careers and how they got there.
Connect with medical professors at universities for guidance and exposure.
Interview nurses, EMTs, and PAs to learn what the day-to-day actually looks like.
Shadow healthcare professionals or video-call with med students for ongoing guidance.
Interview friends, teachers, and healthcare workers on a chapter-run podcast.
Run booths and screenings-support for a school-wide wellness event.
Run challenges and workshops on fitness, nutrition, and stress management.
Post health tips and run a health TikTok/Instagram account, newsletter, or documentary screening.
Host and organize a blood drive in partnership with the Red Cross.
Run fitness, nutrition, and wellness awareness campaigns for the school and community.
Visit and spend time with residents at a local nursing home.
Organize a walk or run to fundraise for a medical cause.
Collect and donate medical supplies to those who need them.
Teach health and anatomy basics to elementary and middle schoolers.
The events and projects we're building the founding year around. (These illustration slots become real photos as soon as we host them — of you, maybe.)
Chapters are student-run. Founding officers build this from day one, which is exactly the kind of leadership colleges and employers notice.
Owns the vision, runs meetings, and represents the chapter to the school and to LEAP national.
Interviews and welcomes new members, and keeps the roster and member records clean.
Plans networking events, tours, and competitions from idea to day-of logistics.
Builds relationships with local firms and sponsors that fund events and open internship doors.
Organizes volunteering projects and syncs member hours with LEAP Tutoring.
Recruits professional mentors and matches them with members through the year.
Set by the starter kit's first-semester calendar — every chapter runs the same basic cadence.
A case discussion, certification study session (CPR/First Aid), or a guest speaker working in medicine.
Coordinating shadowing placements or a chapter service event.
Mentor pairing, HOSA-style prep, and volunteer hours logged from service and shadowing.
Fill out the interest form below — takes under a minute.
A short, friendly conversation with the onboarding lead about what you want out of the chapter.
Get your member kit, pick your first event, and log your first volunteer hours.
No. The chapter exists to build your experience, not to gatekeep it. If you're curious about Medicine, you're qualified.
Nothing. Every LEAP program is 100% free for students — that's the entire point of the organization.
Plan on one chapter meeting per week or two, plus the events and volunteering you opt into. Founding officers put in more — and get more out of it.
Then you might be its founder. Head to LEAP Home and request the chapter starter kit.
Event-specific study strategies, top resources, and practice tips for the most competitive HOSA events.
What to study: Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes; body systems vocabulary; anatomical directional terms; abbreviations used in clinical settings.
Top 3 free resources
Practice strategy
Event type: Skill-based. You demonstrate CPR and first aid techniques, judged on accuracy and protocol adherence.
What judges look for
Best prep strategy
What the event tests: All 11 organ systems, their structures, functions, and interactions. Expect identification, labeling, and process questions.
The 11 systems to master
Study resources
Event type: Poster/display event. You research a health career and present it on a tri-fold or backboard within strict size limits.
What makes a strong display
Common mistakes
What the event tests: Dosage calculations, unit conversions (metric to household), vital signs interpretation, IV drip rates, and basic statistics.
Types of calculations tested
Study resources
Complete, ready-to-run project kits for LEAP Med members who want to lead community health initiatives.
Everything you need to run a complete health fair in your school gym. Covers logistics, volunteers, stations, and follow-up.
Coordinate a school blood drive start to finish — Red Cross partnership letter, consent forms, volunteer roles, and advertising templates.
Run a 45-minute nutrition education workshop for your school or community — slide outline, 5 interactive activities, and take-home resources.
What is it, when do you take it, and how do you prep for free?
General chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry applied to biological systems.
Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills. Humanities and social sciences passages. No outside knowledge — pure reading comprehension and logic.
Biology, biochemistry, and organic chemistry. The most important section for pre-med students.
Psychological, social, and biological foundations of behavior. Often the most learnable section with focused prep.
The people who join first shape everything — the events, the culture, the opportunities. Put your name in.
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