Mostly one thing, done for a long time

Building the First Sympify Prototype

A small reverse-dictionary prototype: start with symptoms, get back a list of conditions worth discussing with a clinician. Useful mainly as proof that the interaction was possible — not yet accurate or robust enough to be trusted.

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Turning a Prototype into a Team

Other students started joining with very different interests — research, coding, outreach, chapters — and the group had to be organised so that people could contribute without everyone doing the same thing.

Health Awareness Events: From an App to Actual Conversations

Running events in person, where the value was less the software and more the conversations it started.

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Growing Sympify Beyond One School

70+ members, 8 chapters, 8 schools, 3 states, 3 countries — grown mostly through students who wanted to build something locally rather than join a central online team.

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Working with Hospitals and Clinics

Collaborations with four hospitals and clinics.

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Raising $55,000 for the Mission

The organisation has raised more than $55,000 in total support. This is organisation-wide funding, not money raised personally by Jalen.

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8,520+ Hours, but What Were We Actually Doing?

Community outreach, health-awareness events, chapter activities, research, technical development, organisational operations and other approved service work — reported by each member and their director, so the total can be verified. Organisation-wide, not Jalen's personal total.

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Building a Place for Younger Students to Lead

Departments, directors, chapter leaders and local members — so a new member can start with a concrete task, grow into owning a project, and eventually lead other students.

Sympify Goes International

Sympify expanded beyond the United States through international student chapters and community work, including activity in China.

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When Sympify Took Us to Harvard

Invited to the Harvard Youth in Public Health Symposium on the strength of the group's public-health work.