About Us
Founder/President
Emmanuel Odekunle
Emmanuel Odekunle is a third year medical student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Emmanuel graduated summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA from his undergraduate school. Graduating in the top 3 of his class in high school, Emmanuel was accepted into a number of competitive schools as well as a combined BS/MD program which grants one admission into a medical school upon receiving their college admission. Emmanuel works part time as a professional and certified tutor and instructor for multiple standardized tests. He has lived in three different countries and spends his free time in the arts either singing, dancing, or graphic designing. He has gained valuable knowledge about navigating different steps in ones academic journey and hopes to help students locally and internationally given his background.
Mission Statement
Interconnected is focused on bridging the gap between two main areas
- Between medical/health science-related information and the general public.
- Between students and the skills and guidance, they need to thrive in their respective endeavors.
Let’s break that down further into what it means.
Based on discussions with health professionals and the elucidation of prominent issues with general understanding and knowledge of medical information, we created Deep Dives to address the gap between medical/scientific information and the general public. The goal is to provide, as in-depth as necessary, an engaging discussion and writeup on a specific medical, health, or scientific topic, thus addressing the first main goal of Interconnected – to connect the public to the knowledge.
The second aspect of Interconnected involves connecting students from different backgrounds and walks of life and different countries with mentors and peers who can guide and assist them in navigating complex, confusing, challenging, or inquisitive areas of their educational journey. This is the inspiration behind the Connecting Stars program. It is a free program that provides holistic, specific, and tailored support to the program’s participants while creating a community of peers for them to reach out to and learn more.
Meet the team!
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Vice President
David Odekunle
David Odekunle is a rising senior at Princeton University! He graduated top of his class in high school and received a number of awards and scholarships. He was accepted into many competitive schools and enjoys reading and about exciting new changes in science. He is also adept at helping people put their best foot forward when crafting applications to college. He hopes to help others like him achieve their dreams and wants to show people that who you are or where you come from are not the factors that hinder or determine what you can achieve.