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 Deadlines Initial Launch: July 2025

 Prepare for Full Launch: September 2025
Summary: A set of activities with provided support, platforming, and resources to pursue activities relevant to new member interest. Goal is to help build the portfolio of members and help provide them a strong launch with their passion.

* Ideas for member engagement - Podcasts, Article Writing, Providing Workshops 3 each
* Every intern is involved in this program for now and every interested member gets assigned a liaison
* TASK - Survey to members about which to prioritize
** Podcast Track: 3 podcasts hosted by MF members
*** Tasks
**** Identify 3 members who host podcasts and secure 1x a month for up to 2 new members to be highlighted - Recommend good camera and microphone so create a shopping list
***** Create recommendation guide to attire
***** What makes an ideal guest
***** Help with designing talking points
****** Behringer can help with this
***** Engaging and promoting your appearance
**** Stretch Task not immediate: Interview each member on how they started a podcast
***** Review podcast starting materials online and create a guide or refer to one
***** Create a quick start shopping list for both hardware and software
**** Medicine Forward always gets a shoutout with links and a call to action for people to join and be a guest on the podcast
** Article Team: Articles written by MF members
*** Tasks
**** Identify 3 members who regularly write articles - Behringer is one
***** Coordinate with MF Newsletter team to have sections for new authors
***** LinkedIn Guide and recommendation/templates
***** Reaching out to professional societies to author pieces in interest journals
****** Task of finding 3 platforms that would be open to this. The DO is a good place for osteopathic physicians but we need 2 more for general medicine
***** How to use templates and how to post and support
****** Have a hashtag and @ database for engagement purposes
****** Have a standardized endorsement from Medicine Forward with link to join and get involved
**** Stretch Task: How to compile into a book - Todd would be a good resource
** Workshop Team: Workshops run by MF members
*** Tasks
**** Identify 3 members who regularly provide workshops - Behringer is one
***** Organize for MF to host monthly Rising Star Workshops that use our templates and model for new members to try and present. These can be asynchronous
***** Network with universities or interns to provide workshops for pre-med and med school groups
****** Develop a database of relationships we have with different organizations
***** Design a template for 30 and 60 min presentations with presentation advice
****** Find examples from previous presenters
***** After every presentation thank Medicine Forward with standardized endorsement and how to get involved. Post to social media etc.
**** Stretch Goal: Keynote speaking
* Once members get through complete 3 of one activity they are an Apprentice, complete 2 is Joruneyman, 3 is Master and Mentor who is put in our database as someone who can be contacted for assistance and will be placed in a MF Hall of Fame or something.
** If members have previous activities but want to be hosted on MF platform we will credit up to 1 of each activity (They enter as an apprentice)