A symposium on underrepresented voices in medicine.

Hosted by students at Harvard Medical School.

Empower 2025 will be held March 8-9.

Empower is a free virtual conference.

Accepted Empower 2025 attendees should scroll down for more information on how to set up their Conference platform access and other conference requirements.

Welcome, Empower 2025 attendees.

We’re excited to welcome our Empower 2025 attendees. You’ll be receiving more information via email soon with instructions to set up your Empower Account. Once you’ve done so, use the links below to access the Conference platform.

Attendees, please complete the pre-conference survey.

Acceptances have been sent via email.

Please submit the pre-conference survey by March 3rd, 2025. Completion of the survey is required to gain access to the Conference platform.

Empower is a free virtual conference for pre-medical students.

Empower is free to all attendees and hosted virtually to improve accessibility. Empower features panels and talks from current Harvard Medical School students, alumni, and affiliated physicians of various interests and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Hear from our attendees.

  • "The 1:1 interview was a powerful opportunity. I have looked into interview preparation and it is very costly. My family and I do not have the funds to allocate towards interview prep, or application review by professionals so having this conference provided me with many tools that I can use moving forward in my application process."

  • "It was amazing to hear about other stories or individuals that have been through out situations. Their stories are an inspiration to keep us pushing against the obstacles and odds and that at the end it will all be worth it!"

  • "All the panelists for this event had so many different paths to medical school. I know now that I am going to carve out my own too. As a first gen, Black, Muslim, woman student I don’t have these resources and you all have done something so special for everyone with this event."

  • “This conference was truly empowering. Not only were we provided with a lot of rich information about the journey to medicine but also exposed to so many leaders and bright minds in medicine. Listening to the stories that were shared during the conference was truly inspirational and humbling."

  • "I loved being able to hear from current medical students and their paths to medicine and their advice for the application process and essays. It made me feel much more confident in myself when I apply because these people were in my shoes not too long and feeling the same feelings of self-doubt at times."

  • "I have left Empower more inspired and motivated to continue my pursuit of becoming a physician. Most importantly, it was incredible getting to hear first generation physicians and knowing that there are people like me that are out in the field and have accomplished what I set out to do."

  • "The vulnerability shared amongst many of the speakers was so powerful and really helped with my inner thoughts and feelings. Every session I attended I gained invaluable, priceless experiences from them and I am still in awe about the empowering people I met today."