The back story behind EPIC Medicine

Hi there,

It occurs to me that it might be fun to share the story of how EPIC Medicine got its name.

The idea of the project came from my work with BeAGoodDoctor.org, where I helped lead the team in Premedical Careers Pathway and Research.

From that smaller project, I was inspired to create a larger vision, especially catered to Stanford students. I brainstormed various names, and below were the contenders:

(I am still up for changing the name if you have any additional ideas or liked any of the contenders below better. Let me know!)

Top options for names and mottos

Exploring Premedical Pathways and Investigating Careers in Medicine- EPPIC Medicine
Researching and reflecting on your decision in medicine. The EPPIC journey awaits...
Medsploration
Evidenced-based Pre-medicine at Stanford
Enlightening Premed Pathways
Through evidenced-based career research
MedWise- The Reflective Premed
Premedical Career and Pathway Research - PCPR
Premeds Attaining Truth and Happiness–PATH
Leaving no stones unturned in the Premedical Pathway

Top 5

The Informed Premed (TIP)
Premed Paths
Premed Journeys
Empowering Premed Pathways
Dispelling Premed Myths
Energizing Premed Pathways
Enlightening Premed Pathways

Premed Pathways

Premed Prospects
The Enlightened Premed
Pathways to Medicine
Research-based Premed Prep
Path and Prep
Prep for Premeds
Premed Quest
Premedical Trajectories
Medsploration
Paving the Premed Pathway

Others:

Premed Probes
Premed Career Research: Path N’ Prep
Premed Quest
Central Line
MedWise
The Primed Premed
Evidenced-Based Premedicine at Stanford

Possible Mottos:

Dispelling Premedical Myths

(Illuminating the Premed pathway through research ) IPR

Discovering Premed Pathways

Idea for an acronym for PATH (Premeds Attaining Truth and Happiness....?)

Leaving no stones unturned in the Premed Pathway

Themes:

Exploration

Discovery

Investigation

Seek

Winner: EPPIC Exploring Premedical Pathways and Investigating Careers in Medicine

Revised: EPIC Medicine

I had actually submitted my application to The Stanford Fund for the Sappling Project with EPPIC: Exploring Premedical Pathways and Investigating Careers in Medicine

And by accident left out one _ when I was creating the website. It is a lot better with just "EPIC."

I also liked the sound of "EPIC Medicine" because I learned from my work in the Emergency Department at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center that they have an electronic medical record (EMR) system happened to be called EPIC.