Advisor: Mayuri Pochiraju Email: mayuri.pochiraju@basisindependent.com Description: Founded in 2020 by Dr. Jeff Yang, a thoracic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative (ALCSI) leads community advocacy to increase awareness and access to lung cancer screening. With over 100 college chapters nationwide, ALCSI has hosted 750+ community events. The BISV chapter, one of few high school chapters nationally, will engage in local outreach and learn directly from physicians through ALCSI’s Distinguished Lecture Series, fostering future leaders in medicine, advocacy, and community service.