Benjamin Leiken

Internal Medicine Clerkship - Honors

Family Medicine/EM Clerkship – Honors

Obstetrics and Gynecology - Honors 

Vitals Signs Program Mentor

Mentor  April 2025 – Present

I mentor first and second year medical students and provide guidance and advice on a variety of issues.

Creighton School of Medicine Student Government

Class Treasurer July 2023 – Present

I am the treasurer of my medical school class. I manage and organize our class budget, raise money to fund class projects, and make fiscal decisions regarding social events and community involvement.

Students and Trainees Advocating for Resource Stewardship (STARS) Member  June 2024 – Present

As part of CUSOM’s STARS cohort, our goal is to improve medical education by placing more emphasis on high value healthcare. I designed presentations aimed at my cohort about the various health insurance models in the U.S, cost vs price to the patient of the various labs and tests we order as doctors, and the financial impact that our actions have on patient lives.

Admissions Committee

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Textbook Chapter   June 2024 – TBD

Researcher

Under the guidance of Dr. Rahul Varman, I wrote the “Emergency Medicine” chapter in his yet-to-be-published textbook with the proposed title Modern Technology and Future Directions in Medicine. The chapter detailed the history of technological inventions that advanced the field of emergency medicine, budding modern inventions showing promise, and potential future directions for research in this area.

EM Clinical Research June 2018 – September 2018

Emergency Medicine Research Associate Volunteer

Assisted in various research studies and clinical trials being run at the UC Davis Medical Center. Main responsibilities involved in the enrollment process included identifying qualifying patients, screening, and obtaining informed consent from patients.

Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum March 8th2025

Presenter

I presented my paper Evolving regional trends in U.S. opioid-related mortality: Disparities and the impact of COVID-19 (1999-2023) at the MSBRF at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Evolving regional trends in U.S. opioid-related mortality: Disparities and the impact of COVID-19 (1999-2023)   January 13th 2025

Second Author

Investigated trends between opioid-related mortality and various demographics such as region, race, and gender, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid-related deaths.

Self Employed Tutor November 2018 – June 2023

Private Tutor

I tutor individual students on an irregular basis. I am usually helping one to two students at any given time. I now primarily work with teenage students in chemistry and algebra, but still receive the occasional request to help a UCSB general chemistry student who is learning from my former professors. I transitioned to Zoom sessions during 2020 and 2021, but have recently resumed in-person lessons.

UCSB Campus Tutor      September 2018 – June 2019

CLAS Tutor

I was employed by UCSB through their Campus Learning Assistance Services program to provide 6 lectures each week to a class of 15-20 first-year chemistry students seeking academic support. Each week I devised a custom lesson plan meant to reinforce and supplement their regular lectures.

Emergency Medicine Interest Group

Treasurer April 2025 – Present

In the treasurer position on the executive board of the EMIG, I help host events for M1s and M2s meant to encourage interest in the specialty. We also run regular case simulation sessions to foster an EM mindset in club members.