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Mission
The Sudden Cardiac-Death Awareness Research Foundation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chapter aims to give passionate individuals the chance to participate in healthcare
innovation and research projects specifically focused on the area of Cardiac diseases. Specifically,
we hope to focus this research and innovation on heart disease and cardiac arrests. We are also
dedicated to the professional and career development of our members. We want to give members
a chance not only to hear from professionals in the healthcare field but also to build skills,
including networking, communication, public speaking, and analysis through a research
symposium at the end of each semester, where students will be given a chance to present their
healthcare innovations. We hope to collaborate with other healthcare, engineering, and
philanthropic R.S.O.s on campus to organize coordinated events that would benefit all members.
In addition to skill development, our educational initiatives include public awareness campaigns
and informational cardiac health and prevention events. We will continuously spearhead
fundraising efforts to donate to the original chapter of S.C.A.R.F., which uses the money to aid
AED provisions. Our fundraising initiatives will support the original chapter of S.C.A.R.F. and aim
to increase the accessibility and awareness of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in our
community, enhancing emergency cardiac care readiness.

Membership Benefits
- Present research at research symposiums
- Work on research articles in hopes to publish in undergraduate journals or larger peer-reviewed
journals
- Help eradicate sudden cardiac death by fundraising for A.E.D. donations
- Have access to career-building workshops
- Attend guest speaker events with speakers ranging from physicians to industry professionals
- Represent S.C.A.R.F. at the University of Illinois