The Annual LMSA West Regional Conference provided community-college, university, post-bac students, and pre-health advisors with informational workshops. Workshops that informed us about necessary diversity in the surgeical field, summer research opportunities, demystifying the MCAT, and many more. Medical students from Stanford Medical School shared their own story to remind students to never forget where you came from, and to never forget about the people who made you who you are. Furthermore, students were able to make connections and be informed from different programs and schools that were represented in the conference. It provided an opportunity to have direct contact with deans of admission, admission officers, financial aid officers, faculty, and staff from Stanford Medical School.