Jordan was inspired to start this organization after coming home from his first semester of college. His mother, who had been health-conscious her whole life, was told she had prediabetes. Many of Jordan's family members already had Type 2 diabetes, including his grandmother and great-uncle, seeing how diabetes and other related conditions had affected his family. Over spring break, when Jordan's grandparents survived a lethal car crash, his grandmother's high blood pressure and glucose complicated her emergency care and caused a delay in treatments.  

 

"This organization was my hope to bring my passion for student-led change and policy to a health issue millions of individuals and my own family were facing: diseases that take years to develop but have lasting effects on one's quality of life. I wanted also to build a community of other students passionate about the cause." FlipTheScript was born, with a mission of raising awareness, promoting prevention, and advocating for holistic health. 

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At the University of Maryland, College Park, Jordan and several classmates hosted FlipTheScript's first event, inviting students and professors from the Justice and Legal Thought scholars program, the medical fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon, and a broad range of people with diverse majors and backgrounds to advocate for lowering the cost of insulin which burdens millions of families every year. After spending a summer doing clinical research and meeting with patients with diabetes, Jordan hopes to start the first chapter of FlipTheScript at Georgetown University where he is currently, while his classmate also build the UMD Chapter. 

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"We're helping change narratives about diabetes and create a culture of compassion," Jordan said. "In doing so, we'll help people 'Flip their Script' and get ahead sooner, together."