While 18-year-old Parker Oks was sitting in a dermatologist’s office for an hour and a half he started brainstorming different ways to fix the same problem that everyone confronts: the behind-schedule doctor.

So, at a time when most high school seniors were applying to colleges and getting senioritis, Oks worked constantly on creating a solution.

“I faked sick so I could skip gym class for a few days and started developing some ideas,” Oks said.

The finished result is a website called AppointmentStatus.com which allows patients to easily manage their doctor’s appointments and schedule them through the site. There is an appointment-timing feature that provides estimates of whether the patient’s appointments are on time or delayed, and alerts the user thirty minutes prior.

Oks’ said his company would help people like his father who have jobs that aren’t flexible with time.

“My dad is a substitute teacher and he had a doctor’s appointment at 12 p.m. but got called in to work at 7am that day. Being able to reschedule conveniently online would be useful for the patient and the doctor.”

Oks worked with three teenagers from his alma mater Staten Island Technical High School to make it easier for patients to schedule appointments.

It took Oks three months to actually develop the idea and he had difficulty getting investors and sponsors at Boston University where he is currently a freshman.

“I tried to reach out to college programmers, but they were skeptical,” Oks explained. “I actually went into production of it without any money but my own and my partners.”

Oks put down $5000 to start the company. With newfound attention from The New York Times and other major news sites both college programmers and investors are latching on to what could be the next big thing.

Appointment Status now has partners at MIT and the NYU Stern and Stephens Institute of Technology.

Oks explained that he wants to revolutionize the medical community as the medical field is one of the few fields that haven’t renovated customer service for over twenty years.

“Text and email alerts are much better than the little card most physicians give out today,” Oks elaborated.

He also said he wants to make life easier for families dealing with appointments.

“One of the biggest features on the site is Family Accounts. Not only can you monitor all your physicians and appointments, but you can manage your kids’ appointments too from the same profile,” Oks explained.

Oks said he enjoys that his company will help so many people but may eventually move on.

“I care so much about this company. It’s my first venture but at the same time, the young entrepreneur spirit seems to be in the direction of growing selling companies. In five years, I hope I’m at the point where people would want to buy the company, even if I decide not to sell.”

However, Oks has no plans of following in the footsteps of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg by dropping out of college.

“There are days when we are developing something and you don’t have a second to breathe all day,” Oks said. “Right now though I’m focused on growing this and earning my degree.”

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