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White Coat Activism: Inspiring Advocacy in Medical Students
April 8, 2024 @ 8:00 pm–9:00 pm UTC-6
Are you a medical student interested in advocating but not sure where to start?
On April 8th, come join our presentation for medical students by medical students.
Alyssa, Itisha, and Anand are all medical students at different medical schools who are advocating alongside Doctors for America. You will hear from current medical students and their work and learn how to get involved in advocating for others.
What are you waiting for? Come join us to learn how you can get involved in advocacy!
Special offer for medical students!
Add code “DFAMedEd” for 50% off Medical Student Tier DFA membership.
Promotion expires May 8th, 2024.
Speaker: Alyssa Lambrecht
Alyssa Lambrecht is a 3rd year medical student at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. After helping to create a health policy advocacy student organization at her medical school, she found a passion for health equity and action-oriented leadership roles. As an aspiring oncologist and osteopathic student, she aims to facilitate physical, emotional, and spiritual healing by providing holistic, patient-centered care. Her interests include rural and underserved health care practice, medical student education on their role in government healthcare policy development and creating a more inclusive and welcoming community in medicine. Her hobbies include hiking, fitness, and cheering on her alma mater, the Purdue Boilermakers.
Speaker: Itisha Jefferson
Itisha Jefferson is a student at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Itisha knew she wanted to facilitate change by serving her community as a physician after growing up in an urban and under resourced area that was riddled with health disparities. Her values are centered on achieving social justice for all, being of service to others while living your life as a positive agent of change, and upholding health as a human right by ensuring equal and equitable accessibility to affordable healthcare. She was a member of the 2022-2023 A. Gene Copello Health Advocacy Cohort. Outside of her advocacy, Itisha was awarded grant money from the American Academy of Dermatology to facilitate the Good Skin Knowledge Project. Here she taught young girls the facts about common skin, hair, and nail conditions.
Speaker: Anand Singh
Anand Singh is a medical student at Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. He is passionate about healthcare policy, community health, and mentorship. He is currently a member on the American Medical Association Foundation Board of Directors where he oversees initiatives to improve our nation’s health. He is actively involved in organized medicine at local and national levels, holding several leadership positions with the goal of promoting health equity through advocacy and policy-making. Additionally, he conducts research through the John Peter Smith Health Network Center for Epidemiology and Healthcare Delivery Research to improve access and quality of care for minority and low-income populations, focusing on cancer and chronic disease. In his free time, he enjoys running, trying new cuisines, and learning and teaching various dance styles, ranging from Bollywood to Hip-hop. He aspires to be a physician-advocate who not only positively impacts his patients’ lives but also creates systemic solutions to improve population health.