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<\/a>Kyle Davis<\/p><\/div>\n
Davis, a fourth-year medical student, had ankle bleeds at least once every two weeks. When he was seven, he started prophylactic, or preventative, treatment with his parents\u2019 help. When he was a teenager, his hemophilia nurse trained him to self-infuse the missing blood factor.<\/p>\n
Prophylactic treatment helps prevent bleeds. \u201cWhen I develop a bleed, I\u2019m unable to walk for at least one day,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll be in pain for two days after that. Strictly adhering to my prophylactic treatment helps to prevent those bleeds.\u201d<\/p>\n
During middle and high school, he played baseball, basketball and ran cross-country. But he developed arthritis in his right ankle. \u201cI\u2019m frustrated that hemophilia has limited me in that way,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause I can\u2019t run anymore, I bought a road bike and started biking.\u201d<\/p>\n
He self-infuses every other day. \u201cBeing medically inclined, I\u2019m highly motivated to maintain my treatment regimen,\u201d said Davis, who wants to serve as a mentor to people with hemophilia.<\/p>\n
Davis is one of 18 national community speakers with Baxter Healthcare True Identity Program. He educates families and patients about the importance of adhering to prophylactic treatment. He also spoke before the Ohio Health and Human Services Subcommittee as an advocate for funding the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps program in April 2011.<\/p>\n
He has served as the co-president of the Boonshoft School of Medicine Pediatrics Club and as vice president of Phi Rho Sigma, a service organization. His medical school peers recognized him for his commitment to service and patient care by nominating him for the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society.<\/p>\n
His interest in international health led Davis on a Boonshoft School of Medicine Global Health Initiative medical mission trip to Peru. He also traveled to Paris, France, to attend the 2012 World Federation of Hemophilia World Congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cHemophilia has shaped my life,\u201d said Davis, who wants to become the director of a hematology\/oncology center in the United States and dedicate a portion of his career to international health care. \u201cI know my life as a hemophilia patient will provide unique insight to my patients\u2019 experiences and will allow me to better understand their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/a>John Corker<\/p><\/div>\n
Corker received the AMA\u2019s Johnson F. Hammond, M.D., Physicians of Tomorrow Award for his commitment to medical journalism. From the inception of the Next Generation Journal<\/em>, an online publication through which college students, graduate students and young professionals contribute to the national and international conversations, Corker has served as the health care correspondent. He has written about health care current events, health policy and medical ethics. His work also has been published in USA Today<\/em> and Primary Care Progress.<\/em><\/p>\n He helped develop Radio Rounds<\/em> (radiorounds.org), the nation\u2019s first medical talk show created and hosted entirely by medical students. \u201cOur show highlights humanism in medicine and seeks to bring together physicians, medical students, pre-medical students and the general public for discussion about our profession\u2019s most important stories and pressing issues,\u201d he said. \u201cWe share today\u2019s most interesting and empowering medical stories through the unique lens of tomorrow\u2019s doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n As host and director he has helped to grow the show and served as the health policy correspondent. He also led an ongoing series exploring health care reform in Washington, D.C., and across the United States. Radio Rounds<\/em> has recorded live shows at the American Medical Student Association national convention and other medical school orientations.<\/p>\n Corker also was the AMA\u2019s 2012-2013 Government Relations Advocacy Fellow. He was interviewed by Bloomberg News<\/em> for a feature article on medical student debt and was asked to speak on behalf of the AMA on the same issue for a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau field hearing in Miami, Fla.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile I look forward to a long clinical career caring for patients in the emergency room, I also hope to apply my lifelong passions for discovery, writing and teaching on a broader scale as a medical journalist,\u201d Corker said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation recently named two Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine students recipients… Continue reading