{"id":32603,"date":"2014-08-15T13:13:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T17:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=32603"},"modified":"2015-02-20T11:42:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T16:42:44","slug":"boonshoft-school-of-medicine-students-named-to-student-national-medical-association-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/08\/15\/boonshoft-school-of-medicine-students-named-to-student-national-medical-association-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Boonshoft School of Medicine students named to Student National Medical Association board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a> students were named to the board of directors of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at the organization\u2019s 2014 annual Medical Education Conference in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\"Medical<\/a>

Topaz Sampson, a fourth-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n

Topaz Sampson, a fourth-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, was installed as national president of SNMA, the nation\u2019s oldest and largest independent, student-run organization focused on the needs and concerns of medical students of color.<\/p>\n

Sampson was born in Guyana, South America, and raised in Brooklyn. She graduated from Spelman College with a bachelor\u2019s degree in environmental science. As a medical student, Sampson is passionate about serving the underserved and hopes to continue her medical career as a psychiatrist. As president, she plans to engage SNMA members and the community in learning about the health needs and disparities of the LGBT and immigrant\/refugee community. She also will focus on encouraging minority men to study medicine. She will serve a one-year term as president of SNMA.<\/p>\n

\"Medical<\/a>

Jasmin Scott-Hawkins, a third-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/p><\/div>\n

Jasmin Scott-Hawkins was appointed co-chair of the SNMA publications committee. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she earned a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2010. Scott-Hawkins is a dual-degree student in the Physician Leadership Development Program (PLDP) at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. She completed her master of public health in May 2014 and will continue as a third-year medical student this fall.<\/p>\n

Scott-Hawkins is co-chair of the PLDP executive council, a representative on the Wright State University Interdisciplinary Health Care Council, class of 2015 Medical School Student Council cultural chair, and a 2013\u20132014 American Psychiatric Foundation Helping Hands Grant Award recipient. She intends to pursue a career in child and adolescent psychiatry focusing on wellness and working in an interdisciplinary health care environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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