May 14, 2024

Hello OSMA
Medical Student Section:

 

Meet Your New Chair of the MSS

My name is Ellena Privitera, and I am delighted to be serving as your new chair of the Medical Student Section! I’m originally from Cincinnati and received my bachelor’s degree in medical sciences at the University of Cincinnati. I recently finished my M3 year at the Ohio State University and will be on a leave-of-absence as a Fulbright Scholar in Portugal while serving as your chair before joining the class of 2026 for M4. In my free time I love...

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Success for our MSS at OSMA 2024 Annual Meeting

Our MSS brought forth 20 well-researched and well-written resolutions with 17 being adopted or adopted as amended. Our resolutions covered topics ranging from health equity and access to care, issues in medical education, environmentalism, reproductive rights, and civic engagement. Highlights of a few are below:

  • Res 9-2024: Amending OSMA Resolution 15-2023 to Allow for Broader Abortion Advocacy - Carson Hartlage, Glen McClain, Alex Grayson, Ellena Privitera
  • Res 14-2024: Ohio Medical School Suicide Education - Jalal Jwayyed, Diana Arredondo, Khushbakht Shah, Abdelrahman Boghdady, Elsa Khan
  • Res 15-2024: Support for Parental Paid Leave – Alex Grayson, Jasmine Haraburda, Snehi Shah
  • Res 16-2024: Declaration of Health and Health Care as Human Rights – Carson Hartlage, Alex Grayson, Lauren Haack, Diana Arredondo, Snehi Shah, Amber Prater
  • Res 22-2024: Insurer Accountability When Prior Authorization Harms Patients – Glen McClain, Jennifer Wayland
  • Res 26-2024: Advocating for 12-Month Continuous Medicaid Eligibility Periods to Improve Adult Health Outcomes in Ohio – Andrew Nicholas, Jasmine Haraburda, Jon Bernard, Michael Shukis
  • Res 27-2024: Opposing Involuntary Surgeries on Intersex Youth and Infants - Delia Sosa, Harsimran Makkad, Carson Hartlage
  • Res 32-2024: Support for expanded naloxone availability and training and encouraging mandated access in public institutions – Jasmine King, Elizabeth Abrams
  • Res 35-2024: Increasing Awareness of Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity - Bella Khatibshahidi, Leah Knox, Brianna Bailey, Margo Bush, Shalmali Bhadkamkar, Jasmine Haraburda

Congrats to our Poster Presentation
Winners & Applicants!

We received 58 abstracts and had 18 posters presented during OSMA Annual Meeting. Special thank you to MSS delegate Jennifer Wayland, for her leadership in organizing this event, as well as to all the OSMA members and staff who helped review posters and abstracts! We are delighted to highlight student research and can’t wait for the poster competition at next year’s meeting.
View the Winners & Topics > 

Upcoming Event

Taking Advantage: How corporate health insurers harm America's seniors 
June 3, 8:00pm

Delays. Denials. Unexpected out-of-pocket costs. Limited networks. People all across Ohio with so-called "Medicare Advantage" plans face barriers to receiving the care they need. Frivolous prior authorizations and denials waste time and resources for physicians, taking us away from patient care. This national webinar is led by physicians.
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NOTE: The organization Physicians for a National Health Program will be releasing a new report on the harms of Medicare Advantage, which will follow up on their previous report in October of last year (see previous report and one pager here). The webinar will also feature a live legislative update from Sen. Warren and include many personal stories of patients and physicians who have been harmed by Medicare Advantage corporations.

Connect with other
Ohio Medical Students!

Join the OSMA-MSS GroupMe: 
https://groupme.com/join_group/58996878/5fLWewgn 

Sincerely,

Ellena P

Ellena Privitera
Chair of the OSMA Medical Student Section