First-year COM students, Ana de Pina and Sonia Gonzalez, attended the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Northeast regional conference in Syracuse, New York in February. During the course of the conference, they engaged with a number of pre-medical students who were introduced to osteopathic medicine for the very first time. Ana and Sonia shared all about UNE COM and how, if they were interested, they could go to medical school to become a DO. Of the experience, Ana says, “I enjoyed sharing my non-traditional path to medical school with the students. We also had a great time connecting with other Latino medical students.”
LATINO MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION PROMOTES LATINO HEALTH ON THE REGIONAL & NATIONAL LEVEL
First year COM students, Ana de Pina, and Sonia Gonzalez represent UNE COM at a local LMSA conference
Manuela Noriega, MPH, COM ‘19 (founding president) and Hanna Beachwood, COM '22 (current president) of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) attended the national conference in Lubbock, TX. Manny additionally attended mentor training to prepare to stay on as physician advisor/mentor to the club after graduation. Manny aspires "to continue supporting UNE COM students committed to serving the Latinx community by taking advantage of the academic, professional, and cultural enrichment opportunities, offered by LMSA, to prepare them to become the culturally competent providers they strive to become." Manny also attended the LMSA Gala held during the conference and received her LMSA Graduation Serape that she proudly displayed during graduation in May.
Past President, Manuela Noriega, COM ’19 and current President, Hanna Beachwood, COM ’22 at recent LMSA conference; LMSA members wearing their newly acquired serapes at the Gala