Distinguished professionals in the medical field are scheduled to speak at a conference hosted at Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center.
Tech's chapter of the American Medical Student Association is hosting a regional conference, "Falling through the Cracks: Access and the Underserved," Dec. 6-7 at the Health Sciences Center.
This conference is an annual event that will feature distinguished speakers who work in the medical field, said Sarah Hemeida, a second year medical student at TTUHSC. Professionals will discuss a wide variety of topics ranging from medical problems underserved communities' face, to issues pertaining to transgender health.
Dr. Edward Zuroweste, chief medical officer for the Migrant Clinicians Network, will be one of the keynote speakers at the conference, she said. He will discuss healthcare issues associated with migrant workers and illegal immigrants.
"This is very relevant for Lubbock, which is a farming community," Hemeida said.
In previous years, this event has been hosted in cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville and Houston, she said. This is the first time the conference is being conducted in Lubbock.
In addition to lectures from guest speakers, there will be a number of interactive events attendees can participate in, Hemeida said. There will be clinics, panel discussions and breakout sessions to learn how to apply information gained from this conference to real-world situations.
"About half (of the conference) is going to be lecture-oriented," she said, "but there will still be a lot of interactive sessions."
Premedical students will have an opportunity to participate in a mock interview with actual Tech administrators, Hemeida said. This will give students an opportunity to practice a real-life medical school interview with people who are in charge of admissions.
"All pre-med students are highly encouraged to come," she said.
Even though most of the people who attend these conferences are medical students, the public is encouraged to attend the event, Hemeida said. Medical students from Oklahoma and Louisiana already have confirmed their attendance. People will travel from across the country to participate in the event.
The conference is free to the public. The event will be hosted in the TTUHSC Academic Classroom Building located at 3601 Fourth St.
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