Meet Oscar! Today, our spotlight is on Oscar Cazares—an impactful and inspiring AMSA leader! Oscar began his AMSA journey in 2016 as a premedical student member. The next year he was elected as Chapter President of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley AMSA Chapter. The chapter carried out many impactful service events with Oscar…
By: Hannah Hendrix, AMSA National President 2020—2021 The new year offers an opportunity for reflection on the triumphs and challenges of the year. We continue to face the tragedy of a global pandemic including distance from loved ones, crowded hospitals, and lives lost. We were thrilled to start off 2021 with vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2…
By: Oscar Cazares, 2020-2021 AMSA WSL Programming Coordinator Oscar Cazares is a senior majoring in Psychology and Biology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Â June 2021, Pride month, brought some great news to the LGBTQ+ community, as the U.S. Department of Education announced Title IX will now cover the prohibition of discrimination…
