HOSA OSG Internship Day 4 - July 14, 2011

Today, Mrs. Clark, Samiha, and Aakash spent most of the morning working on their projects. Mrs. Clark is working on a presentation regarding MRC web language and social marketing that will provide suggestions in order to facilitate with the creation of the new MRC website which is scheduled to launch on July 27. Samiha’s project focuses on implementing three initiatives that complement the “Let’s Move Campaign” and finding ways for HOSA members to engage in these initiatives. Aakash’s project involves finding appropriate training lessons in emergency response that can be utilized by MRC volunteers in order to help them respond to disasters and emergencies in a more efficient capacity. After working on their projects for a while, the three interns where able to join the MRC and an outside web design company for a meeting that focused on the creation of the new MRC website. Later, Mrs. Clark, Samiha, and Aakash sat in on an Integrated Training Summit (ITS) conference call involving the MRC, Office of Force Readiness and Deployment (OFRD), and other commissioned officers in the United States Public Health Service. This call was the first of many steps to organize the details of the ITS, which is an annual conference held in May. Immediately following this call was an MRC-HOSA coordination call, led by CAPT. Tosatto, which included National HOSA staff members Karen Koeninger and George Sifakis, the MRC, JOAG, and COA. During the conference call, CAPT. Tosatto gave a briefing on the successful presence of the MRC and United States Public Health Service at the past HOSA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim and how the presence of the Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, played a significant role in benefiting both HOSA and the MRC. Also discussed in the call was ways for HOSA members to connect to their local MRC unit, especially through the MRC partnership event. Overall, this conference call was very exciting as it enabled the three interns to view the growth of the relationship between the MRC and HOSA over the past few years. The day concluded with the three interns continuing to work on their projects. Mrs. Clark, Samiha, and Aakash look forward to their final day of their internship in the Office of the Surgeon General.