Marshfield News-Herald: Four students from Marshfield High School competed at the Health Occupations Student of America International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from June 22 to 25. More than 9,000 students across the nation and several countries competed at the event that focused on health care careers, according to a news release from the Marshfield School District.
Roma Shah competed in an epidemiology event, which was part of the emergency preparedness category. Maddy Schiebe competed in the sports medicine event, where she needed to take a knowledge test and be prepared to demonstrate her skill set. Nikita Gonugunta competed in the human growth and development knowledge test event. Aman Bassi competed in the medical photography event. Bassi’s presentation of three photos he took of medical professionals and their job descriptions earned him placement among the top 10 students at the international convention.