Congratulations to Elise Vance,  the 2023 HPV and Cervical Cancer Champion

Elise is a medical student at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Medical Physiology in May of 2021 from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and received her B.S. from Murray State University majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Business Administration. She is passionate about advocating for underserved populations in healthcare after she worked in a rural OB/GYN clinic and observed the lack of community education and resources in the fight to eliminate cervical cancer. She is very involved with the American Medical Women’s Association and serves as the Student Chair for their charitable arm the American Women’s Hospitals Service, where she was first introduced to GIAHC. She previously served as the Social Media Committee Leader for GIAHC and is excited to continue to further the mission of GIAHC and work to increase HPV awareness and empower young leaders to be the generation to eliminate cervical cancer. Her areas of interest for the upcoming year include expanding the impact and involvement of GIAHC on young leaders around the world, taking on public health advocacy projects, and furthering scientific research opportunities for students.