Started in 2023, the Advocacy Bootcamp has morphed into a dynamic hybrid format program designed to cultivate the advocacy skills of ISMA members. Since its inception just three years ago, the program has already graduated 100 advocates:

Ramesh Adhikari, MD
Andreia Alexander, MD
Meridith Anness, MD
Antoinette Barnes, MD
Vinayak Belamkar, MD
Jason Bredenkamp, MD
Jane Bridges, MD
Kelly Brinkley, MD
Sara Brown, MD
Juan Cabrera Jr., MD
Antoinette Caldwell, MD
Rebecca Case, MD
Erin Clark, MD
Caleb Cooper, MD
Chad Curtis, DO
Jacques Daoud, MD
Roberto Darroca, MD
David Diaz, MD
Jesse Doyle, MD
Robert Ehresman, MD
C. Layton Elliott, MD
Cheryl Ferguson, MD
Samuel Franks, MD
R. Michelle Galen, MD
Ya Gao, MD
Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD
Salil Gupta, medical student
Amy Hale, MD
Alise Hale, medical student
Alphonse H. Harding, MD
Lisa Hatcher, MD
Tyler Heavin, MD
Mercy Hylton, MD
Aaron Kalinowski, MD
Penny Kallmyer, MD
Rebecca Kaminski, DO
Stephanie Kidd, DO
Jason Kippenbrock, MD
William Kirsch, MD
Raymond Kiser, MD
Clif Knight, MD
Pardeep Kumar, MD
Genevieve M. Lankowicz, MD
Meghan Lark, MD
Kyle Littell, MD
Suzanne Martini, MD
James Mauck, MD
Mary McAteer, MD
Martha McConnell, DO
Madison McDole, DO
Sean McGuire, MD
Hua Meng, MD
Isaac Meng, medical student 
Janie Myers, DO
Nhat-Anh Nguyen, medical student
Thomas Orman, MD
Seema Patel, MD
Parin Patel, MD
Rose Paul, MD
Michelle Pearson, MD
Daniel Perry, MD
Elizabeth Pfeiffer Hay, MD
William Pond, MD
Gregory Quin, MD
Sivagama Valli Ramasundaram, MD
Keshni Ramnanan, MD
Vijay Rao, MD, PhD
Colin Ray, MD
Nathan Roth, MD
Jaime Ruiz-Montero, MD
Kristen Rush, MD
Joyatee Sarker, MD, PhD
Thomas Schleeter, MD
Trenton Schmale, DO
Janet Seabrook, MD
Don Selzer, MD
Erin Sendelweck Temple, MD
Aisha Shareef, MD
Rhonda Sharp, MD
Seung Sim, MD
Ryan Singerman, DO
Kiran Snow, MD
Mary Anne Snyder, DO
Nicole Sonn, MD
Irish Starkey, medical student 
Dana Stewart, MD
J. Elizabeth Struble, MD
Kristine Teodori, DO
Jacqueline Trueblood, MD
Kirsten Turchan, MD
Thomas Vidic, MD
Christina Walker, MD
Daniel Walters, MD
Tobi Warsinger, MD
Joanna Watkins, MD
Bree Weaver, MD
James Wehrenberg, MD, FACR
Stacie Wenk, DO
David Welsh, MD
Neha Yakhmi, MD
This comprehensive program combines online learning with in-person sessions to provide a flexible yet rigorous training experience. The Physician Advocacy Leadership Training Program is accepting registrants for the next cohort. ISMA designates this activity for a maximum of 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Program cost is $250, and registration is open until Oct. 16, 2026. 

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