Attendees listen to a speaker during the Women and Children’s Health Symposium, held Feb. 6 on the Health Sciences Campus. (Photo/Steve Cohn)

With events ranging from refugee health lectures to hands-on vaginal delivery workshops, more than 200 health professional students and over 45 health care providers participated at the annual Women and Children’s Health Symposium with a focus on medical advocacy.

Held Feb. 6 on the Health Sciences Campus, the event was organized by the Ob/Gyn and Pediatrics student interest groups at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and was sponsored by the Graduate Student Government, Associated Students of the School of Medicine, American Medical Association and the Dean’s Office for Events.

Attendees included medical students from the Keck School and nearby medical schools, as well as pharmacy, physician assistant, occupational therapy and physical therapy students.