A voice for all: OSU-COM student named COSGP national chair

Thursday, June 26, 2025

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For individuals like Megan Campbell, leadership comes naturally. Now, as the National Chair for the  Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP), she aims to be a voice for all osteopathic medical students. 

Campbell is a fourth-year medical student at Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. Growing up, she spent a lot of time around doctors and in hospitals because of her mother’s career as a radiation therapist. Often, she would spend the summer with her mother at the hospital where she worked. 

“I was surrounded by medicine indirectly through a lot of my childhood. I got the chance to shadow doctors, and I realized how special it was to help patients in the darkest times of their lives and be a light for them,” Campbell said. 

These experiences shaped her decision to become a doctor at a young age.  

An even bigger factor was her own experiences with doctors. Campbell said she felt that as a Black child and a Black woman, she was often dismissed or not fully heard by her providers. 

“Not having my culture, and who I am as an individual, be considered, is something I don’t want other people to experience. I want to be proactive and help communities that I come from be informed about their health care, to hopefully better their health outcomes,” she said. 

As a medical student at OSU-COM, her dream of being an advocate led her to join the Student Government Association, where she served as president for the 2023-24 academic year.  

Campbell joined SGA because she doesn’t mind bringing student concerns and issues to the attention of the administration. In fact, she loves it. 

“I realized I’m a little bossy,” she said. “I think it’s important, especially for underrepresented minorities in medicine, to be a part of the conversations happening.” 

As SGA president, Campbell became a COSGP member, serving on the diversity and public relations committees before being elected the 2024-25 national diversity representative. In that role, she spearheaded initiatives on topics like implicit bias and cultural competency. 

The leadership and drive Campbell displayed led her to where she is today — the COSGP national chair. 

Campbell, who is the first OSU-COM student to hold this title, is honored that she was elected. 

“It gives me chills any time I think about it. It’s so rewarding to have the chance to be the voice for all osteopathic medicine students,” she said. 

Campbell said she is excited to see what she and the COSGP team will be able to accomplish in the coming year. As national chair, her goal is to educate osteopathic medicine students about the organization and give them the tools they need to succeed. Her hope is that it is a positive experience that everyone will take with them into the future. 

Angela Bacon, assistant dean of campus life and wellness at OSU-CHS, said Campbell’s election to national chair reflects her hard work. 

“As her advisor, it’s been a true pleasure to witness Megan’s remarkable professional growth and development over the past few years. Her recent appointment is a testament to her unwavering dedication, exceptional leadership skills and steadfast commitment to excellence. I am immensely proud of her accomplishments and have no doubt that she will represent OSU and the osteopathic profession with the utmost distinction,” Bacon said. 

Campbell is grateful to everyone who helped her get to where she is today. She credits the support of her family, friends, the OSU community, and her microbiology advisor at Kansas State University, Martha Caldas, for being the reason she is in medical school. 

Looking ahead, Campbell doesn’t know what the future holds as national chair, but she is eager to find out. 

“It’s time to elevate where COSGP is going. My team and I want to elevate the student voice and leadership of our SGA presidents so that we can represent the students well,” she said. “That’s the mission.”