ElevateMeD Scholar: Jada Lusk

Meet Jada Lusk

ElevateMeD Scholar 2025-26

Jada Lusk first became interested in medicine through her own personal medical history. Now, she is passionate about providing the same level of compassionate care she received.

• Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma

• Medical Education: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

• Undergraduate Education: Oklahoma State University in Biology (Pre-Medical Sciences), Minor in Spanish

• Current Career Plan: I hope to train and practice in an urban, underserved area in Oklahoma. While I originally planned to pursue Pediatrics, my recent Family Medicine rotation helped me realize how much I enjoy caring for patients across lifespans. I love the broad scope, continuity, and community-centered nature of the specialty. I’m especially excited about the flexibility Family Medicine offers—I plan to tailor my future practice to focus on pediatric care while also integrating volunteerism and global health.

• Specialty Interest: Family Medicine

• I am most proud of in my medical school journey is that I’ve stayed true to myself. Medicine has a way of challenging your sense of identity, and I made a promise early on that I would never lose the “why” that brought me here. I wanted to be able to look in the mirror and still recognize the spirit that aims to serve. Despite every trial, I’m proud to say I still possess that spirit today.

• You might be surprised to know that I started medical school before finishing college! I was accepted into Oklahoma State University’s 3+1 program, which allows students to complete college and medical school in seven years instead of eight. I was accepted to medical school as a sophomore and graduated with my undergraduate degree and completed my first year of med school in the same year.

• ElevateMeD is… more than just scholarship support—it’s a platform for generational change in medicine. It creates space for both personal growth and community impact. It allows us to be lifted, and in turn, lift others. That duality is rare—and it mirrors what medicine is truly about: forming transformational relationships, not transactional ones.