Our Story | Students for Patient Advocacy Nationwide (SPAN)

SPAN is a student-powered healthcare advocacy organization founded in 2025 after Texas House Bill 5294 threatened pass/fail grading at Texas medical schools. Student advocates from schools including UTMB and Baylor College of Medicine helped stop the bill.

SPAN trains students to research legislation, draft policy, testify, and engage lawmakers. We have engaged 1,500+ officials and publish work on our blog and track bills at spanationwide.org/bills.html.

Students can get involved by applying at spanationwide.org.