Student Organization Directory
The
School of Medicine Annual Fund supports medical students through the funding of
scholarships, summer fellowships, as well as special events, lecture series,
and programs. In addition, the Annual Fund currently makes 10% of its total
budget available for medical student activities that would otherwise go
unfunded. The Annual Fund dollars allocated to the student
appropriations committee for your benefit are gifts from our alumni, parents,
and faculty. We report to the donors how their gifts benefit the school and in
turn, we hope that they will continue to give year after year. The
Appropriations Committee of the Alumni Fund has the
primary responsibility to allocate and account for these funds.
Student
Organizations – 2005-2006
Alpha Omega Alpha
President: Lang Robertson
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Edmond, Professor of Internal Medicine
National Website: http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org
Alpha Omega Alpha is an honorary organization rewarding excellence in medical school.
American Medical Association (AMA)
President: Jannelle Posey
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Isaac Wood, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Vice President Legislative
Issues: Bella Gabice
Vice President Community Service:
Kim-Ahn Nguyen and Emily Little
Vice President Recruitment: Sabina P
Amin
Treasurer: Zeina Saliba
Secretary: Componnage L Fonseka
Delegate: Judson Frye
Alternate Delegate: Kenneth Wong
MSV Foundation Representative: Mark C
Ranck
AMPAC Representative: Quincy Tran
National Website: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14.html
State Website: http://www.msv.org/
Student Group Website: http://www.studentorg.vcu.edu/amahs/
The AMA-MSS is dedicated to representing medical students, improving medical education, developing leadership, and promoting activism for the health of America
American Medical
Student Association (AMSA)
President: Therese Kirsch-Krueger, Jennie Patterson
Treasurer: Patricia Peters
Anesthesia Interest Group
President: Marco Lotano, Carrie Forstmann
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Robert Kravetz, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Treasurer: Kristin Ondecko
The Anesthesiology Interest Group meets periodically throughout the
school year to provide insight into this exciting and diverse field of medicine
including: technical workshops on IV placement, airway management,
intubation/extubation skills, shadowing opportunities, residency positions and
applications, and careers in Anesthesiology. The meetings are open to all VCU
students interested in Anesthesiology
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
President: Janet Ma
Faculty Advisor: Gaynel Olsen, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Treasurer: Jim Brooks
Cardiology Interest Group
President: Alina Robert
Faculty Advisor: Dr. George Vetrovec, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division Head of Cardiology
Christian Medical and Dental Association
President: Janet Ma
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Pierce, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Treasurer: Loren Chen
Crossover Clinic
President: Joanna
Jeruzal
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vivian Bruzzese
Emergency Medical Association
President: Natalie Zameroski
Faculty Advisor: Dr.
Francis Chuidian, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Halleh Akbarnia
Vice Presidents
Ride Alongs: Chris Somerville
Shadowing: Gurav Bhatia
Lunch Lectures: Barbara Adams
Training: Andreya Risser
Webmaster: Kenneth Wong
Treasurer: Barbara Adams
Student Website: http://www.studentorg.vcu.edu/emsa/index.htm
The Emergency Medical Student Association at the Medical College of Virgnia seeks to engage medical students in the field of emergency medicine and promote an understanding of the training of emergency medicine physicians and the practice of emergency medicine.
Lunchtime seminars are presented regularly by professionals in emergency medicine on topics ranging from residency training to trauma emergencies. Training workshops allow students to gain first time hands on experience with procedures such as intubation and suturin
Geriatric Student Interest Group (GSIG)
President: Meagan Cogbill
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter Boling, Professor of Internal Medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Interest Group – Cancer Day
President: Kim-Anh Nguyen, Shakun Gupta
Treasurer: Ali Khan
Co-Secretaries: Khoa Nguyen, Sabrina Soloman
M1 Representative: Steve Bakos
Email: MCVoncology@yahoo.com
Our purpose is to promote interest in the fields of oncology among MCV
medical students via community service projects and academic activities.
We are involved in well known projects such as Cancer Day and are expanding our
organization through shadowing opportunities, lunch lectures, and community
outreach programs. Join us if you want to gain some experience or just
give back to the Richmond community.
Inova Fairfax Program
– Class of 2007
President: Priya Bhatia
International Trauma System
Development Program- Student Chapter
President: Megan Shaw
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael B.
Aboutanos, Assistant Professor of Surgery
Islamic Medical
Association (IMA)
President: Sohaib Mohiuddin
Treasurer: Shareef Ahmed
Student Website: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/vcumcv_ima/
LGBTS&SA
(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Students and Straight Allies)
President: Myo Myint
Faculty Advisor: Dr. K. Scott Whitlow , Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Treasurer: Galen Holmes
LGBTSA is a student organizaiton whose mission
is to support each other and work to educate our medical school community
about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender issues. We are committed to advocate
for LGBT patients, who are a minority that is often ignored and sometimes
openly stigmatized by the medical community. We welcome all students,
regardless of sexual orientation, to join us
Organization for Students and Significant Others
President: Patricia Peters
Faculty Advisor: Anita Navarro
Advisor: Donna Jackson
Treasurer: Natalie Zameroski
Student Family Medicine Association
President: Zeina Saliba, Giza High
Faculty Advisor: Gaynel Olsen, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Treasurer: Jannelle Posey
Student Website: http://www.courses.vcu.edu/MED300FP-gso/sfpa/intro.htm
Student International Health Organization (SIHO)
President: Debbie Kleiman, Bess Koutoufas
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Isaac Wood, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Vice President: Ashley Sweeney
Treasurer: Nisha Nagarkatti
Student National Medical Association
President: Jannelle Posey
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Treasurer: Kenny Ewane
Secretary: Jessica Randolph
Pipeline Program Liaisons: Jim Brooks
and Exi Akamiro
M1 Representatives: Jemilat Badamas, Vincent Roddy, and Olakunle Idowu
Education Series Coordinator:
Bella Gabice
Vice President Social: Joni Stuart
Vice President Community Service: Jared Quarles
National website: http://www.snma.org/
The Student National Medical Association is committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians.
Student Psychiatric Society
President: Patricia Peters
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Isaac Wood, Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Treasurer: Meagan Cogbill
Vitreous Humor –
Improv Comedy Group
President: Asma Habib
Women in Medicine
President: Tiffany Kelly
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Heldberg
Vice President: Tiffany Beck, Blaise Lovell
Secretary: Mireille Truong
Treasurer: Jim Depew
MSG Delegate: Susan Nguyen
M1 WIM Curriculum Representative: Aditi Dhakar
M2 WIM Curriculum Representative: Meagan Cogbill
MD/PhD Representative: Julie Ziobro, Alex Racanelli
Executive President: Julie Sullivan
Student Website: http://www.womeninmedicine.vcu.edu/WIMStuOrg.html
Email: mcvwimso@yahoo.com
We strive to stimulate leadership among women medical students and to provide an avenue for community involvement and cohesion. We intend to enhance awareness of health issues not currently covered in the curriculum, to offer resources for awards, scholarships, and specialty choices, and to increase advocacy for equality among physicians. We work with the faculty organization WISDM (Women in Science, Medicine and Dentistry) to achieve our goals.
If you are involved in a student organization and wish to be included on the Student Organization Directory,
please contact Dr. Isaac Wood, Assistant Dean of Student Activities or Kristin Ondecko, MSG Vice President of Publications
