Medical Student OrganizationsMedical Student Advisory CouncilThe MSAC serves as the student government body in the School of Medicine and is comprised of student-elected representatives who focus on promoting student interests, keeping the administration informed of student opinion and organizing social activities.
Student National Medical AssociationThe promotion of the interests of minority students is the foundation of the SNMA. Leadership development, social awareness, service to humanity and excellence as physicians are the major objectives of this group.
American Medical Women's AssociationThe AMWA promotes an understanding of the individual in medicine. Its membership is open to all interested men and women. AMWA's programs include speakers on special topics, field trips, social projects and other activities of benefit to all students.
American Medical Student AssociationThe primary goal of AMSA is the initiation of student-organized projects for the benefit of medical students and the community on local, state and national levels. The development of hypertension clinics, presentations about venereal disease to area high schools, AIDS awareness programs and a drug-replacement program represent some of AMSA's projects in past years.
American Medical Association - Medical Student SectionDedicated to representing medical students, improving medical education, developing leadership and promoting activism for the health of America.
Association of American Medical Colleges - Organization of Student RepresentativesThe OSR is the student branch of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The OSR is charged with the representation of the undergraduate medical student body of the United States to the academic medical community.
Asian Pacific American Medical Students' AssociationThe goals of APAMSA are to educate all medical students about health-care needs specific to the Asian Pacific community and to address issues important to Asian Pacific American medical students.
Christian Medical/Dental SocietyThis group is open to students of all faiths. The organization fosters greater understanding of spiritual concerns in relationship to health and well-being.
International Federation of Medical Students' AssociationIFMSA's mission is to offer physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. Through programming and opportunities, it develops culturally sensitive students of medicine, intent on influencing the transnational inequalities that shape the health of our planet. IFMSA is an international federation with broad representation and close relations with medical students' associations all over the world.
Global Medicine Relief ProgramGMRP's mission is to promote quality health care in under-served communities around the world by working with local doctors and health care professionals and by providing medical supplies and equipment; to provide dental, hygiene and basic health care supplies in areas of natural disaster; to promote human rights in developing regions by improving health infrastructure; to participate in a global community of organizations which are similarly dedicated to providing health care in developing regions; and to organize student groups at all educational levels in these humanitarian efforts. GMRP especially seeks to touch the lives of the most vulnerable people in any population and believes in the importance of assisting both internally and externally displaced refugees.
PublicationsA monthly publication of the school, P.R.N., provides information on school programs, policies and student activities and is distributed to School of Medicine students, their families and faculty. A quarterly magazine, Panorama, is primarily distributed to alumni, affiliated hospitals and friends of the school and is available throughout the school.
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