Medical Student Clubs
Arizona Surgery Club (ASC)
This organization provides an opportunity to learn about surgery through observation and interaction with other students and physicians.
Contact: Dania Malla Hosseni, daniamh@email.arizona.edu
President: Matt Houdek, mhoudek@email.arizona.edu
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
(AAPI)
This Club is an extension of the national organization, which helps foster relation between medical students, residents and Physicians of Indian Origin.
President: Palak Patel, ppatel@email.arizona.edu
AHMA/ Integrative Medicine Club (AHMA)
Integrative medicine combines mainstream medical therapies with complementary and alternative therapies to provide himane care to patients, families, and the community.
President: Bess Stillman, bess@email.arizona.edu
American Medical Association (AMA)
AMA sets standards for the medical profession and, as an association, represents the unified voice of physicians and students throughout the nation.
Contact: Sanjay Sinha, ahsonje@email.arizona.edu
President:
Miriam Gurevich, miriamg1@email.arizona.edu
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
AMSA is a student run organization that focuses on international health, student well-being, and minorities and women in medicine.
Contact: Heidi Hadley, hhadley@email.arizona.edu
President: Lori Moscaliuc, mlm6@email.arizona.edu
American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)
This organization is dedicated to advancing women in medicine and improving women’s healthcare.
Contact: Amelia Decker, adecker@email.arizona.edu
President:
Katie Kowalek, kkowalek@email.arizona.edu
Asian/Pacific American Medical Student Association
(APAMSA)
An organization that explores the unique issues and challenges that pertain to Asian/Pacific- American medical students.
Contact:
President: Linda Gao Chen, glchen@email.arizona.edu
ASMEP is focused on the education of medical students in the areas of sports medicine, preventative medicine, first aid, and orthopedics.
Contact:
President: Jennifer Treusch, jat@email.arizona.edu
AZ Student of Family Practice (AZAFP)
In association with the AZ Academy of Family Physicians, this club encourages a familiarity with Family Practice and all aspects of medicine.
Contact:
President: Karren Seely, karren@email.arizona.edu
Christian Medical Society (CMS)
CMS is an organization in which medical students can come together to have fellowship and study the Bible and its application to their lives and careers.
Contact: Rena Sarhangian, renas@email.arizona.edu
President: Kristen Aggerbeck, kaggerbe@email.arizona.edu
Dermatology Interest Group
A group for students interested in learning more about dermatology and interacting with dermatologists.
Contact:
President: Bess Stillman, bess@email.arizona.edu
Emergency Medical Club (EM)
An organization to foster interest in the field of Emergency Medicine and to promote community serveice among medical students.
Contact: Brandon Doskocil, doskocil@email.arizona.edu
President: Neil Gholkar, ngholkar@email.arizona.edu
Family Medicine Interest Group
Contact: Anne Bojorquez, abb@email.arizona.edu
President: Briana Cranmer, bcranmer@email.arizona.edu
Film Club (Monday Movie Madness)
Students choose films that are to be shown on Monday at 5pm, twice a month, in the College of Medicine.
Contact: Jessica Serrano, jserrano@email.arizona.edu
President: Uma Goyal, ugoyal@email.arizona.edu
This club flies down to Baja, Mexico each month for weekend trips to provide medical services to an underprivileged pueblo in Baja, Mexico. We travel with numerous physicians along with medical students who work as helpers and interpreters.
Contact: Rocki Redonda, raquelr@email.arizona.edu
President: Amanda Valles, vallesa@email.arizona.edu
This club promotes awareness of and sensitivity to LGBT issues in healthcare, and provides a forum for the discussion of issues realting to the care of LGBT patients and of issues affecting LGBT medical students, residents, and physicians.
Contact: Beth Brauhnub, braunhub@email.arizona.edu
President: Karren Seely, karren@email.arizona.edu
Global Health Forum (Global Health)
This club focuses awareness and action regarding international health issues, acting locally and globally.
Contact: Sanjay Sinha, ahsonje@email.arizona.edu
President: Anna Landau, alandau@email.arizona.edu
Internal Medicine Student Association (IMSA)
An organization for students who are interested in interacting with Internal Medicine physicians and learning more about the field.
Contact: Palak Patel, ppatel@email.arizona.edu
President: Julia Cates, jcates@email.arizona.edu
Jewish Medical Student Association (JMSA)
JMSA’s mission is to create opportunity for Jewish medical students, faculty, and our community to interact socially, intellectually, and religiously.
Contact:
President: Miriam Gurevich, miriamg1@email.arizona.edu
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
This is a local chapter for a national organization that focuses on issues related to Latino medical students and the Latino population.
Contact: Anne Bojoquez, abb@email.arizona.edu
President: Jessica Serrano, jserrano@email.arizona.edu
Medical Humanities Programs
Students organize the production of The Harmony literary arts magazine composed of submissions from the entire Arizona Health Science Center Community and its affiliates including health science students, residents, fellows, faculty, as well as patients. Students organize the prize committee where four prizes are offered every year including Mathiesen Prize for the best written submission and the Ryan Prize for the best visual arts submission.
Contact: Shadi Rafael, Shadir@email.arizona.edu
President: Uma Goyal, ugoyal@email.arizona.edu
Medical Students for Choice (MSFC)
An organization dedicated to promoting the education of medical students about reproductive health and family planning and the multilevel implications involved. We are dedicated to explanding women’s access to safe reproductive health care choices.
Contact: Beth Brauhnub, braunhub@email.arizona.edu
President: Shayne Thompson, shaynet@email.arizona.edu
Medical Students for Life (MSFL)
The purpose of MSFL is to educate future physicians about providing their patients with alternatives to abortion. It is our goal to ensure the healthcare and the rights of both women and their unborn babies.
Contact:
President: Kristen Aggerbeck, kaggerbe@email.arizona.edu
OB/GYN Interest Group
An organization for students who would like to interact with physicians in OB/GYN and learning more about the field
Contact: Heather Streich, hts@email.arizona.edu
President: Corrine Cox, corinnec@email.arizona.edu
Pediatrics Club
This club provides a forum to discuss current issues in pediatric medicine and the opportunity to interact with and shadow practicing pediatricians.
Contact: Rena Sarhangian, renas@email.arizona.edu
President: Sigrid Gardner, sigrid@email.arizona.edu
The Psychosomatic Medicine Interest Group
This organization will promote the scientific understanding of the interrelationships among biological, psychological, social and behavioral factors in human health and disease.
Contact: Rena Sarhangian, renas@email.arizona.edu
Presiednt: Sigrid Gardner, sigrid@email.arizona.edu
Orthopedic Surgery Club
This organization is focused on Orthopedic Surgery and provides students with opportunities to learn more about Orthopedic Surgery and their subspecialties through interaction, observation, and shadowing of physicians, residents, and students.
Contact: Eric Cummins, ecummins@email.arizona.edu
President: Matthre Russo, mrusso1@email.arizona.edu
Radiology Club
A club for anyone interested in radiology or just curious about how to read exams.
Contact: Dave Testa, dtesta@email.arizona.edu
President: Markus Renno, mrenno@email.arizona.edu
St. George’s Society (St. George’s)
The St. George’s Society represents a motivated group of medical students working to promote intereste and awareness in the many disciplines of oncology and oncology-related research
Contact: Miriam Gurevich, miriamg1@email.arizona.edu
President: Markus Renno, mrenno@email.arizona.edu
Student Athletes for Community Outreach (SACO)
This club promotes physical fitness and overall health for both medical students and the local community. Through community outreach and education, we aim to encourage people to live a healthy active life.
Contact: Sara Bush, sbush@email.arizona.edu
President: Chris Piercecchi, checky@email.arizona.edu
The clinic is a student run organization for athletic enthusiasts. Our goal is to build camaraderie in the support of University of Arizona Athletics.
Contact: Kylee Phillips, kylee@email.arizona.edu
President: Veena Goel, veenag@email.arizona.edu
Wilderness Medicine Society (WM)
This organization exists to promote an interest in wilderness medicine and the outdoors through education, training and ridiculously fun activites.
Contact:
President: Andy Larson, alarson@email.arizona.edu
Commitment to Underserved People (CUP)
Art Works-------
-----------------------------Jennifer Treusch jat@email.arizona.edu
Back to School ------------------------------ Linda Gao Chen glchen@email.arizona.edu
Casa de Los Ninos---------------------------
Rena Sarhanigian renas@email.arizona.edu
Flying Samaritans -------------------------- Amanda Valles vallesa@email.arizona.edu
Inmate Education
--------------------------- Jennifer Treush jat@email.arizona.edu
Med Teach ---------------------------------- Briana Cranmer bcranmer@email.arizona.edu
MSAPP -------------------------------------Beth Braunhy braunhub@email.arizona.edu
MedSET------------------------------------- Heather Streich hts@email.arizona.edu
Mobile Clinic------------------------------- Emanuel Husu enhusu@email.arizona.edu
Nogales Peds ----------------------------- Scott Willard swillard@email.arizona.edu
Shubitz Clinic----------------------------Matt Cooper mattcoop@email.arizona.edu
Sight Savers------------------------------ Miriam Gurevich miriamg1@email.arizona.edu
TeenAge Parent Program-------------- Kristen Aggerbeck kaggerbe@email.arizona.edu
Tot Shots --------------------------------- Kyle Jenson kjensen@email.arizona.edu
Women’c Clinic------------------------- Heidi Hadley hhadley@email.arizona.edu