Welcome!Welcome to the home page of the Medical School Government of VCU School of Medicine. We hope to use this site to keep you informed of all events concerning the Medical Student Government including social functions, community service events, publications, resources, and any other activities.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to contact our government email address, and the appropriate person will respond: medstudentgovernment@gmail.com. |
New Program: Peer Assisted Learning!Thanks to Komal Safdar, our VP of Curriculum, a new academic support program has been put into place: the Peer Assisted Learning program. Check in the Academics section of this website to learn more on how you can sign up for 1:1 tutoring with some of our stellar classmates or what group sessions are currently available!
With love, Medical Student Government |
Announcements from Weekly MSG Scoop:
Sunday, October 7
October mini-Day of Community Service (DOCS): Multiple dates. Health Brigade Clinic is looking for students who will assist with their Needle Exchange Program to keep participants safe and prevent the spread of infectious diseases in our Richmond community. We will be building cookers, organizing filters and swabs, and assembling wound kits which are distributed at mobile units. Every volunteer will contribute one service point to his/her society. Multiple dates and time slots are available! Sign up HERE and contact Olivia <leeos@vcu.edu> or Anne <agibbons@healthbrigade.org> for more information.
October mini-Day of Community Service (DOCS): Sunday, October 27th, 9AM-12PM. The Simple Sunflower is a volunteer organization that partners with local venues that host events with fresh flower arrangements such as weddings and receptions. A team of volunteers gathers donated flowers and bring them to the hopsital to be delivered to individual patients receiving end-of-life care at VCU. We will be moving flowers and creating bouquets for patients. Every volunteer will contribute one service point to his/her society. Sign up HERE and come ask about potential long term volunteering opportunities. Contact Olivia <leeos@vcu.edu> or Eleanor <lovee@vcu.edu> for more information.
MSG Executive Officer Proxy Applications. Do you want to get involved in Medical School Government's executive leadership? Do you love to plan fun events like Strauss Cup (the end-of-the-year society competition), Liver Rounds (medical student socials), DOCS (days of community service), Second Look and the Student Awards Ceremony? Apply to become a Proxy! We're looking for proxies for our M2 executive officers, the Vice Presidents of Student Life, Societies, Social Affairs, and Community Service. We all got our start in MSG executive leadership as proxies for the M2's during Step 1 dedicated study period last year, and highly recommend it! Submit this application by Friday, October 11th at 11:59PM, and please contact any of us if you have any questions about what we do! (Our contact information and details about our roles can be found at the top of the application form.)
Reach for Ghana 2020 Trip Applications: Due October 14th. Looking for an exciting summer trip where you get to help others and get involved with real patients? Then come on the annual Reach 4 Ghana trip this summer! This is an exclusively student run organization (with many leadership opportunities during your M1 year and beyond) that travels to rural Ghana every year for two weeks. And what sets this trip even further apart than others is that you will get to participate in BOTH a public health week and a clinic week. Applications can be found on Facebook or by emailing us and are due October 14th. Please send all completed applications to <reach4ghana@gmail.com>, where you can also send any questions.
October mini-Day of Community Service (DOCS): Sunday, October 27th, 9AM-12PM. The Simple Sunflower is a volunteer organization that partners with local venues that host events with fresh flower arrangements such as weddings and receptions. A team of volunteers gathers donated flowers and bring them to the hopsital to be delivered to individual patients receiving end-of-life care at VCU. We will be moving flowers and creating bouquets for patients. Every volunteer will contribute one service point to his/her society. Sign up HERE and come ask about potential long term volunteering opportunities. Contact Olivia <leeos@vcu.edu> or Eleanor <lovee@vcu.edu> for more information.
MSG Executive Officer Proxy Applications. Do you want to get involved in Medical School Government's executive leadership? Do you love to plan fun events like Strauss Cup (the end-of-the-year society competition), Liver Rounds (medical student socials), DOCS (days of community service), Second Look and the Student Awards Ceremony? Apply to become a Proxy! We're looking for proxies for our M2 executive officers, the Vice Presidents of Student Life, Societies, Social Affairs, and Community Service. We all got our start in MSG executive leadership as proxies for the M2's during Step 1 dedicated study period last year, and highly recommend it! Submit this application by Friday, October 11th at 11:59PM, and please contact any of us if you have any questions about what we do! (Our contact information and details about our roles can be found at the top of the application form.)
Reach for Ghana 2020 Trip Applications: Due October 14th. Looking for an exciting summer trip where you get to help others and get involved with real patients? Then come on the annual Reach 4 Ghana trip this summer! This is an exclusively student run organization (with many leadership opportunities during your M1 year and beyond) that travels to rural Ghana every year for two weeks. And what sets this trip even further apart than others is that you will get to participate in BOTH a public health week and a clinic week. Applications can be found on Facebook or by emailing us and are due October 14th. Please send all completed applications to <reach4ghana@gmail.com>, where you can also send any questions.