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ACADEMYHEALTH STUDENT CHAPTER AT VCU
Purpose: AcademyHealth is a national professional organization for health policy and health services researchers focused on informing public policy, healthcare practice and translational sciences.
Website: https://vcu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/academyhealthstudent ADAM SOCIETY Purpose: To address the well-documented decline in empathy taught in medical education, specifically surrounding substance use disorders, by aiming to increase the perceived value of social medicine in clinical practice through multiple avenues such as interactive lunch lectures, community outreach events, and research opportunities. Email: theadamsociety@gmail.com AEROSPACE MEDICINE INTEREST GROUP Purpose: to be updated Email: aeromedvcu@gmail.com ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA, BROWN-SÉQUARD CHAPTER AT VCU SOM Purpose: Alpha Omega Alpha is a national medical honor society whose goal is to recognize and perpetuate excellence in the medical profession.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS MEDICAL STUDENT CHAPTER @ VCU Purpose: Our student chapter serves to encourage and support the professional development of aspiring neurosurgeons by connecting them with research and networking opportunities in neurosurgery. We work closely with the neurosurgery faculty, residents and staff here at VCU to put on activities such as:
Contact: aansvcu@gmail.com AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION & MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA STUDENT SECTION Purpose: With more than 48,000 medical students, AMA Medical Student Section is the nation’s largest medical student organization representing students from all medical schools. What does AMA do on campus? Lunch lectures on topics covering:
AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (AMSA) Purpose: Our mission is to engage students in matters of social justice through education and advocacy with the end goal of increasing the number of physicians that advocate for patient’s rights.
Faculty Advisor: Mark Ryan, M.D. E-mail: amsa.vcu@gmail.com |
AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATION AT VCU
Purpose: To provide support for physician-scientists at all stages of their careers through advancement opportunities, education, outreach, and building a stronger sense of the physician-scientist community. Workshops for the following:
Faculty Advisor: Antonio Abbate, M.D. Email: vcu.apsa@gmail.com AMERICAN RED CROSS at VCU Purpose: The Red Cross at VCU School of Medicine will learn, practice and exemplify humanitarian values through mission-related service projects.
Email: redcrossvcusom@gmail.com ANESTHESIOLOGY INTEREST GROUP Purpose: The purpose of our organization is to provide a means for students to explore the field of anesthesiology and, ultimately, make more informed decisions when choosing a career path. Skills workshop: Dr. Burgner teaches us about an anesthesiologist's tools in the OR and then teaches us how to intubate using manikins and various tools Lunch Lectures: (Topics subject to change)
Email: anesthesiavcu@gmail.com ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (APAMSA) Purpose: To advocate for and increase awareness of Asian-Pacific Islander American health disparities and engage in initiatives/projects in addressing those needs.
Email: apamsa.vcu@gmail.com ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN SURGEONS Purpose: Foster interest in surgery, provide network of female surgeon mentors, and facilitate open discussion of challenges women surgeons face in a setting where all members of medical community are welcome
Email: aws.mcv@gmail.com |
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BIODESIGN AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Purpose: Foster innovation and support entrepreneurhsip among medical students and biomedical engineers who are interested in designing novel healthcare solutions
Email: gastonbt@vcu.edu
Purpose: Foster innovation and support entrepreneurhsip among medical students and biomedical engineers who are interested in designing novel healthcare solutions
- We run the VCU HealthHacks and annual medically oriented hackathon for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. Additionally, our Design Team works on a year long project to address a clinical challenge presented by a VCU health faculty. We also host lunch lectures covering healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship topics.
Email: gastonbt@vcu.edu
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CAMP CARDIAC AT VCU
Purpose: Camp Cardiac is a week long medical student-run summer camp for high school students of the Richmond area interested in healthcare careers to learn about the heart and healthy living.
Faculty Advisor: Christopher Woleben, M.D. Email: campcardiacrichmond@gmail.com CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY INTEREST GROUP Purpose: To provide resources and opportunities for students interested in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Faculty Advisor: Mohammed Quader, M.D. Email: vcu.ctsig@gmail.com CARDIOLOGY INTEREST GROUP Purpose: The Cardiology Interest Group is a group organized by VCU medical students to promote cardiology as a career.
Email: cig.mcv@gmail.com CARITAS CLINIC Purpose: to be updated Email: vcucaritas@gmail.com |
CRITICAL CARE INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: CCIG exposes medical students to critical care medicine by providing opportunities to shadow in critical care and learn about the field my listening to experienced speakers from the field.
Email: vcuccig@gmail.com CROSSOVER CLINIC Purpose: Crossover Clinic provides medical students with the opportunity to practice their clinical skills and work with the underserved communities in Richmond, especially the Spanish-speaking communities.
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DAVID HUMES SURGICAL SOCIETY
Purpose: The purpose of the David Humes Surgical Society is to introduce medical students to different surgical specialties.
Faculty Advisor: Rahul Anand, M.D. Email: mcv.dhss@gmail.com DERMATOLOGY INTEREST GROUP Purpose: Our purpose is to increase student awareness of the specialty of dermatology by offering shadowing opportunities, lunch lectures and dermatology related services opportunities.
Email: vcudig@gmail.com |
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTION RADIOLOGY INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: To introduce medical students to the fields of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology through lunch lectures, community service activities, and workshops.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gordan Morano Email: dxrad.vcu@gmail.com |
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE STUDENT ASSOCIATION (EMSA)
Purpose: The purpose of EMSA is to cultivate interest in and increase knowledge about a career in emergency medicine, with emphasis on learning skills, to assist with our current academic and clinical skills.
E-mail: vcu.emsa@gmail.com |
ENDOCRINOLOGY INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: The Endocrinology Interest Group serves to provide knowledge and sources pertaining to endocrinology in order to cultivate interest in the field.
Email: vcu.eig@gmail.com ENT INTEREST GROUP Purpose: To educate and promote the field of ENT.
Email: vcuentig@gmail.com |
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FARMWORKER HEALTH OUTREACH
Purpose: Promoting health for migrant farmworkers through health fairs and screenings, and engaging students in the welfare of America's vast migrant farmworker population.
Email: mcv.farmworker@gmail.com FOOD FOR THOUGHT Purpose: Seeks to empower medical students with evidence-based nutrition education to benefit their own lives as well as those of their future patients and the greater Richmond community. Faculty Advisor: Puneet Puri, M.D. Email: FFT.vcu@gmail.com |
FREE MINDS UNITED
Purpose: We are a coalition of students devoted to raising awareness and reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. We form active peer support groups to provide emotional support for our community.
Faculty Advisor: Susan Kornstein, M.D. Email: freemindsunitedintl@gmail.com |
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GASTROENTEROLOGY STUDENT INTEREST GROUP (SIG) @VCU
Purpose: GSIG at VCU hopes to get students connected with faculty from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition via lunch lectures, shadowing/research experiences, and workshops.
Email: gsigatvcu@gmail.com |
GERIATRICS STUDENT INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: Our mission is to provide opportunities for students to learn more about geriatrics, the aging process, and issues related to caring for the elderly.
Email: geriatricsIG@gmail.com GLOBAL SURGERY STUDENT ALLIANCE Purpose: To provide educational lectures for students about global surgery and provide networking opportunities with surgeons actively involved in global surgery.
Email: globalsurgeryvcusom@gmail.com |
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HAROLD F. YOUNG NEUROSURGICAL INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: To provide learning opportunities for students interested in the field of neurosurgery, and to provide a medium for faculty at VCU to interact with medical students, and vice versa.
Email: hfyneurosurgery@gmail.com HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY STUDENT INTEREST GROUP Purpose: Allow medical students to interact with Heme/Onc physicians in an informal setting, increase awareness of unique aspects of the field, and promote student interest in the field.
E-mail: mcvhemeonc@gmail.com |
HOMBRE
Purpose: Each year a group of first-year medical students are selected to work alongside VCU faculty providing medical services and healthcare education to underserved populations in Honduras and the DR
Faculty Advisor: Sean McKenna, M.D. Email: hombremcv@gmail.com HPSP Students at VCU Purpose: To connect medical students in Health Profession Scholarship Program (HPSP) to mentorship and support in a casual setting. Aims to provide peer-based education and resources about the HPSP journey to students of all branches of HPSP related programs. Faculty Advisor: Peter Moffett, M.D. E-mail: hpspstudentsatvcu@gmail.com H:UMAN (Humanities: Understanding Man) Purpose: A group that promotes a more profound understanding of the intersection that lies between the humanities and the path to becoming a physician.
Email: human.mcv@gmail.com |
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE INTEREST GROUP (IDIG)
Purpose: To educate students about infectious disease medicine and expose them to clinical experiences in the department
Email: idig.mcv@gmail.com INTERNAL MEDICINE INTEREST GROUP Purpose: Our organization is focused on increasing student knowledge surrounding career opportunities in internal medicine, while providing opportunities to network with professionals in the field
Email: clubmed.mcv@gmail.com |
INTERNATIONAL TRAUMA SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT STUDENT LEAGUE
Purpose: Our mission is to provide students with the ability to design and implement public health programs in order to educate, empower, and improve the health of communities throughout the developing world.
Faculty Advisor: Sudha Jayaraman, M.D., M.Sc. Email: vcusom.itsdp@gmail.com |
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LATINO MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (LMSA)
Purpose: The Latino Medical Student Association unites and empowers medical students through service, mentorship and education to advocate for the health of the Latino community.
Faculty Advisor: Donna Jackson
Email: mcvlmsa@gmail.com
Purpose: The Latino Medical Student Association unites and empowers medical students through service, mentorship and education to advocate for the health of the Latino community.
- Lunch Lectures with hispanic doctors, health professionals, and community leaders
- Spanish PCM class
- Charlas
- Hispanic Heritage month activities
- LMSA Southeast Regional Conference
- M2 Medical Spanish classes during the MS2a serve as preparation for the HOMBRE medical trips.
- Community outreach events with Una Vida Sana and the Sacred Heart Center
Faculty Advisor: Donna Jackson
Email: mcvlmsa@gmail.com
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MATTAPONI HEALING EAGLE CLINIC
Purpose: Mattaponi Healing Eagle Clinic offers free healthcare and medication to the uninsured, underserved Mattaponi community.
MED WITH PRIDE Purpose: To provide a support system and organizational unit for LGBT students at MCV.
Email: medpridevcu@gmail.com MEDICAL ETHICS IN CURRENT EVENTS Purpose: To advance understanding of ethical issues related to medicine.
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MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE - VCU CHAPTER
Purpose: MSFC aims to increase awareness around reproductive health issues and knowledge and ultimately hopes to encourage more medical students to become abortion providers and pro-choice physicians.
Faculty Advisor: Frances Casey, M.D., M.P.H. Email: msfc.vcu@gmail.com MICROBIOME SIG Purpose: The Microbiome SIG will attempt to introduce the importance of the various microbiomes in the human body with an emphasis on the clinical impact of these microbiomes. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gregory Buck Email: microbiomesigvcu@gmail.com MUSLIM HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Purpose: We partner with hospital faculty, undergraduate students, and local mosques in the community to build a professional and personal support network for our members.
Email: mhp.mcv@gmail.com |
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N2PATH
Purpose: To increase awareness/exposure to pathology, to generate interest in pathology as a career, and to provide opportunities for students to experience procedures supplemental to their classroom learning.
Faculty Advisor: Kimberly Sanford, M.D.
Email: n2pathvcu@gmail.com
Purpose: To increase awareness/exposure to pathology, to generate interest in pathology as a career, and to provide opportunities for students to experience procedures supplemental to their classroom learning.
- Introduction to Pathology Lunch Lecture
- Forensic Pathology Lecture with Dr. Huddle (Assistant Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia)
- Pathology Panel/Luncheon with Residents
- Fine Needle Aspirate/Bone Marrow Biopsy Workshop
- Pathology Panel/ Luncheon with Physicians
Faculty Advisor: Kimberly Sanford, M.D.
Email: n2pathvcu@gmail.com
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OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY STUDENT INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: To promote women's health awareness, as well as obstetrics and gynecology as a career path to future physicians.
Email: vcu.obgyn.sig@gmail.com OPHTHALMOLOGY INTEREST GROUP Purpose: The VCU Ophthalmology Interest Group promotes interest and awareness of the field of ophthalmology.
Email: vcu.ophthalmology@gmail.com |
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY & SPORTS MEDICINE INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: The goal of this organization is to connect students who are interested in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine through lunch lectures, clinical skills sessions and other events.
Email: mcvossmig@gmail.com |
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PALLIATIVE CARE INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: To increase awareness of palliative care medicine and educate students on career opportunities available in palliative care.
Email: palliativecareinterestmcv@gmail.com PEDIATRICS INTEREST GROUP Purpose: To foster and promote medical students' interest, experience, and opportunity within the field of pediatrics and the various sub-specialties.
E-mail: vcusompig@gmail.com |
PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM (PNHP)
Purpose: Physicians for a National Health Program is a non-profit research and education organization of physicians, medical students who support single-payer national health insurance.
Email: vcupnhp@gmail.com PLASTIC SURGERY INTEREST GROUP Purpose: Providing exposure to the plastic surgery specialty to medical students interested in surgery with tremendous variability of reconstructive procedures done involving cosmetics or injury.
Email: plasticsurgery.mcv@gmail.com PM&R STUDENT INTEREST GROUP Purpose: The PM&R SIG is here to teach future physicians about the plethora of career possibilities that are available through the PM&R specialties!
Faculty Advisor: William McKinley, M.D. E-mail: pmr.vcu@gmail.com |
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RADIATION ONCOLOGY INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: To introduce students to the field of radiation oncology, provide them with research and clinical opportunities, and help guide them toward a career in radiation oncology. Faculty Advisor: Matthew Schutzer, MD Email: radoncsig@gmail.com RADIOLOGY INTEREST GROUP Purpose: Introducing medical students to Radiology
Email: rig@gmail.com REACH 4 GHANA Purpose: We endeavor to improve the health and well-being of rural Ghanaians through compassionate medical care, effective public health education, and collaborative community development initiatives.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Powers, M.D. Email: reach4ghana@gmail.com |
RESEARCH STUDENT INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: To promote a community where students can learn about, explore, and get involved in research at the VCU School of Medicine.
Email: rsig.vcu@gmail.com RICHMOND ACADEMY OF MEDICINE Purpose: To create and sustain a dynamic and innovative physician community for the benefit of the Greater Richmond Area.
Email: ramstudentchapter@gmail.com |
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THE SIMPLE SUNFLOWER
Purpose: The Simple Sunflower regifts fresh flowers from local Richmond weddings and events to patients at the VCU Medical Center on a weekly basis. Volunteer opportunities include: - picking up flowers from local venues - arranging bouquets for patients - assisting with outreach efforts Faculty Advisor: Robin Foster, M.D. Website: www.thesimplesunflower.com Email: simplesunflower.rva@gmail.com STUDENT FAMILY MEDICINE ASSOCIATION Purpose: We aim to provide med students with exposure to family medicine and it clinical aspects of the field through lunch lectures, conferences, and hands-on workshops.
Website: http://www.familymedicine.vcu.edu/education/student-programs/student-club/ Email: vcusfma@vcu.edu STUDENT FREE CLINIC AT VCU-MCV Purpose: We are a student run clinic affiliated with the Center for Healthy Hearts that holds clinics where medical students practice with an inter-professional team in a primary care setting.
Email: mcvstudentfreeclinic@gmail.com STUDENT INTEREST GROUP IN NEUROLOGY (SIGN) AT MCV Purpose: To educate MCV students about the field of neurology and its subspecialties through lunch lectures, residency panels, and workshops.
Email: mcvsign@gmail.com |
STUDENT NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AT VCU (SNMA)
Purpose: Support underrepresented medical students, address the needs of the underserved community, and increase the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians.
Email: SNMAatVCUSOM@gmail.com STUDENT PSYCHIATRIC SOCIETY Purpose: Our mission is to increase general awareness about mental health and to increase student body involvement in various psychiatric fields.
Email: mcv.sps@gmail.com STUDENTS MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER (SMILE) Purpose: SMILE pairs medical students with pediatric patients currently being treated at VCU. This gives the children an opportunity to forget about hospitals, and engage in a fun activity.
Email: smile.mcv@gmail.com |
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THE UNDERDOCS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Purpose: To empower pre-med & medical students from underrepresented groups to thrive as future physicians through strong mentoring relationships that are enduring and personal.
Faculty Advisor: NA
Email: vcu.underdocs@gmail.com
TRAUMA SURVIVORS NETWORK @VCU
Purpose: To give students bedside experience with trauma patients and their families and to provide these hospital patrons with supportive services.
Email: tsnrounds@gmail.com
Purpose: To empower pre-med & medical students from underrepresented groups to thrive as future physicians through strong mentoring relationships that are enduring and personal.
Faculty Advisor: NA
Email: vcu.underdocs@gmail.com
TRAUMA SURVIVORS NETWORK @VCU
Purpose: To give students bedside experience with trauma patients and their families and to provide these hospital patrons with supportive services.
- The group will only have one annual lunch lecture. Group member activities will consist of rotating bedside meetings with trauma patients and their families to provide them with Trauma Survivors Network resources.
Email: tsnrounds@gmail.com
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VASCULAR STUDENT INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: Our purpose is to educate students about vascular surgery and to promote awareness about the breadth of disease processes and novel procedures that are encountered in this evolving specialty.
Email: vsig.vcu@gmail.com |
VCU ULTRASOUND INTEREST GROUP (sonoRAMS)
Purpose: SonoRAMS serves to introduce upcoming physicians to ultrasound techniques, research, and skills that will be invaluable for their careers as future physicians. We provide workshops that focus on procedures otherwise not discussed in contemporary pre-clinical medical education so that students may be better prepared for and excited to use ultrasound for general exams and guided procedures in the future. We work closely with faculty to demonstrate such techniques and host lunch lectures regarding interesting topics and upcoming research in the field of ultrasound. Faculty Advisor: Michael Joyce, M.D. Email: vcusonorams@gmail.com |
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WILDERNESS MEDICINE INTEREST GROUP
Purpose: The purpose of this organization is to advance healthcare, research, and education related to wilderness medicine.
Email: wildmedmcv@gmail.com |
iWOMEN IN MEDICINE STUDENT ORGANIZATION (WIMSO)
Purpose: WIMSO is a student organization committed to promoting women in medicine and discussion of women's health topics.
Email: mcvwimso@gmail.com |
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YOGA RX
Purpose: To promote wellness through the practice of yoga and to share our knowledge of yoga with the VCU community.
Purpose: To promote wellness through the practice of yoga and to share our knowledge of yoga with the VCU community.
- Monthly yoga classes for medical students
- Monthly "peds yoga" classes at local daycares - collaboration with peds interest group
- Other wellness events partnered with various SIGs.