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Student Organizations

Name of Organization
Contacts
Description
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)

President: Steven Kreis
Advisor: Carol Monson, D.O.

ACOFP serves to educate students about the role of family practice. We provide learning opportunites through speakers, commuity service projects, and school outreach programs.

American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA)

Presidents: Chris Johnson
Jennifer Odren
Advisor: Lawrence Prokop, D.O.

AHMA is dedicated to the belief that healing people may involve more that what is traditionally taught in medical school.  Our goal is learn about evidenced-based healing practices and the merits these practices within the context of Western medical. 

American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)

AMWA functions at the local, national and international level to advance women in medicine and improve women's health. We achieve this mission through empowerment, providing and developing leadership, advocacy, education, expertise, and mentoring.

Anesthesiology Interest Group (AIG) President: Michael Oleyar
Advisor: Dr. Henry Beckmeyer

AIG was established to provide resources for students and physicians sharing a passion for anesthesiology. Goals of the AIG include building a network of students and physicians who share an interest in anesthesiology, and increasing student, physician, and community awareness in anesthesiology. 

Business in Osteopathic Medicine Interest Group (BOMIG) President: Jonathan Decker
Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Prokop

MSUCOM Business of Medicine Interest Group is dedicated to helping medical students learn how to become the best business and medical professionals possible. Through seminars and outreach within the community, we hope to provide students with the tools to make educated decisions for life - both professional and personal.

Christian Medical Association (CMA)

President: Ryan Shephard
Advisor: Charlie Mack

CMA is a chapter of Christian Medical and Dental Association - a group of Christians that study medicine in the Colleges of Human and Osteopathic Medicine. Our mission is to serve and glorify Jesus Christ within our lives in medicine.
Community Integrated Medicine (CIM)

CIM is dedicated to providing basic health screenings and preventive education to the medically underserved. Members help to educate the public on health issues and provide continual health care counseling and disease prevention services that cross all ages, ethnic groups and gender.

Emergency Medicine Club (EMC) EMC is dedicated to the cultivation and development of interests in emergency medicine. Activities and experiences are intended to interest students who wish to explore emergency medicine and those who practice primary care with experience in urgent care settings.
Geriatric Interest Group (GIGS)

GIGs is an organization formed to provide students with the opportunity to explore the specialty of Geriatrics and end of life care. The group offers activities such as speakers, a journal club, a Gerontology elective, and volunteering and shadowing.

Health Policy Interest Group (HPIG)

HPIG promotes awareness of legislative and health policy issues that will affect medical students in the present and future. The goal is to inspire students to lobby and promote legislation that will benefit the medical field and our future patients.

International Health Project (IHP)

IHP is a student organization dedicated to promoting international medicine by presenting information to students during noon-time talks and facilitating international education experiences. IHP is associated with the USA-IHP and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA).

Internal Medicine (IM)

The Internal Medicine Club is dedicated to providing its members with numerous practical, clinical and informational events to supplement their academic knowledge and aid in the quest of becoming excellent physicians, regardless of the discipline they choose.

Islamic Medical Student Association (IMSA)

IMSA attempts to sensitize the MSUCOM community to the unique needs of  Muslim patients. We provide a forum where Muslim medical students may discuss medical ethics from an Islamic perspective. We are also a support group for incoming Muslim students.

Medical Students for Choice (MSFC)

We are dedicated to promoting comprehensive reproductive health care for all people, including reproductive health education, access to contraception, and safe and legal abortions.  It is the aim of this organization to foster communication and promote understanding among medical professionals. 

Military Medical Student Association (MMSA) President: Adam Susmarski
Advisor: William Strampel, D.O.

MMSA's main goals include developing lines of communication among military medical students across the country, serving as an information source for those medical students, and promoting unity and esprit de corps among future military medical officers.

National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) President: Jouliana Janineh
Advisor: Norma Baptista, Ph.D.

NAAMA is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, educational and charitable organization of medical professionals and medical students of Arab descent. In addition to educational, cultural and charitable events organized by the individual chapters, NAAMA sponsors national and international medical conventions annually.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group (OBIGS) OBIGS is a student organization dedicated to learning about the profession of obstetrics and gynecology through a variety of experiences. We coordinate monthly meetings with enthusiastic speakers, a panel of residents and shadowing experiences in both office and hospital settings.
Pediatric Interest Group (PIGS)

PIGS is an organization for students interested in pediatrics, children's issues, or is just a kid at heart!   We consist of students and faculty from the Pediatrics Department.  Our goal is to promote medical student interest in pediatrics. 

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)

PHR functions on the idea that human rights are essential preconditions for the health and well-being of all people. Our mission is to respond to poverty, repression, discrimination and other social determinants related to health care.

Radiology Interest Group (ORIG)

President: Sean Neal
Advisor: Kevin Robinson, D.O.

ORIG’s main goal is to gain additional experience, knowledge, and understanding of radiology.  In addition to our primary goal, we will strive to provide job-shadowing opportunities and give back through community service.

Sigma Sigma Phi (SSP)

Sigma Sigma Phi is MSUCOM’s Honorary Fraternity/Society. It has the following goals: to improve the scholastic standing and promote a higher degree of fellowship among the students, officials, and faculty,  and to foster allegiance to the AOA.

Student Neurology Ophthalmology and Psychiatry Society (SNOPS) SNOPS is an organization focused on the science and beauty of the human brain.  This club offers its members and the community an opportunity to attend the "neurosciences lecture series", to review journal articles, and shadow physicians in the area. 
Student Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine (SOASM)

SOASM is an organization that was created for anyone interested in athletics and medicine.  The goal of this organization is to create a social environment to bring people interested in sports medicine together.

Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA)

SOMA is a the student affiliate organization of the American Osteopathic Association.  Our goal is to promote osteopathic ideals, unite osteopathic physicians, and educate the future of the profession.

Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA)

SOSA stresses understanding of osteopathic principles in relationship to disease in the practice of surgery and provides a forum for discussion among students and surgeons. Students will gain knowledge about various surgical specialties through organized lectures and labs.

Student Parents at Medical School (SPAM)

SPAM’s mission is to provide student parents a forum to discuss parenting and family planning issues, develop a social network of parent mentors spanning students to practicing physicians, and provide recreational and educational opportunities for those with families.

Student National Medical Association (SNMA)

SNMA strives to advocate for and meet the medical needs of historically underserved populations.   Our protocols include but are not restricted to education, awareness, community involvement, recruitment and retention.  This organization is the student affliliate organization of the National Medical Association (NMA). 

Technology and Osteopathic Medicine Association (TOMA)

TOMA strives to educate, incorporate and further the growth and use of both medical technologies and that of consumer and business technologies which benefit osteopathic medicine.

Undergraduate American Academy of Osteopathy (UAAO)

The UAAO is dedicated to increasing student awareness of osteopathic principles and practice. We provide opportunities for students to learn OMM skills through workshops and classes. These are designed to expose students to a variety of OMM techniques.

Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) The WMS strives to combine a passion for outdoor adventure with our profession. Whether rafting in West Virginia, medical adventure racing, skiing in Canada, or listening to a search-and-rescue guest speaker, we will continue to explore our professional boundaries.