Council of Student Members
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Welcome from the Chair of the Council of Student Members
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2008-2009 Council of Student Members
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Call for Nominations, 2009-2010 CSM Open Seats
About the Council of Student Members
In July 1998, ACP formed the Council of Student Members. The Council of Student Members was formed to address the needs of medical students and represent the interests of approximately 24,000 Medical Student Members.
Mission
To promote excellence and professionalism in medical students; thereby promoting internal medicine as a career.
Goals
- To establish and promote the highest clinical standards and ethical ideals among medical students;
- To expand Medical Student Membership in the ACP;
- To create educational and mentoring opportunities for medical students that are unique to internal medicine;
- To expand student programs and student involvement in local, regional and national ACP activities;
- To create strong relationships with internal medicine practitioners, academic leaders, and general medical student organizations;
- To obtain current demographic information on students interested in internal medicine and assess our members' needs;
- To promote scholarly activity among medical students using College products and the College's Web site.
2008-2009 Council of Student Members
Chair
Maya Babu
Harvard Medical School, 2010
E-mail: maya.babu@hms.harvard.edu
Vice Chair
Jonathan Stegall
Medical University of South Carolina, 2010
E-mail: stegallj@musc.edu
Canadian Liaison (Canadian Schools)
Aleksandra Leligdowicz
McGill University
E-mail: aleksandra.leligdowicz@mail.mcgill.ca
Central Region (IL, IN, IA, KY, WV)
Viral Patel
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 2010
E-mail: viral.patel@uky.edu
Central Atlantic Region (DE, MD, NJ, PR, VA, DC)
Joseph Sivak
University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2009
E-mail: jasivak@virginia.edu
Midwestern Region (AZ, CO, KS, MN, MO, NE, NV, ND, SD, UT, WI)
Ryan C. VanWoerkom
University of Utah School of Medicine, 2010
E-mail: ryan.vanwoerkom@hsc.utah.edu
Military Representative (Army, Navy, Air Force Chapters)
Lavanya Viswanathan
USUHS, 2011
Lavanya.Viswanathan@usuhs.mil
New England Region (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Emily A. Glick
University of Vermont College of Medicine, 2009
E-mail: emily.glick@uvm.edu
North Atlantic Region (NY)
Wendy Ho
Albany Medical College, 2010
E-mail: how@mail.amc.edu
North Central Region (MI, OH, PA)
John Paul Henao
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2009
E-mail: jph32@drexel.edu
Osteopathic Representative (Osteopathic Schools)
Shabnam Zarrabi
UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2010
E-mail: zarrabsh@umdnj.edu
Pacific Region (AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Aliza Monroe-Wise
Stanford University School of Medicine, 2009
E-mail: aliza1@stanford.edu
Southeastern Region (FL, GA, NC, SC, TN)
Matthew P. Rudy
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 2010
E-mail: mattrudy@gmail.com
Southwestern Region (AL, AR, LA, MS, NM, OK, TX)
Gates Colbert
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2010
Gates.B.Colbert@uth.tmc.edu
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