Student Organizations Directory

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AFYAC believes that participating in athletics keeps young students motivated to do well in school and fosters an environment in which they can learn leadership, discipline and good citizenship, despite socioeconomic barriers.  Our goal as medical students, with the help of volunteer physicians and residents, is to support Chicago Public School athletes' participation in sports by providing free pre-season physicals, education on sports injury prevention and nutrition, and mentorship.

President/Clinic Coordinator Cindy Kahlenberg cynthia-kahlenberg@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer/Clinic Coordinator Dan Curtis Daniel-Curtis@fsm.northwestern.edu

Summer Physicals Coordinator/Clinic Coordinator Luke Cerbin lukasz-cerbin@fsm.northwestern.edu

Sports Education Coordinator/Clinic Coordinator Christian Mewaldt christian-mewaldt@fsm.northwestern.edu
 

Alternative Spring Break Program

The Alternative Spring Break Program is dedicated to the organization and implementation of community service trips to various underserved communities in the United States during the medical school spring break week.  The organization aims to broaden students' understanding about the effects of poverty on health and healthcare while simultaneously providing medical and non-medical services to an underserved community.

Co-President Patrick Sweeney patrick-sweeney@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-President Cristina Thomas Cristina-Thomas@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Amita Goyal amita-goyal@fsm.northwestern.edu

American Medical Association - Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS)

The American Medical Association – Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS) is dedicated to representing medical students, improving medical education, developing leadership, and promoting activism for the health of America. The AMA-MSS strives to be the medical students' leading voice for improving medical education, advancing health care and advocating for the future of medicine, community engagement and service.

President - Xiaoying Lou xiaoying-lou@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer - Ian Chow i.chow@fsm.northwestern.edu

Vice President - Ben Kester benjamin-kester@fsm.northwestern.edu

Recruitment Chair - Liza Cohen Liza-Cohen@fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Service Chair Edward Wu edward-wu@fsm.northwestern.edu

American Medical Student Association (AMSA)

AMSA is committed to improving healthcare and healthcare delivery to all people; promoting active improvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine; assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems; contributing to the welfare of medical students, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine.

President: Aderonke Bamgbose, aderonke-bamgbose(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Global Health Board: Mania Kupershtok,
Community Environmental Health: Amanda Gillett, amanda-gillett(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Secretary: Siang Liao Lee, siangliao-lee(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer  Julie Han Wolfe julie-han(at)fsm.northwestern.edu n/a

American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)

The AMWA student chapter supports the advancement of women in medicine and strives to improve women's health education. We develop leadership within the medical student community and provide networking, advocacy, education, faculty mentoring and support for political action.  Northwestern's AMWA participates at school, city-wide, regional and national levels.  We welcome the participation of all medical students in our activities.  Our website is https://www.infoplex.northwestern.edu/groups/AMWA/index.html

Co-president - Jackie Wong jacqueline-wong@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-president - Riti Mahadevia riti-mahadevia@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer - Annie Reihman anne-reihman@fsm.northwestern.edu

Communications VP - Meghan Park meghan-park@fsm.northwestern.edu

WFO representative - Shanti Leon Guerrero Shanti-LeonGuerrero@fsm.northwestern.edu

Mentor VP - Daisy Hassani daisy-hassani@fsm.nothwestern.edu

Mentor VP - Natalia Llarena natalia-llarena@fsm.northwestern.edu

Advocacy VP - Suzy Butler suzanne-butler@fsm.northwestern.edu

Advocacy VP - Kathryn Fay kathryn-fay@fsm.northwestern.edu 

American Red Cross Club

The Feinberg Chapter of the American Red Cross Club is committed to furthering the work of the International Red Cross Organization.

Co-President: Beth Schweighofer, bethschweighofer(at)gmail.com
Co-President: Jennifer Choi, jenniferchoi2007(at)u.northwestern.edu

Anesthesia and Pain Management Interest Group

The Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Interest Group will promote awareness of and education in the field of anesthesiology and pain medicine among Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students.  The Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Interest Group will meet the objectives set forth through activities including, but not limited to: providing anesthesiology and pain medicine shadowing opportunities, scheduling faculty speaker lunch talks, organizing an annual forum of 4th year medical students discussing their experiences during the match process, publicizing research opportunities for medical students, arranging faculty mentorship, participating in anesthesiology and pain medicine conferences, and performing community service.  It is the hope of the Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Interest Group (APMIG) that participating students will gain exposure to anesthesiology and pain medicine that will strengthen their interest in the field.

Co-President: Lizhou Huang, lizhou-huang(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Kristine Paik, k-paik(at)northwestern.edu

Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)

APAMSA strives to serve the student body in four different capacities: cultural, social, educational and philanthropy.  The services are especially focused for Asian-American medical students, providing an avenue where Asian-American issues and concerns may be addressed.  APAMSA's current activities include planning an International Film Festival, holding annual holiday celebrations, organizing outings, inviting speakers to discuss Asian-American-related medical issues and organizing an annual bone marrow drive.

President: Stephanie J. Ha, s-ha(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Michael Choi, michael-choi(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Ban Lee, SiangLiao-Lee(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

The Beat

After a nearly two-year hiatus, three first-year medical students resuscitated the student-run newspaper in the spring of 2007.  The Beat presents to the medical student population a public forum for sharing new ideas, opinions, news, and hopefully, an overall enjoyable read. Each issue provides students with an opportunity to voice their opinions and express their writing talents, and fosters discussion and debate in the medical school community.

Co-editors:
Ashish Sarraju: ashish-sarraju(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Kate Peng: Kate-Peng(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Nikhil Ram Mohan: nikhil-rammohan(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Business and Medicine Club

The Business and Medicine Club seeks to educate training physicians about essential aspects of business they are sure to encounter during career.  Through guest speakers and presentations, we hope to inform medical students and residents about personal finance/educational debt, the inner workings of managed health care and the pending health care reform.  We also expose students to career opportunities in business and pathways to obtaining graduate business education.

Officer Tyler Wanke tyler-wanke@fsm.northwestern.edu

Officer Kai Xu kai-xu@fsm.northwestern.edu

Officer Mahesh Vidula mahesh-vidula@fsm.northwestern.edu

Officer Paul Jansson paul-jansson@fsm.northwestern.edu

Camp Wildcat

Camp Wildcat is an NUFSOM student-run club that cooperates with Chicago Youth Programs to provide a group of underprivileged, at-risk Chicago children the opportunity to participate in positive recreational activities.  The three main events throughout the year are a Halloween party, a field trip to the medical school and a weekend long camp.  The goal of the program is to create a venue in which the children can be exposed to camping activities and the outdoors- an experience most likely not accessible otherwise.

President Anne Reihman anne-reihman@fsm.northwestern.edu

Camp Director Amanda Fuchs amanda-fuchs@fsm.northwestern.edu

Cardiovascular Health Society

The mission of the Cardiovascular Health Society is to increase student exposure to the fields of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery and improve student education of cardiac pathophysiologies and common issues in cardiovascular health. These goals will be addressed by organizing lunch presentations to the Feinberg student body, offering OR and clinic shadowing opportunities, advertising regional and national research and internship opportunities in cardiovascular health, and offering opportunities for student participation in patient education sessions and community service projects. Thus, this group and its goals address the core competencies of medical knowledge and scholarship, system awareness and team-based care, and community engagement and service.

Medical Education Coordinator Tim Maher timothy-maher@fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Service Coordinator Gabrielle Ahlzadeh 

Shadowing Coordinator Xiaoying Lou iaoying-lou@fsm.northwestern.edu

Officer Adina Goldberger adina-goldberger@fsm.northwestern.edu

Officer Lukasz Cerbin lukasz-cerbin@fsm.northwestern.edu

Catholic Medical Student Association (CMSA) 

CMSA seeks to promote spiritual and moral values, foster the development of spiritual life and worship, offer opportunities for service to the greater community and provide a forum for medical students to congregate and share their experiences.  In addition, CMSA seeks to understand and converse with people of various faiths and those who do not profess a faith, to come to a better understanding and integration of the complex issues regarding religion, ethics and morals.

President Warren McGee warren-mcgee@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Marysa Leya marysa-leya@fsm.northwestern.edu

  Chiasma  

Chiasma is a free student-run publication of literary and artistic works created by and for medical students, faculty, and staff.  Formerly known as Personae, it is now about to begin its third year as Chiasma and its eighteenth year overall.  This upcoming year is an exciting time for Chiasma as it begins its transition to an online-based publication.

Co-President: Aileen Kang, a-kang(at)northwestern.edu
Co-President: Lizhou Huang, lizhou-huang(at)northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Andrew Ketterer, a-ketterer(at)northwestern.edu
Layout Editor: Kristine Paik, k-paik(at)northwestern.edu
Copy Editor: Andrew Haynes, andrew-haynes(at)northwestern.edu

Chicago Youth Programs Clinic (CYP)

The Cabrini Green Youth Program was founded in 1984 by a group of NUFSOM students.  Today, CYP partners Northwestern Law and Medical students with over 125 youths ages 3-18 from Cabrini Green, Washington Park and the Uptown community, for weekly mentoring activities.  Medical students also participate in CYP Clinic every Tuesday from 4-7:30pm with volunteer physicians from Children's Memorial Hospital.

Co-Director Megan McClean megan-mcclean@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-Director Thomas Carberry thomas-carberry@fsm.northwestern.edu

Chinatown Clinic

The Chinatown Clinic arranges for Feinberg students to volunteer at a weekly clinic in Cermak Chinatown.  The clinic provides free primary medical care to the indigent public.  In the spring, the Chinatown Clinic organizes a health screening fair open to the public, which brings together NUFSOM students, students from other schools, translators and attendings of many specialties. Throughout the year, the clinic promotes community service opportunities for Feinberg students to further enrich their education.

President: Alfred Chung, alfred-chung(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Julie Wolfe, julie-wolfe(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Health Fair Coordinator: Mimi Wu, yue-wu(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Hep B Alliance Liason: Kate Peng, kate-peng(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Volunteer Translator Coordinator  Kevin Liu kevin-liu(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Christian Medical Association (CMA)

CMA exists to motivate, educate and equip Christian physicians to glorify God by: living out the character of Christ in their homes, practices, communities and around the world; pursuing professional competence and Christ-like compassion in their daily work; influencing their families, colleagues, and patients toward a right relationship with Jesus Christ; advancing Biblical principals in bioethics and health to the Church and society.

Co-President: Michael Choi, Michael-Choi(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Aderonke Bamgbose, aderonke-bamgbose(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Anita Petit-Homme, anita-petithomme(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Prayer Coordinator: Chiagozie Ononye, chiagozie-ononye(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Bible Study Co-Coordinator:  Jasmine Ng, sheanhuey-ng(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Bible Study Co-Coordinator: Arianne Cordon, arianne-cordon(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
PA-Liaison: Melissa Pederson, melissa-pederson(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Secretary: Stephanie Ha, s-ha(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Health Clinic (CHC)

The Community Health Clinic at NUFSOM is a service organization dedicated to providing medical care to the patients of Community Health Clinic, a free outpatient medical clinic, while providing NUFSOM students an informal environment to learn from one another and from attending physicians.

President Michael Heiferman Michael-Heiferman@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Riti Mahadevia 

Underclassmen volunteer management Natalia Llarena natalia-llarena@fsm.northwestern.edu

Upperclassmen volunteer management Philip Yang philip-yang@fsm.northwestern.edu

Health education and outreach Adina Goldberger adina-goldberger@fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Health Clinic: Cardiology (Cardio Clinic)

The Cardiology Clinic seeks to give medical students early clinical experiences in Cardiology and to provide needed care in an underserved community in Chicago's west side. The group also plans 2-3 education talks for students per year on careers in Cardiology and current issues in heart disease.

President: Brian Dubin, brian-dubin(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
President: Kathleen Polonchek, kathleen-polonchek(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Health Clinic: Endocrinology (CHC-Endo)

The Endocrinology Clinic seeks to give medical students early clinical experiences in endocrinology and to provide needed care in an underserved community in Chicago's west side.

President/Treasurer April Zhang april-zhang@fsm.northwestern.edu

President/Treasurer Marysa Leya marysa-leya@fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Health Clinic: Psychiatry (CHC-Psych)

CHC Psych strives to 1) raise awareness among medical students regarding mental health needs, 2) provide an opportunity for medical students to work with Northwestern residents and physicians in providing community-based psychiatric care at CHC and 3) respond to an unmet need for psychiatric health services at CHC.  CHC Psych is the only student group at Feinberg that seeks to provide psychiatric care in a vulnerable population.

President: Michael Choi, michael-choi(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Coordinator: Doug Curphey, douglas-curphey(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Wen Chen, wen-chen(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Coordinator: Pedro Engel Gonzalez, pedro-engelgonzalez(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Coordinator  Katharine Secunda k-secunda(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Dance Interest Group (DIG)

The Dance Interest Group is an organization of medical students with interest in any dance form, including ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, modern, lyrical and ballroom.  DIG serves as a resource to students with any level of dance experience who would like to perform, choreograph, take classes from dance studios and participate in group trips to dance performances.  DIG is featured yearly in the In Vivo Show with a number of unique, high-energy routines.

Co-President Ashley Aaroe ashley-aaroe@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-President Suzanne Butler 

Dermatology Interest Group

The main purpose of this organization is to give students exposure to the field of Dermatology.  The Dermatology Interest Group will assist students in finding shadowing and research opportunities with faculty, provide a speaker series that educates students about the field of dermatology, and encourage students to participate in skin care related community service.

Volunteer Coordinator: Adam Whittington, adam-whittington(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Administrator/Treasurer: Namita Jain, namita-jain(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Research/Shadowing Coordinator  Vadim Bul vadim-bul(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Devon Clinic

The Devon Clinic aims to be a student-run clinic with medical students from several of the medical schools around Chicago, working together in a collaborative effort to provide medical care to the uninsured and underserved, under the direct supervision of a physician fully-licensed in the State of Illinois.

President Cristina Thomas cristina-thomas@fsm.northwestern.edu

Scheduler Amanda Knutson amanda-knutson@fsm.northwestern.edu

Undergraduate Liaison Mahesh Vidula mahesh-vidula@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Hannan Qureshi hannan-qureshi@fsm.northwestern.edu

DOCappella

Timothy Cooper, timothy-cooper(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Amy Lu, amy-lu(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Emergency Medicine Interest Group

President Paul Jansson paul-jansson@fsm.northwestern.edu

Secretary Brian Han brian-han@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Chelsea Williams chelsea-williams@fsm.northwestern.edu

ENT Interest Group

The ENT Interest group promotes student interest in and early awareness of the medical specialty field of Ear, Nose and Throat / Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery through exposure to faculty mentors in the field and educational sessions. These sessions would include: faculty and resident speakers, residency application advice, research opportunities, and faculty mentorship. This organization will allow interested students the opportunity to learn about a career in the field as well as provide opportunities for education and research.

Co-president: Kevin Liu, kevin-liu(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-president: Ken Zhao, itsken.zhao(at)gmail.com
Co-president: Mike Jung, michael-jung(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)

The mission of the NU FMIG is to expose medical students to the fulfilling careers and array of opportunities within the Dep't of Family Medicine.  Panel discussions, lectures, conferences and happy hours make out the type of agenda for this year, as well as opportunities for research with our community faculty, and introduction to residencies locally and nationally.

Co-President/Communications Shanti Leon Guerrero shanti.leon.guerrero@gmail.com

Co-President/Treasurer Emily Hall emily-hall@fsm.northwestern.edu

Feinberg Cancer Society

The purpose of Feinberg Cancer Society (FCS) is to promote student interest, education, and participation in the medical specialty field of oncology. FCS sponsors events and programs that connect students to various members of the oncology community, including physicians, researchers, patients, and community leaders. These include faculty speakers, community speakers and/or panel discussions, research presentations, patient shadowing, faculty/research mentoring, and journal club. Finally, FCS provides a forum for students to discuss issues related to cancer and pursuing a career in oncology.

Co-President: Michael Yarrington, michael-yarrington(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Andrew Davis, andrew-davis(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Kalie Tommerdahl, kalie-tommerdahl(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President  Laura Boitano laura-boitano(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Feinberg Collegium for Neurological Surgery (Feinberg-CNS)

Feinberg-CNS promotes student interest and education in the field of neurosurgery through exposure to faculty neurosurgeons and conferences held by the Dep't of Neurological Surgery.  This exposure includes but is not limited to: speakers, surgical skills sessions, residency application advice, research opportunities, faculty mentorship and career counseling.  This organization hopes to foster early awareness in interested students who wish to pursue a career in this field as well as provide opportunities for education and research.

President: Jack Dougherty, jpd633(at)gmail.com
Vice President: Stephanie Ha, s-ha(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Educational Chair: Justin Vranic, justin-vranic(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Ali Habib, alihabib33(at)gmail.com

Feinberg French Club

The Feinberg French Club promotes student interest in French language and culture as well as education about the practice of medicine in the francophone world through regular, informal gatherings and by exposure to faculty and physicians with francophone ties. Activities include: informal French conversation, movie screenings in French, francophone speakers, research opportunities, networking with francophone interest groups throughout Northwestern and Chicago. This organization hopes to foster a welcoming environment where students with an interest in the francophone world can meet peers and faculty with similar interests, maintain and improve their French language skills, and learn about medicine as it is practiced in the francophone world.

President: Clark Van Den Berghe, c-berghe(at)northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Chinwe Uwalaka, uwalakac(at)gmail.com
Social Chair: Erica Eschelbach, e-eschelbach(at)u.northwestern.edu
Education Chair: David Pavkovich, dspavkovich(at)gmail.com

Feinberg Nanocluster

The Feinberg Society for Nanomedicine aims to 1) increase medical student exposure to biomedical nanotechnology through speakers, lab tours, journal club, research opportunities, and society website, 2) catalyze research collaborations between medical researchers and nanotechnology researchers by organizing an annual competition that teams up medical students, graduate students, physician mentors, and scientific mentors to seek potential outside-of-box nanotechnology solutions to important medical problems, and 3) build a student community to promote understanding and generate interest for biomedical nanotechnology and for future networking opportunities.
President: Andy Hung, andy.hung(at)northwestern.edu

Food Health Initiative

The Food Health Initiative aims to help medical students incorporate healthy eating into their daily lives through fun and engaging activities, as well as to reach out to the Feinberg and Chicago communities about the importance of healthy eating and nutrition.

President: Tim Cooper, tcooper88(at)gmail.com
Treasurer: Alyssa Greiman, a-greiman(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

FUSION

FUSION is Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's annual multicultural show featuring song, dance, fashion and other acts from various ethnicities.  It is a joint effort from all of the multicultural groups on campus and all proceeds from the show benefit various Chicagoland charities and student-run clinics.

Organizer/Treasurer Ashley Aaroe ashley-aaroe@fsm.northwestern.edu

Acts Coordinators Tara Sulyman 

Acts Coordinators Andrew Lehr 

Donations Coordinator Amita Goyal amita-goyal@fsm.northwestern.edu

Publicity Coordinators Katherine Sengoba Katherine-Sengoba@fsm.northwestern.edu

Publicity Coordinators Terence Choy 

AV Coordinator Phoebe Arbogast phoebe-arbogast@fsm.northwestern.edu

Fashion Show Coordinators Anshika Kaushik anshika-kaushik@fsm.northwestern.edu

Fashion Show Coordinators Rushi Talati rushi-talati@fsm.northwestern.edu

Global Medical Relief Program (GlobeMed)

GlobeMed is a student group dedicated to providing medical supplies and promoting quality healthcare to developing countries and regions suffering from natural disasters.  Nationally, GlobeMed has provided supplies and care to over 15 developing countries around the world.  At Feinberg, GlobeMed has primarily worked to support the Ghana-Outlook AIDS Clinic in Ho, Ghana, to provide a forum for international health issues, and to organize supply drives, fundraisers and the Global AIDS Awareness Week.

President: Mary Rhee, mary.rhee(at)md.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Kunj Sheth, k-sheth(at)md.northwestern.edu

Health Disparities Taskforce (HDTF)

HDTF seeks to raise awareness about and spark student interest in disparities found in healthcare access and quality in the United States.  HDTF's goal is to educate medical students and other members of the medical community, with the ultimate objective of creating a conscious group of individuals well-versed in the pertinent issues and dedicated to bring about change.  An additional goal of HDTF is to promote the incorporation of information about health disparities into the permanent curriculum at NUFSOM.

Co-President: David Tapke, david-tapke(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Aderonke Bamgbose, aderonke-bamgbose(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Caitlin MacGregor, c-macgregor(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Hepatitis B Alliance of Chicago

Chronic Hepatitis B affects the lives of more than one million Americans, many of whom do not even know they are infected, and 50% of which are Asian.  In fact, Hepatitis B is one of the most preventable health disparities in the Asian-American community, and 1 in 4 untreated chronically infected Hepatitis B patients will die of liver-related disease.  We are forming the Hepatitis B Alliance of Chicago to increase awareness and provide culturally competent health information and support to the Chicagoland community and health professionals in an effort to rin vivoeduce this major health disparity.  Thus, we are partnering with Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois, the Chinese American Service League, and the Asian Health Coalition of Illinois to create an intercollegiate program in order to improve awareness, and screen, vaccinate, and care for potential Hepatitis B patients.

President:  Nicole Higashiyama, nicole-higashiyama(at)fsm.northwestern.edu 
Treasurer: Amy Lu, amy-lu(at)fsm.northwestern.edu 

Infoplex

Infoplex is a student organization whose mission is to promote the use of online resources throughout the medical school community. The organization administers several services aimed at medical students, including a website, events calendar, electronic mail listserv and a collection of electronic resources for students.  All of these services are aimed at increasing the awareness of any and all academic and extracurricular activities, as well as keeping the medical student community cohesive across the M1-M4 years.

Editor-In-Chief: Terrance Lee, tl(at)md.northwestern.edu
Editor-In-Chief: Mike Jung, michael.jung1(at)gmail.com
Class of 2013 Editor: Ryan Kozlowski, r-kozlowski(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

InNuvation

InNUvation is a University-wide, interdisciplinary organization that promotes entrepreneurship.  We seek to expose and educate students about the aspects of developing their ideas into executable programs or marketable products.  Student teams from InNUvation participate in Applied Research Day and compete in Northwestern University's Venture Challenge for start-up funds and the opportunity to pitch their ideas to venture capitalists.

President: Ajay Patel, ajay-patel(at)northwestern.edu
Vice-president/Treasurer: Steven Hung, s-hung(at)northwestern.edu

Internal Medicine Society (IMS)

IMS serves the NUFSOM community by informing students about opportunities in internal medicine through talks, panel discussions, workshops and other activities. Events have included a talk on "What is Internal Medicine?" and patient case presentations by the NUMS medicine clerkship director, panels of physicians discussing specialties in internal medicine, a panel on matching for internal medicine residency and a chest x-ray workshop. IMS works with ACP-ASIM, the nation's largest medical specialty society.

President: Chio Yokose, chio-yokose(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Vice President: Vaibhav Patel, vaibhav-patel(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Rupesh Patel, rupesh-patel(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

In Vivo

One of Feinberg’s oldest and most popular traditions, In Vivo is an annual sketch comedy show that raises money for local charities. It is written, directed, and acted out solely by medical students and attempts to highlight the lighter side of medical school. The basic structure of the show is similar to Saturday Night Live in that it contains live performances, video skits, and musical performances. In Vivo runs for two days in January, entertaining medical students as well as faculty members and alumni. If you want to laugh so hard your risorius muscle hurts, or if you just want to see your class president embarrass himself, this is definitely the show for you.

Producer Danielle Chun danielle-chun@fsm.northwestern.edu

President/Producer Aditya Kanesa-thasan Aditya-Kanesathasan@fsm.northwestern.edu

Producer Frannie Rudolf frances-rudolf@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer/Producer Hannan Qureshi hannan-qureshi@fsm.northwestern.edu

Islamic Medical Association

The Islamic Medical Association provides activities for medical and nonmedical students that live in the downtown Chicago area, introducing and explaining the Islamic culture in order to promote better care and understanding of Muslims and Muslim patients. Activities range from informational lectures, film viewings and social events geared toward understanding Islam from a medical and general perspective.  There is a weekly Juma'ah prayer, daily iftars during Ramadan and Eid celebrations.

President: Samia Farooqi, samia-farooqi(at)northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Chris Oustwani, christopheroustwani2007(at)u.northwestern.edu
Ramadan Coordinator: Mokaram Rauf, mrauf(at)md.northwestern.edu
Ramadan Coordinator: Lora Alkhawam, l-alkhawam(at)md.northwestern.edu

Jewish Medical Student Organization (JMSO)

The JMSO is here to make your time in medical school as heimish as possible.  Call us if you need any info on Jewish Chicago, or if you need a place to stay for shabbat.  We will also be running some programs throughout the year on Jewish issues in medicine, as well as bringing the festive spirit of Channukah, Rosh Hashannah and Pesach to the Feinberg halls.

Co-president:  Rachel Kaplan, rachel-kaplan(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-president: Ariella Sprague, ariella-sprague(at)fsm.northwestern.edu 

Jugulars

The Jugulars is Feinberg's official juggling club, founded by Former Dean of Students, Jack Snarr, and Beth Villavicencio (MD/PhD, Class of 2002) in 1998.  The club meets twice weekly to learn new tricks and relieve some stress.  In addition, we also perform in shows at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, the annual medical school comedy revue, In Vivo, and local elementary schools. The juggling club is open to anyone regardless of skill level--most people join without knowing how to juggle!

President: Andrew Haynes, andrewhaynes(at)gmail.com
Treasurer: Andrew Ketterer, arketterer(at)gmail.com

Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)

LMSA seeks to create an open environment wherein all students and faculty members can share and discover Latino culture while promoting local and global Latino Health issues within the communities of Northwestern University and Chicago. El objetivo del LMSA es crear un ambiente abierto en el cual todos los estudiantes y miembros del la facultad de medicina pueden compartir y descubir la cultura Latina mientras promoviendo temas locales y globales de salud Latina en la Universidad y Chicago.

President: Matthew Dominguez, m-dominguez(at)northwestern.edu
Vice-President: Evelyn Angulo, e-angulo(at)northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Alexandria Melendez, allie.melendez(at)gmail.com

Loyal Davis Surgical Society (LDSS)

LDSS promotes student interest and education in the field of surgery and provides an introduction to the various surgical specialties.  The group acts as a campus resource by hosting events such as guest speakers, lunch talks, surgical skills workshops, as well as facilitating access to research and shadowing opportunities.  New programs for this year include a "Transplant On-Call Program" and an "OR Shadowing Program."  The group currently has over 250 members, consisting mostly of M1 and M2 students.

President:  Clarabelle DeVries, clarabelle-devries(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Caroline Minkus, caroline-minkus(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-coordinator:  David Grant, david-grant(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-coordinator: Yue (Mimi) Wu, yue-wu(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-coordinator: Vanessa Stubbs vanessa-stubbs(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Medical Chinese Interest Group

The Medical Chinese Interest Group advocates the improvement of professional interaction with the Chinese patient population through language and cultural education. We recognize the obstacles that language and cultural barriers present to the proper medical care of the Chinese speaking community. This organization serves as a Medical Chinese resource for the greater Feinberg community. Biweekly language study sessions will be complemented by opportunities to practice through relationships with APAMSA, the Chinatown Clinic, faculty members, and the greater Chicago Chinese speaking community. Study sessions will also include discussions of medically relevant elements of Chinese culture. Other activities may include but not be limited to: speakers, language partners, custom pocket card distribution, and translation services.

President Hannan Qureshi hannan-qureshi@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Amy Lu yiyang-lu@fsm.northwestern.edu

Medical Spanish Interest Group

The purpose of the Medical Spanish Interest Group is to provide weekly class time during which students receive instruction and practice medical Spanish in small groups. The course attempts to provide students of all Spanish-speaking levels with the resources they need to develop their medical Spanish skills on their own. At all levels, emphasis is placed on learning Spanish for use in scenarios that are most relevant to Feinberg medical students, including volunteering at local community clinics and on international trips.

President/Service Coordinator:  Gariel Heiber, gabriel-heiber(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer:  Victoria Konold: victoria-konold(at)fsm.northwestern.edu,
Events Coordinator: John Zulueta, john-zulueta(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
OMCA Liason: Pedro Engel Gonzalez, pedro-engelgonzalez(at)fsm.northwestern.edu 

Medical Students for Choice (MSFC)

MSFC is a member of the national, not-for-profit organization of the same name dedicated to ensuring that women receive the full range of reproductive healthcare choices.  MSFC recognizes that one of the greatest obstacles to safe and legal abortion is the absence of trained providers.

President: Adina Goldberger, adina-goldberger@fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Kate Swanson, kjs445@gmail.com 

Musicians in Medicine

Musicians in Medicine is open to anyone affiliated with NUFSOM with an interest in music performance.  We volunteer at local hospitals and healthcare centers to play for patients, with a repertoire ranging from classical chamber music to Disney songs and holiday tunes.  For more information on joining or our performance availability, please contact any of the coordinators.

President Andres Camacho mario-camacho@fsm.northwestern.edu

President Amy Lu 

Treasurer Megan McClean Megan-McClean@fsm.northwestern.edu

Nclude

Our mission is to expand the Feinberg community by reaching out to people of all abilities. Through this, we hope to improve communication between students and people of all abilities, and to encourage students to contribute to society at all levels of their medical careers.

President Daniel Dean daniel-dean@fsm.northwestern.edu

Vice President Elaine Coldren elaine-coldren@fsm.northwestern.edu

Secretary Katie Bruksch kebruksch4@gmail.com

Treasurer Amanda Fuchs amanda-fuchs@fsm.northwestern.edu

New Life Volunteering Society Clinic (NLVS)

NLVS Clinic provides the unique opportunity to work with medical students from throughout the Chicagoland area in a free clinic setting.  As a first-year medical student, you have a great opportunity to learn from both your peers and the attending physicians in a practical on-site manner while seeing real cases. The clinic is located south of Devon Avenue and is open every Saturday from 10AM to 2PM.

President Amita Goyal amita-goyal@fsm.northwestern.edu

Patient Services Nicole Samii 

Physician Recruitment/ Student Involvment Stanley Gutiontov stanley-gutiontov@fsm.northwestern.edu

Fundraising/Treasurer Lilyana Nezirova lilyana-nezirova@fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Outreach Shirin Bajaj shirin-bajaj@fsm.northwestern.edu

Northwestern University Alliance for International Development (NU-AID)

NU-AID strives to improve the health of the communities we serve, in Chicago and internationally- immediately, by providing primary medical care to underserved populations, and for the foreseeable future, by engaging in public health educational initiatives.

President Elaine Coldren Elaine-Coldren@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Minjy Kang 

Education & Sustainability Chair Frannie Rudolf frannie-rudolf@fsm.northwestern.edu

Fundraising Chair Paul Trinquero paul-trinquero@fsm.northwestern.edu

Health Fair Coordinator Bridget Whitehead bridget-whitehead@fsm.northwestern.edu

OB/GYN Interest Group and Prenatal Program

The OB/GYN Interest Group and the Prenatal Program offers M1s and M2s the exciting opportunity to learn about obstetrics and women's healthcare, early in their medical school career.  In the OB/GYN Interest Group, students have the opportunity to shadow in a variety of women's healthcare settings, including labor and delivery, gynecological surgeries, outpatient gynecology, genetics, maternal-fetal medicine, ultrasound, reproductive endocrinology and infertility.  Shadowing takes place throughout the year with physicians and midwives within the NMH system. The group also brings in speakers for lunchtime discussions.  In the Prenatal Program, students are matched with pregnant women who are entering their second trimester and attend all prenatal visits, from routine checkups and ultrasound exams to amniocentesis.  The experience culminates in the student attending labor and delivery.  From hands-on participation during physical exams and delivery, students gain unique and valuable experiences in long-term patient care.

President:  Vanessa Kiepura, vanessa-kiepura(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer and Advocacy Chair:  Allie Goodwin, alexandra-goodwin(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
 CHC Gynecology Clinic Co-Coordinator: Ana Agarrat, ana-agarrat(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
 CHC Gynecology Clinic Co-Coordinator: Blair Dina, blair-dina(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
 Shadowing Coordinator: Caitlin MacGregor c-macgregor(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Opthalmology Interest Group

The main purpose of this organization is to give students exposure to the field of Ophthalmology.  The Ophthalmology Interest Group will assist students in finding shadowing and research opportunities with faculty, provide a speaker series that educates students about the field of ophthalmology, and encourage students to participate in eye care related community service.

President Liza Cohen liza-cohen@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Jessica Kang jessica-kang@fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Service Coordinator Ryan Khanna ryan-khanna@fsm.northwestern.edu

Orthopaedic Surgical Society

The Orthopaedic Surgical Society promotes awareness of and education in the field of orthopaedic surgery. Activities include but are not limited to shadowing opportunities, faculty and resident lunch talks, an annual forum of 4th year medical students discussing their experiences during the match process, publicizing research opportunities, faculty mentorship, orthopaedic conferences, and community service. It is the hope that participating students will gain exposure to orthopaedic surgery that will strengthen their knowledge of and interest in the field.

Co-President Cynthia Kahlenberg cynthia.kahlenberg@gmail.com

Co-President Mark LaBelle M.LaBelle@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Tyler Wanke tyler-wanke@fsm.northwestern.edu

Secretary Ian Gao igao42@gmail.com

Pathology Society of the Feinberg School of Medicine

The Pathology Society of the Feinberg School of Medicine is dedicated to promoting awareness and stimulating interest in the field of pathology. The Pathology Society aims to educate medical students by offering lectures, panel discussions, and interactions with faculty and residents in formal and informal settings. The Pathology Society also aims to assist candidates with applying to pathology residency programs and beginning a career in pathology.

President: Charles Chaney, c-chaney (at) fsm.northwestern.edu

Patient Perspectives

Co-President: Katherine DiRenzo, k-direnzo(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Margaret Dowling, margaret-dowling(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President:  Joseph Brown, joseph-brown(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Nicholas Macpherson, n-macpherson(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Pediatrics Interest Group

The Pediatrics Interest Group seeks to inform the Feinberg medical community about the field of pediatrics and its sub-specialties.  Programs include mentoring, shadowing, community service projects, and lunchtime taks about pediatric sub-specialties and important issues in pediatric medicine.

Co-President Emer Feighery emer-feighery@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-President Patrick Sweeney patrick-sweeney@fsm.northwestern.edu

Community Outreach Kristen Unti Kristen-Unti@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Gabrielle Ahlzadeh gabby.ahlz@fsm.northwestern.edu

Phi Rho Sigma Medical Society

Phi Rho, founded in 1890 at NUFSOM, is an international coed fraternity for medical students.  Phi Rho alumni have been responsible for numerous significant advances of modern medicine and many currently hold positions of influence and prominence in academic and clinical medicine.  The society serves as a foundation for friendship, application and protection, by organizing and attending social events that enable medical students to experience Chicago's cultural and social venues.

President: Dipal Patel, dipal-patel(at)md.northwestern.edu
Vice-President: Taylor Reif, tjr303(at)gmail.com
Treasurer: Tony Ljulduraj, t-ljuldjuraj(at)northwestern.edu
Secretary: Erica Eschelbach, e-eschelbach(at)u.northwestern.edu
House Officer: Jiyeon Jeon, jjiyeonjeon(at)gmail.com
Social Chair: Dina Sidelko, d-sidelko(at)md.northwestern.edu
Historian: Erin Martin, erin-martin(at)northwestern.edu

Physicians for Human Rights

The purpose of this student chapter (NU-PHR) is to raise awareness and advocacy of present human rights violations and social justice needs, both internationally and domestically, with a specific focus on how we in the medical community can work toward ending the violations and meeting the needs abroad.   NU-PHR will correlate with the Community Engagement and Service competency of NUFSOM’s medical education by informing the medical community on global community needs and how physicians can be involved in community engagement and service to meet those needs.

Co-President: Chiagozie Ononye, chiagozie-ononye(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Jennifer Febbo, jennifer-febbo(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Zara Schulman, zara-schulman(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Vice President: Shauna Gunaratne, shauna-gunaratne(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group

The Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group promotes student interest and education in the medical specialty field of plastic and reconstructive surgery through exposure to faculty surgeons and conferences held by the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgery. This exposure would include but not be limited to: speakers, shadowing opportunities, residency application advice, research opportunities, faculty mentorship, and career counseling. This organization hopes to foster early awareness in interested students who wish to pursue a career in this field as well as provide opportunities for education and research.

co-President Hannan Qureshi hannan-qureshi@fsm.northwestern.edu

co-President Varun Krishnan 

Treasurer Perry Morocco perry-morocco@fsm.northwestern.edu

Events/Shadowing Coordinator Tara Sulyman omotara-sulyman@fsm.northwestern.edu

Events/Shadowing Coordinator John Smetona john-smetona@fsm.northwestern.edu

Queers and Allies (Q&A)

Q&A promotes the acceptance of LGBT students, faculty and staff, through education and discussion of LGBT issues and rights.  By organizing on-campus discussions with leaders from the community and holding social events, Q&A aims to raise awareness ofhealthcare concerns faced by the LGBT community.  In addition to being an educational and social resource, Q&A promotes a safe space for the Feinberg LGBT community as an alliance of LGBT-friendly students, faculty and staff.

President/Treasurer: Matthew Dominguez, m-dominguez(at)northwestern.edu

Radiology Society

The Radiology Society promotes student interest and education in the medical specialty field of radiology and through exposure to faculty physicians and conferences held by the Department of Radiology. This exposure would include but not be limited to: speakers, shadowing opportunities, residency application advice, research opportunities, faculty mentorship, and career counseling. This organization hopes to foster early awareness in interested students who wish to pursue a career in this field as well as provide opportunities for education and research.

Co-President Patrick Lawlor patrick-lawlor@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-President Aditya Kanesa-thasan 

Co-President Ian Chow Ian-Chow@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-President Riti Mahadevia Riti-Mahadevia@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-President Amita Goyal amita-goyal@fsm.northwestern.edu

Running Club

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Running Club is intended as a source of group training through running and various physical activities. It is an informal group focused on maintaining health and fitness during the medical school years.  It is open to everyone, regardless of running ability, and all abilities are encouraged to participate.  Our goals are to act as an informal fitness group but the club could provide support and motivation to students interested in training for competitive and non-competitive events such as the Chicago Marathon.  We would also like the group to focus on the interactive education of its members on developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle while in medical school and beyond.

President: Joshua Knapp, jdknapp88(at)gmail.com
Treasurer: Eric Farmer, eric-farmer(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

South Asian Medical Students Association (SAMSA)

SAMSA is dedicated to providing quality healthcare and health education to the increasingly underserved population of South Asians in our community.  Our mission includes: educating students about issues concerning South Asian physicians, residents and medical students, promoting diversity in the medical school curriculum, giving back to the community through charity and service work and providing students the opportunity to collaborate and exchange ideas with medical students of other schools.

President: Shreya Shah, shreya-shah(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Mitali Parmar, mitali-parmar(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Sports Medicine Interest Group (SMIG)

SMIG is interested in providing medical students with sports medicine-related opportunities through workshops, lunchtime speakers, physician/resident shadows, and possibly having medical students assist team physicians at sporting events.  Sports medicine-related lunchtime speakers/workshops include: extremities injury evaluation, current discussions on vitamins and supplements, applying for a sports medicine fellowship, examples of situations that involve sports medicine physicians and common sports-related injuries.

President Neil Khanna neil-khanna@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Jimmy Krupp j.krupp@fsm.northwestern.edu

Officer CIndy Kahlenberg cynthia-kahlenberg@fsm.northwestern.edu

Officer Mark LaBelle Mark-LaBelle@fsm.northwestern.edu

Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)

The Northwestern University Student Interest Group in Neurology (NU-SIGN) is one of the 151 SIGN chapters that are located at medical schools throughout North America.  SIGN was founded by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in 1998 in order to introduce medical students to the field of neurology and to bring them together with fellow students of similar interests.  Activities of NU-SIGN include an annual mentor dinner that provides students with networking opportunities and with the chance to ask questions about the day-to-day life of a neurologist.  Additional activities include speakers and social events.  SIGN encourages students to get involved in job-shadowing and research in neurology.

Co-President Rachel Lown Hecht rachel-lownhecht@fsm.northwestern.edu

Co-President Chris Kovach 

Mentorship Coordinator Stanley Gutiontov stanley-gutiontov@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Luke Barr luke-barr@fsm.northwestern.edu

Students for Mental Health (SMH)

The mission of Students For Mental Health is to provide social and educational programming that will help students establish a healthy work-life balance.  By planning informative and interactive events on stress management, self care, and mental health, this organization will expose students to novel methods they can use to maintain emotional and mental wellbeing. This mission is consistent with the Personal Awareness and Self Care competency that is promoted by the medical school as it encourages medical students to strengthen their mental health during their rigorous and stressful years at medical school.

President: Xiao Xiao, x-xiao(at)md.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Sonia Sanga, s-sanga(at)md.northwestern.edu

Student National Medical Association (SNMA)

SNMA seeks to provide support for medical students of color by focusing on their needs, concerns and overall well-being as they relate to the field of medicine.

Co-President: Stefany Acosta-Torres, stefany-acostatorres(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Co-President: Mawuse Gbegnon, mawuse-gbegnon(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Vice-President: Travis Sims, travis-sims(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Treasurer: Davlyn Tillman, davlyn-tillman(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Fundraising Chair: Anita Petit-Homme, anita-petithomme(at)fsm.northwestern.edu
Community Chair: Tolulope Fatokun, tolulope-fatokun(at)fsm.northwestern.edu

Student Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)

Student Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) works closely with the Chicago Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility to expose students to environmental issues, providing students with opportunities to learn more or to take more active roles in the community.

President Chris Deyholos chris-deyholos@fsm.northwestern.edu

Treasurer Gabriel Gao gabriel-gao@fsm.northwestern.edu