Student Organizations Registered at UTMB

There are over 50 student organizations at UTMB. Most are professional and discipline specific. Others are cultural, religious and social. Student Organizations each year participate in and organize hundreds of projects for the campus and the Galveston community. In the course of planning and implementing organizational activities, students need information on the use of University facilities, budgeting, outside vendors and planning strategies. The Office of Student Life is the resource for students and student organizations. It can provide valuable information and save lots of time and energy for busy students.

The Handbook for Registered Student Organizations is a publication no student organization at UTMB should be without (Adobe .PDF format). To view it, click on the link (some hard copies also available).

Student Organizations must re-register every year in order to be considered a registered student organization in good standing. The registration form is available in PDF format by clicking on the highlighted link.

Following is a list of registered student organizations at UTMB with information provided by the organizations.

Alliance in Internal Medicine     AIM Web Site
President: Betiel Fesseha
President: Anand Bhat
Secretary: Brandon Riley
Second year Representative: Rimma Osipov
Mission Statement: To provide students of UTMB a greater understanding of medicine, with opportunities to interact with faculty, build fellowships with each other and in the community.

Alpha Kappa Kappa
President: Kevin Oguayo
House Manager: Julie Kennedy
Vice President: Thao Vu
Treasurer: Rachael Lee
Mission Statement: To promote camaraderie, ethics, and academic excellence amoung UTMB students.

Alpha Omega Alpha               AOA Web Site
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

American Medical Association/Texas Medical Association  AMA/TMA Web Site
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

American Medical Student Association 
President: Monica Mitcham
Vice President/Treasurer: Kristy Acosta
Treasurer: Neil Patel
Hu Med Officer: Alyssa Shell
Mission Statement: The American Medical Student Association is committed to improving health care and health care delivery to all people; promoting active imporvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicin; 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.

American Medical Women's Association AMWA Web Site
President/Vice President : Adrienne Hyatt
Meeting Coordinator: Elayna Mia Brooks
Housing Committee Chair: Michelle Foshat
Social Coordinator: Elizabeth Roodriguez
Mission Statement: AMWA is an organization dedicated to advancing women in medicine and improving women's health.

American Physician Scientist Assocaition
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

American Red Cross Student Organization
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Asian Student Assoication
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Association Working on Social Issues
Co- Director: Rachel Pearson
Co-Director: Christina Gomez-Mira
Co-Director: Margaret Wardlaw
Missions Statement: AWSM equips student volunteers with clinical skills and community resources to address social issues among their patients.

Austin Student Activities Council
President: Katie Osterman
Vice President: An Pham
Executive Secretary: Melanie Ruyle
Missions Statement: To facilitate interaction, support and community among Austin-cased UTMB medical students and integration of students into the Austin medical community .

Baptist Student Ministry      BSM Website
Co-President: Dustin Alderson
Co-President: Julia Cornelius
Mission Statement: The Baptist Student Misitry exists to help students love God, love others, and make disciples of Jesus Christ.

Biological Chemistry Student Organization   BCSO website
Chair: Christof Straub
Vice- Chair: Michal Szymanski
Treasurer: Sarah Hemauer
Secretary: Paige Spencer
Mission Statement: To foster the development and groeth of graduate students enrolled in the BMB graduate program at UTMB

Bowtie Social Club 
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Catholic Medical Student Association
President: Daisy Perez
Vice President: Erica Warren Snook
Treasurer: Tochi Amagwula
Secretary: Fatimat Alhassan
Public Relations: Mike Leasure
Mission Statement: To provide guidance & support for medical students, to develop community among students entering medicine, and to promote education in CAtholic physician values.

Catholic Newman Center
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Children's Healthcare Coalition
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Chinese Student and Scholars Association 
President: Wenzhe Lu
Vice President: Ling Fang
Vice President: Zuliang Jie
Vice President: Yao Xiao
Mission Statement: to promote the development of the Chinese community in Galveston areas, the preservation of the Chinese culture, and the achievement of the Chinese students and scholars.

Christian Medical Association - CMA Web Site   
Co-President: Geoffrey Moses
Co-President: Natasha Lewis
Co-President: Brad Terry
Co-President: Patrick Armstrong
Co- President: Rachel Osborne
Mission Statement: To provide a place where UTMB students and faculty can come together to worship, study, God's word, fellowship and reach out to others.

Collegiate Cancer Council
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Committee for Career Development   CCD web site
Chair: Julie Kutac
Public Relations: Jiin-Yu Chen
Infromation Specialist: Michelle Nelson
Mission Statement: Our goal is to expose graduate students and postdocs to career opportunities and help them acquire the skills needed to further their professional lives that they cannot get in the classroom.

Committee on Public Policy
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Couples Network and Social Club
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Creative Expressions
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Dermatology Interest Group   D.I.G. web site
Galveston Co-President: Jarad Levin
Austin Co-President: Alison Wiesenthal
Vice President: Lindsey Hunter
Secretary: Janese Laster
Mission Statement: To encourage medical student interest in dermatology; to increase exposure of medical students to dermatology; to foster a sense of sense of collegiality among students interested in dermatology; to help students find mentors within the field; to provide information for students interested in skin research; to inform students about dermatology events at UTMB, locally, regionally, and nationally; to promote attendance at national and reginal dermatology conferences; to teach people in the Galveston community about preventative measusers to protect against skin diseases; and to create and disperse an electronic newsletter which will form a cohesive link between students, faculty, residents, alumni and to disperse information regarding opportunities in research, experience, and volunteerism within dermatology.

Doctoral Nursing Student Orgnization
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Emergency Medicine Interest Group    EMIG Web Site
President: Jennifer Russell
Vice President: Adriane Haragan
Secretary: Krysten Phelan
Mission Statement: EMIG has been created to unite, educate, and promote UTMB students interested in emergency medicine.

Experimental Pathology Graduate Student Organization
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

Family Medicine Interest Group FMIG Web Site
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

Fit-N-Fun Student Volunteer Group
President: Varun Chowdhary
Vice President: Steven Schmerber
Mission Statement: Our organization volunteers in the local community to help the youth maintain an active, healthy lifestyle through excerise and diet.

Frontera de Salud      Frontera web site
Co-Director: Katrina Leonard
Co-Director: N. Miles Farr
Co-Director: Inger Vindekilde
Co-Director: Elyse McMorries
Medical Co-Director: Emily Nia
Medical Co-Director: Sara Janne Aarsland
Co-Director for Galveston Education Programs: Conrado Cantu
Co-Director for Galveston Education Programs: Jim Goggin
Co-Director for Galveston Education Programs: Tara Kinra

Galveston County Health Fair 
Chairperson: Angela Caskey
Chairperson: June Yowtak
Chairperson: Margaret Brown
Chairperson: Chip Watts
Mission Statement: To provide health care screenings and information to residents of Galveston County that may otherwise have barriers to health care.

Gay Straight Alliance
Co-President: Bridget Wagner
Co-President: Eric Shute
Co-President: Christina Gomez-Mira
Mission Statement: Provide a forum fro the free exchange of ideas and cultural promotion for the campus community, with an emphasis on GLBT issues.

Geriatric Student Interest Group   
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Gold Humanism Honor Society
Co-President: Queenie Williams
Co-President: Amy Haberman
Vice President: Christopher Lewis
Project Committee: Tara Kinra
Mission Statement: To promote humanism on campus and in the community.

Graduate Student Organization   GSO web site
President: Ashley Purgason  
Vice President: Frances Valencia
Secretary: Katie Taylor
Treasurer: Nina Williams
Mission Statement: The GSO serves to facilitate and direct all graduate student functions in teh best interests of students and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Honor Education Council
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

Hurricane Evacuation Assistance Team (H.E.A.T)
Co-President: Evan Tavakoli
Co-President: Zachary Pallister
Co-President: Brad Terry
Mission Statement: We provide evacuation and recovery assistance in the event of a major hurricane.

International Student Organization
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Island Cycling Club
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Jewish Student & Faculty Organization
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Lambda Tau CLS Honor Society                CLS Web page
President: Amber Stanford
Vice President: Lauren Gallier
Historian: Meagan McDowell
Secretary: John Samson
Treasurer: Natalie Dunaway
Mission Statement: To develop cooperation and unity among the students in medical technology and clinical laboratory science; to encourage high scholastc standards and enhance the student's interest in the profession.