Medical Business Association
Co-President: Timothy Bednar
Co-President: David Swanson
Vice-President: Grace Lin
Mission Statement: A service-based organization, providing its members with guest speakers to foster financially sound decisions for the present and future.

Med. Peds Student Interest Group
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

Medical Humanities Journal Club
Co-Chair: Rebecca Wood
Co-Chair: Adam Djurdjulov
Mission Statement: Educational, non-profit student group formed to assist students in increasing their knowledge of the current literature on biomedical ethics and medical humanities. Shall also serve as a forum for those students interested in research and/or publishing in these areas.

Medical Students for Choice
Co-founder: Sanjita Ravishankar
Co-founder: Emiko Petrosky
Meeting Coordinator: Gloria Li
Mission Statement: To increase awareness of reproductive health care topics including abortion, contraception options, and to expand education and training opportunities for medical students in reproductive health.

Microbiology & Immunology Student Assoc.
President: Michelle Nelson
Vice President: Christine Gonzales
Mission Statement: To provide a network of guidance and support for students of the Microbiology & Immunology Department, as well as to serve as a bridge between faculty members and students.

Military Medical Student Association
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

Multicultural Awareness Council
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Muslim Medical Association
President: Ali Yousif
Vice President: Aasim Afzal
Public Relations/Chair: Mohamad Makkouk
Secretary/Treasurer: Rami Eldaya
Missison Statement: To provide religious, educational and service activities to both Muslim and non-Muslim members of the UTMB community.

Newman Club - See Catholic Newman Center 

The Oncology Society
President: Adriane Haragan
Vice President: Andy Chen
Treasurer: Melissa Efron
Secretary: Abhilasha Patel
Mission Statement: To provide information about a career in the different disciplines of oncology.

Opthalmology Student Organization
President: Richard Mark Huffman
Vice President: Trent Talbot
Vice President: Doug Heiner
Treasurer: Ben Katz
Mission Statement: To encourage medical student interest and increase exposure of medical students to ophthalmology.

Otolaryngology Student Association
President: Oscar Masters
Vice President: Chris Wright
Mission Statement: To inform students of the field of Otoloryngology. These educational groups meetin in order to expose students to the specialty, help with residency applications, and provide opportunities to be involved with the department.

Pathology Student Society - PSS web site   
Co-President: Caitlin Andrews
Co-President: Michael Powell
Treasurer: Nicole Nelles
Mission Statement: To further educate students about the profession of Pathology and assist students to purpose their interests wiht the field in a nonprofit manner..

Pediatric Journal Club
Co-President: Brian Payne
Co-President: Ana Monterrey
Vice President: Tara Neubrand
Vice President: Bo Beus
Mission Statement: To sponsor a clear understanding of primary academic material .

Pediatric Student Association
Co-President: Lilah Sotoodeh
Co-President: Eric Baggerman
Vice President: Lyle Workman
Secretary/Treasurer: Gloria Li
Mission Statement: Foster professional development for students interested in Pediatrics & Pediatric aspects of Allied Health fields & provide community service for children in Galveston area.

Pharmaceutical Awareness Group
Co-Director: Jennifer France Robertson
Co-Director: Julie Kennedy
Co-Director: Neisha Ann D'Souza
Co-Director: John Ray
Mission Statement: To provide a forum for the open exchange of expreiences, opinions, evidence-based facts and thoughts on teh relationship between the pharmacuetical industry and health care professionals.

Pharmacology and Toxicology Student Organization
President: Tomas Vasques
Vice President: Tod Harper
Secretary/Treasurer: Rene Vinas
Mission Statement: The purpose of the PTSO is to host social activities for students to get to know each other and enjoy themselves outside the lab.

Phi Beta Pi Fraternity
INACTIVE - Pending completion of registration materials. For more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Phi Chi Medical Fraternity - Zeta Chapter - Phi Chi Web Site
Presiding Senior: Etem Chu
Secretary: Darsha Edge
House Manager: Anna Moorhead
Social/Rush Chair: Amanda Trevino
Social/ Rush Co-Chair: Garet Comer
Mission Statement: To provide a foundation for members to share in professoinal, scholastic and social activities. to promote unity and brotherhood/sisterhood among past & present members.

Phi Kappa Phi 
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Phi Rho Sigma
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

Physician Assistant Student Society  (formerly SAAPA)
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Pi Theta Epsilon, Nu Chapter
President: Melissa Schell
Co-Vice President: Annie Sylvester
Co-Vice President: Lauren Mattaliano
Secretary: Holly Canlas
Mission Statement: To support the development of occupational sciences and the practice of authentic occupational therapy by promoting research and other scholarly activities by its members.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group -   PRSIG Web Site
President: Justin Gyorfi
Vice President: Adam Djurdjulov
Mission Statement: To educate and raise awareness of plastic and reconstructive surgery in our community.

Preventive Medicine and Community
Health Graduate Student Organization       PMCH Web Site
Chair: Kristin Sheffield
Vice Chair: Saad Bindawas
Treasurer/Website: Jacqueline Hirth
Mission Statement: To foster the professional growth and development of graduate students enrolled in the Graduate Program in Preventative Medicine and Community Health at UTMB.

Public Health Organization
Co-President: Emily Fisher
Co-President: Erica Dahl
Vice President: Katrina Leonard
Treasurer: Caitlin Andrews
Mission Statement: Educate UTMB students on issues and career opportunities in public health, including local, state, national & international public health levels.

QQD (Que Quiere Decir) Spanish Club   
President: Kehinde Ogunmakin
Vice-President: Sara Janne Aarsland
Treasurer: Eleanor Barry
Tutoring Coordinator: Christine LeBlanc
Mission Statement: For healthcare students interested in learning Medical Spanish in order to better serve the population in Galveston and other Spanish speaking communities.

Radiology Interest Group
President: Amy Haberman
Vice-President: Kristin Zarzour
Case Coordinator: Eric Rosenberger
Secretary: David Bahn
Mission Statement: To enhance the understanding of disease states with correlation of radiologic findings; educated clinicians about ordering proper exams; promote careers in radiology.

Respiratory Therapy Student Association
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

The Running Club at UTMB        
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Sailing Club at UTMB
President: Oscar Masters
Commodore: John Roaten
Vice President: Raghav Kulasegaran
Treasurer: Sara E. Woodson
Mission Statement: The UTMB Sailing Club introduces new people to sailing, allows people with previous experience to sharpen their skills to be able to crew and captain sail boats effectively and safely.

SAHS Student Organization
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

Society for Cell Biology           SCB Web Site
President: Shelly Wilson
Vice President: Catherine Rondelli
Secretary: Smitha Krishnan
Mission Statement: The Society of Cell Biology aims to bring the varied facets of cell biology together to promote and develop the field of cell biology via the establishment of an active netwrok in which support, resources, and information are made available to all students.

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

St. Vincent's House Free Clinic - St. Vincent's volunteer handout   -   WEB SITE
Student Director: Erin Geordi
Student Director: Gayle "Hava" Haischer
Student Director: Cindy Lyou
Student Director: Viet Pham
Co-Director: Lauren Reynolds
Mission Statement: To provide healthcare to underserved, uninsured, indigent patients in Galveston county & educate medical/PA students by hands-on experience.

Student Association of Gynecology & Obstetrics
President: Bettina Cooper
Vice President: Sarah Hemauer
Secretary/Treasurer: Kyla Tune
Mission Statement: SAGO has been created to inform medical and allied health students about the field of OB/Gyn and provide labor and delivery opportunities here at UTMB.

Student Caring Clowns - SCC Web Site
President: Julie Ellis
Vice President: Rita Saynhalath
Secretary: Judy Hereford
Treasurer: Lyle Workman
Mission Statement: To establish & maintain a pool of volunteers to serve as clowns for visiting patients at UTMB.

Student Dance Club - SDC Web Site
President: Brooke Hyatt
Vice President: Thuc Phan
Secretary/Treasurer: Tim Hsu
Public Relations: Vlad Codrea
Mission Statement: The goal of the SDC is to spread the enjoyment of social dance as well as encourage friendship & comraderie among the UTMB community through dance instruction, community service & social outings.

Student Interest Group in Neurology
President: Bobbye Thompson
Mission Statement: The purpose of SIGN is to provide students with information and exposure to the career Neurology.

Student National Medical Association          SNMA web page
Co-President: Christopher Flowers
Co-President: George Adesina
Co-Vice President: James W. Buckner, II
Co-Vice President: Dominique Hill
Mission Statement: Committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians.

Student Nurses Association at UTMB
President: Janiece Jung
Historical Chair: Victoria Eads
Community Service Chair: Janis Goulder
Treasurer Chair: Jeff Pope
Editorials/Bylaws Chair: Royal Millen
Secretary Chair: Renee Thomas
Public Relations Chair: Lauren Drake
Fundraising Chair: Amy Downing
Mission Statement: We at the University of Texas Medical Branch represent the Student nurses Association with ethical practices pertaining to nursing; we hold to the highest integrity to represent our chapter academically and professionally in order to grow into strong advocates for the health care profession.

Student Occupational Therapy Association - SOTA Web Site
President: Kay Lynne Goetsch
Vice President: Stephanie Elliott
Secretary: Lauren Randolph
Treasurer: Maris Nunley
Fundraising Chair: Kristan Sweet
Mission Statement: To advance quality, availability, use and support of occupational therapy through education, promotion, service, and fundraising on behalf of the students of occupational therapy at UTMB.

Student Organization of Clinical Laboratory Science -   SOCLS Web Site
President: Kasi Stoops
Parlimentarian: Vu Nguyen
Treasurer: Duyen Nguyen
Historian: Maya Thomas
Mission Statement: To provide the framework in which to perform while in the program. The sub-objective within this framework is tohelp formulate academic achievement and clinical excellence in the Clinical Laboratory Scinces' students by involving the student in educational process while establishing the CLS student as a competent health profession.

Student Orthopaedic Surgery Journal Club
Co-President: Aaron Rodriguez
Co-President: Grant Rowland
Vice President: Chris Flowers
Mission Statement: To encourage interested students to learn more about orthopaedic surgery and its associated research.

Student Physical Therapy Association
President: Jill Tavener
Vice President: Alycia Cheeks
Liason: Kim Harris
Mission Statement: To promote interest of Physical Therapy on campus and in the community among members & nonmembers and at the same time maintain communication with other PT students in the state.

Student Psychiatry Organization         SPO Web page
President: LaQuisa Hill
Vice President: Nilda Lopez
Community Service Chair: Lindsay Hunter
Public Relations Rep: Chidera Ejiogu
Mission Statement: To promote interest in the field of psychiatry, to provide information and resources about psychiatry residencies.

Student Surgical Society   SSS web site
President: Michael "Cody" Curry
Vice President: Jonathan Braun
Secretary: Katie Powers
Treasurer: Sean Barber
Social Chair: Dustin Moore
Mission Statement: To porvide students with easy access to preofessionals in the field of surgery.

Students for Bioethics and Humanities
President: Jiin-Yu Chen
Mission Statement: The SBH is a professional and social organization open to all graduate students enrolled at the Institute for Medical Humanities. Our purpose is to foster professional connections & networking opportunities for teh garduate students.

Students for Integrative and Alternative Medicine
President: Karen S. Welch
Coordinator of Activities: Brian James
Coordinator of Speakers: Julie Kennedy
Vice President : Aileen Ebadat
Treasurer: Eriel Wallace
Secretary: Lindsay Stone
Mission Statement: to create and maintain an interdisciplinary forum that will increase the opportunity for indiviuals to learn, experience & feel supported in teh exploration of integrative medicine.

Students Improving Global Health Together - SIGHT Web Site
Co-president: Katrina Leonard
Co-president: Emily Fisher
Treasurer: Bettina Cooper
Meetings/Events Coordinator: Miles Farr
Mission Statement: To address the medical needs of the global community by creating awareness of health disparities in underserved populations by supporting the development of solutions for health issues facing society and promoting clinical research opportunities to students concerned with the development of health care on a local, national, and international level.

Surf Club
Matador: Stephen Price
Environmental Consultant: Paul Houghtaling
The Muscle: Tim Foster
Mission Statement: The Surf Club at UTMB provides members of the UTMB community a chance to learn, practice, and perfect the sport of surfing while particpating in a unique social group.

Syncope (Acapella Group)   
Co-Director: Mara Dacso
Co-Director: Eriel Wallace
Honor Council Chair: Garet Comer
Mission Statement: Syncope is the university's only a cappella singing group, and serves as an outlet for those members of the university who enjoy music, singing, and performing.

TAPA @ UTMB (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants @ UTMB) TAPA website
Co-President: Rachal Bewers
Co-President: Danielle Bartlett
Mission Statement: To support the PA-physician team and PA student in the delivery of quality healthcare that is accessible, to promote the development of PAs and PA students and to advance the professional throughout Texas and the UTMB campus.

Teens, Kids, and Youth Outreach
Co-President: Chad Hooten
Co-President: Brian Telesz
Co President: Claudia Gomez
Co President: Michael Boyars
Co-President: George Watts
Mission Statement: To educate and promote healthcare to community youth through the Teen Health Corp and Teen Medical Academy.

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

The Osler Project (TOP)
Project Coordinator: Briana Sacco
Volunteer Coordinator: Carol Nwelue
PR Coordinator: Jay Gavvala
Logistics Coordinator: Dustin Porter
Mission Statement: The Olser Project brings UTMB students to the bedside to exercise their minds & spirits in humanistic efforts.

Theta Kappa Psi
Registration pending completion of annual requirements.

United Latin American Medical Students
President: Claudia Gomez
Vice President: Aaron Rodirguez
Treasurer: Norbert Rios
Pubilc Relations:Lizette Gonzales
Mission Statement: ULAMS is committed to raising awareness of Hispanic health education and related issues pertaining to the medical school community as well as the patient population.

Urology Student Association
Co-Director: Katherin Holden
Co-Director: Chad Fairchild
Co-Director : Sameer Singh
Mission Statement: The urology Student Associtaion is an organization for students interested in pursuing a career in urology.

UTMB Social Dance Club
President: Brooke Hyatt
Vice President: Thuc Phan
Secretary/Treasurer: Tim Hsu
Public Relations : Vlad Codrea
Mission Statement: The goal of the organization is to spread the enjoyment of social dance and encourage friendship and camaraderie among the UTMB community through dance instruction, community service, and social outings.

Vietnamese Students in Health Professions 
INACTIVE - for more information, please contact the Office of Student Life.

Wesley Campus Ministry
President: Trevor Pitcher
Mission Statement: The Wesley Campus Ministry is a christian ministry with the men and women of Galveston's colleges, universities and Coast Guard.

Wilderness Medicine Society
Co-Director: Theodore DeMartini
Co-Director: Jill D'Souza
Mission Statement: To educate students and faculty on the field of Wilderness Medicine.

William Temple Episcopal Student Center Group
President: Wendy Darlington
Vice President: Weifeng Wang
Secretary: Margaret Brown
Mission Statement: Providing social, spiritual and service opportunities to the students, faculty and staff of UTMB.

Women Surgeons Association Student Group
Co-President: Katy Wiesman
Co-President: Jeanine Davis
Vice President: Lindsay Stone
Secretary/Tresaurer: Ashley McMakin
Mission Statement: To inspire and encourage women to pursue a career in surgery.