Type: Religious

Membership: University-Wide

Mission Statement: We are Galveston's local chapter of the Christian Medical and Dental Association. Bonded by a common faith, we are advancing Christian values in our profession and society, integrating our personal faith and professional practice, and using our skills to serve others in need.

Activities: Small group meetings, mentorship, large group gatherings, prayer/worship nights, social events

Officer Board:

• President – Kelli Faaitiiti (klfaaiti@utmb.edu)
• Vice President – Jonathan Lee (jonlee@utmb.edu)

• Faculty Advisor – Ben Raimer, HPLA (bgraimer@utmb.edu)

Organization Email: cma.utmb@gmail.com

Organization Website: CMA Facebook

Type: Religious

Membership: University-Wide

Mission Statement: The purpose is to provide all students and faculty members the opportunity to study the Bible and to enjoy Christian fellowship.

Activities: Weekly Bible studies and social events

Officer Board:

• President – Lisa Yi Liang (yiliang@utmb.edu)
• Officer – Bella Woods (jtabril@utmb.edu)
• Officer – Blessing Joseph (bojoseph@utmb.edu)

• Faculty Advisor – Maria Hughes, Internal Medicine (mecamacho@utmb.edu)

Type: Service, Religious

Membership: University-Wide

Mission Statement: The purpose of this mission is to provide students of all health professions to participate in a medical mission trip to Peru. Students have the opportunity to see their own patients in a team-oriented manner and practice writing history and physicals, medical decision making, and diagnosing patients under the supervision of an attending physician.

Activities: Hands and Feet brings UTMB volunteers every year to help run a free community clinic in Santa Rosa Baja called Iglesia Evangelica Bautista. Students/volunteers will work on a care team of 2-3 health care professionals and see patients throughout the entirety of clinic. There are a variety of stations to rotate through, including triage, medical visits, PT/OT stations, and eyeglass fitting stations.

Officer Board:

• President – Jonathan Lee (jonlee@utmb.edu)
• Vice President – Kelli Faaitiiti (klfaaiti@utmb.edu)

• Faculty Advisor – Ben Raimer, Hlth Policy & Legis Aff (bgraimer@utmb.edu)

Type: Religous

Membership: University-Wide

Mission Statement: The purpose of this organization is to provide a place of prayer for Muslim students on campus to perform their weekly service on Friday afternoons. We will also be planning community service events and socials that are campus wide and that will function to strengthen the student-community bond.

Activities: Community service events, TGIT, and weekly prayer services.

Officer Board:

• President – Nisa Sadfar (nisafdar@utmb.edu)
• Vice President – Hira Aslam (haaslam@utmb.edu)
• Secretary – Sarah Kesaria (sakesari@utmb.edu)
• Jumuah Coordinator – Omar Sahibzada (omsahibz@utmb.edu)

• Faculty Advisor – Dr. Zulfiqar Cheema , Vascular Surgery (zfcheema@utmb.edu) 

Organization Website: MMA Facebook

Type: Religious

Membership: University-Wide

Mission Statement: Willie T's is a ministry that serves students in the Galveston area. We are a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. We provide a 24/7 student center, and every Wednesday at 6pm we host a weekly student fellowship dinner!

Activities: Weekly fellowship dinners for students, Outreach projects and events to meet student needs

Officer Board:

• President – Lucille Byers (labyers@utmb.edu)
• Vice President – Kyle Sullivan (khsulliv@utmb.edu)
• Officer – Austin Tomanek (antomane@utmb.edu)
• Officer – Samuel Callia (sacallia@utmb.edu)

• Faculty Advisor – Michael Malloy, Neonatology (mmalloy@utmb.edu)