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Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity
Organization Type
Professional, Service, Social, Cultural
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
The Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) Chapter at The University of Texas Medical Branch was created in response to a need for opportunities to expand knowledge, skills, curriculum, and the impact of occupational therapy as it pertains to the topics of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-oppression.
Activities
- Hosting Donation Drives
- Participating in Donation Drives
- Hosting Guest Speaker Events
- Attending Guest Speaker Events
- Hosting Student Organization Fundraisers
- Creating Educational Materials
- Volunteering
The Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) Chapter at The University of Texas Medical Branch hosts and participates in donation drives, guest speaker events, organization fundraisers, community service, and education to expand our member's knowledge and skills in relation to justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-oppression.
Meeting Location
On-Campus,
Meeting Frequency
Semesterly (Once a Semester),
Officer Board
- Co-Chair – Alexandria Hoang (athoang@utmb.edu)
- Vice-Chair – Anthea Nandin (annandin@utmb.edu)
- Co-Chair – Victoria Hernandez (vchernan@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Amber Armstead – Occupational Therapy - (abarmste@utmb.edu)
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Lambda Tau
Organization Type
Service Honorary
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
The objectives of this society is to develop a spirit of cooperation and unity around students entering the fields encompassed by clinical laboratory science. Stimulating a higher ideal for scholastic effort to encourage research,and develop the professional character of the work itself. To interest other students in their fields to determine and make known the requirements of hospitals and other institutions offering approved training.
Also, to become acquired with medical biology and the markers in the field to achieve mutually beneficial discussions and association.Activities
- Hosting Student Organization Fundraisers
- Volunteering
Fundraiser and volunteering opportunities are important to the organization as they support activities for community engagement, student interactions, and representing the profession.
Meeting Location
Virtually,
Meeting Frequency
Monthly (Once a Month),
Officer Board
- President – Jamie Neuenschwander (jlneuens@utmb.edu)
- Vice President – Stephan Cleveland (slclevel@utmb.edu)
- Secretary – Donelle Williams (dodwilli@utmb.edu)
- Treasurer – Steve Lauren Sampson (lausamps@utmb.edu)
- Historian – Hannah Le (hale@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Juan Rojo – Clinical Laboratory Sciences - (jurojo@utmb.edu)
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MD-PhD Student Association
Organization Type
Professional Social
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
The MD-PhD Student Association serves to increase cohesion and camaraderie among MD-PhD students through social and educational events. The organization also relays student concerns to program leadership.
Activities
Other
Activities include an annual program retreat; new student welcome events; professional development with faculty; research updates; career options and advising; mentorship and troubleshooting. These activities serve to integrate and enrich the social and academic experiences of MD-PhD students.
Meeting Location
Virtually, On-Campus, Off-Campus
Meeting Frequency
Other
Officer Board
- President – Grayson Jackson (grrjacks@utmb.edu)
- Vice President – Shrinath Kadamangudi (shkadama@utmb.edu)
- Treasurer – Jonathan Lin (jolin@utmb.edu)
- Social Chair – Sarah Bowser (saainswo@utmb.edu)
- First-Year Representative – Isabelle Bergman (ibbergma@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Michael Laposata – Pathology - (milaposa@utmb.edu)
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Path As Assisting
Organization Type
Service
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
Path As Assisting is a service based student organization whose purpose is to serve the Galveston community while simultaneously spreading the word about the Pathologists’ Assistant career.
Activities
- Attending Conferences
- Volunteering
Path As Assisting just completed our first year as a student organization. Our members have been very involved with Galvestons Own Farmers Market through volunteering at Sunday Market and at one of their community gardens. As an organization we feel it is important to serve the Galveston community while also spreading the word about our small program.
In addition, we have several students who will be presenting case manuscripts at the American Association of Pathologists' Assistants (AAPA) Annual Fall Conference this year and we hope to continue this trend with future cohorts. Attending these professional conferences is important for our students growth as future Pathologists' Assistants.
Meeting Location
On-Campus,
Meeting Frequency
Monthly (Once a Month),
Officer Board
- President – Emmylee Zang (emzang@utmb.edu)
- Coordinator – Kimberly Sanchez-Quintero (kimsanch@utmb.edu)
- Secretary – Turner Pierce (tupierce@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Marcela Lizarraga – CLS - (mclizarr@utmb.edu)
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Pi Theta Epsilon, Nu Chapter
Organization Type
Professional Honorary
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
PTE is AOTF's OT student and alumni Honor Society. The top 35% of each class is recognized and challenged through their membership to cultivate a culture of scholarship through inspiring research with journal clubs, promoting the field of OT with scholarly projects, and providing academic leadership by hosting skills and study nights for their peers.
Activities
- Attending Conferences
- Hosting Guest Speaker Events
- Volunteering
These activities help provide connections for PTE to immerse in the National community as sponsored by AOTF. Fundraising supports mission with our St. Catherine's philanthropy to further research in our field and provide funding grants to ongoing OT research. Other volunteering and speaking engagements will be coordinated to further spread our mission and promote our spirit of scholarship for students who are distinguished as those with high academic performance.
Meeting Location
On-Campus,
Meeting Frequency
Monthly (Once a Month),
Officer Board
- President – Sydnee Stovall (sgstoval@utmb.edu)
- Vice President – Mia Tsukano (mitsukan@UTMB.EDU)
- Secretary – Kacie Marks (kamarks@UTMB.EDU)
- Treasurer – Hannah Hutchins (hmhutchi@UTMB.EDU)
- Historian – Jessica Johnson (jessjohn@UTMB.EDU)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- April Cowan – Department of Occupational Therapy - (accowan@UTMB.EDU)
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Student Organizations
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St. Vincent's Physical Therapy Student Organization
Organization Type
Professional Service
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
The St. Vincent's PT Student Organization allows a space for students to perform pro-bono rehabilitation to under-funded patients in the Galveston area. The organization offers excellent educational opportunities for UTMB SPTs to refine their growing skill sets in different roles ranging from scribes to direct care providers (COCs). Students provide individualized care to patients with high complexity under supervision from both UTMB faculty and residents from the UTMB orthopedic residency.
Activities
Hosting Student Organization Fundraisers and Volunteering
Regular fundraisers are vital to the longevity and success of the student-run clinic at St. V's. Funds raised are directly allotted to equipment needs and repairs, as well as towards donated items for individualized patient needs (i.e. providing shoe inserts for free to patients who do not have adequate funding). Money raised rolls over to the SPT members of the next graduating class.
Volunteering is the priority of our organization. Providing pro-bono services to patients in need gives mutual benefit to both the providers and patients. SPTs are able to apply and hone their skills learned through curriculum while giving back to members of the Galveston community and beyond.
Meeting Location
Virtually, Off-Campus
Meeting Frequency
Bi-Weekly (Every Other Week),
Officer Board
- President – Fatima Adnan (faadnan@utmb.edu)
- Treasurer – Brandon Miller (bsmiller@utmb.edu)
- Vice President – Connor Pittman (cwpittma@utmb.edu)
- Secretary – Autumn Gist (aagist@utmb.edu)
- Student Coordinator and Liaison – Megan Wilkinson (mnwilkin@utmb.edu)
- Student Coordinator – Bailey Luke (mnwilkin@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Rodney Welsh – SHP - PT - (rlwelsh@utmb.edu)
- Laurie Farroni – SHP - PT - (ljwarrin@utmb.edu)
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Student Occupational Therapy Association
Organization Type
Professional
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Student Occupational Therapy Association is to promote Occupational Therapy at the University of Texas Medical Branch in the Galveston area, provide social support for its members, and represent the University of Texas Medical Branch to the wider community, for example, through attendance at national and state meetings, fundraising, and community and social services.
Activities
- Attending Conferences
- Hosting Donation Drives
- Participating in Donation Drives
- Tabling Booths at Events
- Hosting Guest Speaker Events
- Attending Guest Speaker Events
- Hosting Student Organization Fundraisers
- Creating Educational Materials
- Hosting Presentation Practice Sessions
- Volunteering
The hosting and attendance of guest speaker events is provided as an opportunity for students to expand their professional knowledge in the field of Occupational Therapy. The hosting of donation drives, tabling at events, and organization of student fundraisers is done to raise money for the community as well as plan all social activities for the organization. The attendance of conferences is encouraged for students who are interested in exploring the field of Occupational Therapy further by hearing from current professionals so that they can answer any questions, comments, or concerns one may have. Finally, volunteering is required to benefit students but, more importantly, the community.
Meeting Location
On-Campus,
Meeting Frequency
Monthly (Once a Month),
Officer Board
- President – Sydney Rubal (strubal@utmb.edu)
- Vice President – Lia Salamone (lbsalamo@utmb.edu)
- Treasurer – Rylie George (rygeorge@utmb.edu)
- Secretary – Megan Hanratty (mehanrat@utmb.edu)
- TOTA Representative – Randy Randall Manning (ranmanni@utmb.edu)
- AOTA Representative – Julia Daniel (juldanie@utmb.edu)
- Fundraising Co-Chair – Kayla Kubenka (kbkubenk@utmb.edu)
- Fundraising Co-Chair – Ann Thuy-Ann Nguyen (thuyangu@utmb.edu)
- Community Service Co-Chair – Abby Abigail Mullins (ajmullin@utmb.edu)
- Community Service Co-Chair – Gabriella Johnson (gmjohnso@utmb.edu)
- Professional Development – Victoria Basich (vibasich@utmb.edu)
- Historian – Andi Capel (aecapel@utmb.edu)
- Social Chair – Katlin Lee (kaklee@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Kyra Gainous – Occupational Therapy - (kogainou@utmb.edu)
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Student Organization of Clinical Laboratory Science
Organization Type
Professional
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
The Student Organization of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (SOCLS) is an educational organization that works together to volunteer their time to the community, take part in continuing education opportunities outside the classroom, represent the Clinical Laboratory Science profession, and act with honor, integrity, and respect in all our endeavors.
Activities
- Attending Conferences
- Hosting Student Organization Fundraisers
- Volunteering
Texas Association of Clinical laboratory sciences (TACLS)
Meeting Location
Virtually, On-Campus,
Meeting Frequency
Monthly (Once a Month),
Officer Board
- President – Chloe Ho (caho@utmb.edu)
- Vice President – Briege Penaranda (bmpenarn@utmb.edu)
- Secretary – Nadine Noubani (nanouban@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Rajkumar Rajendran – Clinical Laboratory Sciences - (rarajend@utmb.edu)
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Student Sports Physical Therapy Special Interest Group
Organization Type
Social Sport
Membership Style
ByProfession
Mission Statement
Our organization is focused on engaging in discussion over the sports chapter offered through the APTA membership, The American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT). The goal is to meet monthly to discuss new sports physical therapy topics to grow in clinical practice and bring awareness to the research.
Activities
Hosting Guest Speaker Events and Other
Guest Speakers will be present at some meetings.
AASPT Monthly Magazines will be articles of discussion.
AASPT Membership through the APTA is highly recommended.
I want to give an equal opportunity to those SPT's who are interested in sports physical therapy to dive into the "how" and "why" of new research, treatment styles, and guest speaker career advice.
Meeting Location
Virtually
Meeting Frequency
Monthly (Once a Month)
Officer Board
- President – Jacob Kiser (jakiser@utmb.edu)
- Vice President – Justin Juneau (jujuneau@utmb.edu)
Faculty Advisor(s)
- Lynne Hugher – Physical Therapy - (lyhughes@utmb.edu)
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