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Student Government
Orientation Week Introduction
www.lecomsga.com
Who we are? What we do? LECOM Student Government Association is a
student run organization representing the entire student body from the College of Medicine. The mission of the organization is to act as an official liaison for the student body, continuously promote the osteopathic medicine philosophy, support all club and class activities and work to improve the quality of life for all medical students at LECOM.
Executive Board President – Matthew Palilonis, OMSII
[email protected] First Vice President – Charley Martin, OSMII
[email protected] Second Vice President – Erin Evans, OSMII
[email protected] Treasurer – Grant Oakley, OMSII
[email protected] Secretary – Brent Frossard, OMSII
[email protected] Webmaster – Rex Gido, OMSII
SGA Faculty Advisor – Dr. Theodore Makoske Director of Student Affairs – Dr. David Fried
Structure LECOM SGA – College of Medicine
Executive Board Class Boards Student Clubs
LECOM SGA – School of Pharmacy LECOM SGA – Seton Hill Campus LECOM SGA – Bradenton Campus
Board or Club Structure President Vice President 1 (VP1) Vice President 2 (VP2) Treasurer Secretary
LECOM SGA Webmaster – SGA Executive Board only
State Level Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA)
Headquarters in Harrisburg, PA POMA is your osteopathic advocacy group at the state level POMA testifies on behalf of osteopathic physicians,
residents, and students LECOM Student Government is represented in POMA
Along with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) SGA President delivers School Report at quarterly meetings Student Delegate at AOA HOD meeting each summer POMA generously donates stethoscopes at White Coat
Ceremony Learn More about POMA – www.poma.org
National Level Council of Osteopathic Student Government
Presidents (COSGP) All Student Government Presidents are a member
of this council 29 schools plus 6 satellite campuses (3 more schools in
near future) COSGP is one of 17 Councils under AACOM Quarterly Meetings AOA HOD Meeting – Every summer in Chicago
NOSC held prior to HOD – Gain students stances on policies effecting the osteopathic profession
More Information – www.cosgp.org
Student Clubs 22 Student Clubs at Erie Campus Complete a service project and a fundraiser
event each semester Monthly Business Meeting – set day of month
First two business meetings (August and September)= OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
Clubs hold workshops, speakers, presentations and off- campus events focused on their core mission as a club
Average medical student joins 3-4 clubs GET INVOLVED, BE OF SERVICE, ASK QUESTIONS
Welcome LUAU All First Year Medical Students are invited to join SGA
and the student clubs at McKean Community Park Opportunity to interact with student clubs
Current student club members present to answer questions Sign up for their mailing list (STEP 1 of Membership Drive) Eat delicious BBQ food, play games and DJ music Interact and meet other First Years Free raffles and other door prizes
More Information and Directions: medicine.lecomsga.com/luau
Thursday, August 1st 6pm @ McKean Community Park (McKean, PA)
Membership Drive STEP 1 – Mailing List
Sign up at Welcome Luau or online @ http://medicine.lecomsga.com/mailinglist
STEP 2 – Register for a Student Club at Business Meeting http://medicine.lecomsga.com/register
STEP 3 – Receive and Pay Student Club Dues Invoice Email will be sent to student after the 1st set of business
meetings have occurred – August 28th
Pay via online payment process Choose to pay all or any number of student clubs you register
for More Information – Check out the FAQs page online
http://medicine.lecomsga.com/faqs/
Newsletter LECOM SGA Weekly Newsletter Two ways to view:
Check out the latest articles online throughout the week http://medicine.lecomsga.com/home/newsletter/
Weekly digest email every Monday morning Student Clubs can post articles online Cut off time is Sunday 6pm
First Year Class Elections Round 1 – October 2013
Candidates submit letter of intent Letter of Intent is viewable to all students Ballot open for one week Positions Available: President, First Vice President,
Second Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary Pathway Reps: LDP (3), PBL (2), DSP (1) and PCSP (1)
Round 2 – March 2013 Class Board becomes the board for remaining three
years at LECOM until graduation President and Vice President are responsible for
rotation assignments during second year
Executive Board & Student Clubs Elections
January 2014 Open to all first year medical students Executive Board and Student Clubs have elections
independently Must be a member of the student club to be an official
candidate for a club position Must attend at least two SGA Monthly Meetings for
Executive Board candidates Term: One Year (Feb-Jan) Positions Available: President, First Vice President, Second
Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary SGA Webmaster will be an interview process (not election
process) in December 2013 – one month transition process Candidate must know Wordpress (and Buddypress preferred)
SGA Updated Website Main Site: www.lecomsga.com
Provides combine events calendar of all schools, cross advertising volunteer events, “Becoming a DO” resources, and more to come (still adding content)
College of Medicine Site: medicine.lecomsga.com Information on everything SGA Medicine including SGA
contact info, event and club forms, Events Calendar, newsletter, TOUCH Points Survey link, FAQs and all the student club pages
School of Pharmacy Site: pharmacy.lecomsga.com College of Medicine – Seton Hill Site:
setonhill.lecomsga.com (currently in development)
Created by the COSGP
Translating Osteopathic Understanding into Community Health T.O.U.C.H. Point School Coordinator – Charley Martin (
[email protected]) Created by the COSGP: Council of Osteopathic Student
Government Presidents Osteopathic philosophy: a commitment to improving the
health of our communities through service Participants receive a Dean’s letter Access to Sigma Sigma Phi Honors Society
3 Levels of Achievement
Platinum Level
Gold Level
Silver Level
1 Student with the most TOUCH hours
≥ 100 TOUCH hours
≥ 50 TOUCH hours
What Counts?
TOUCH year extends from April 1st – March 31st
Submissions within 1 month of service
Non-club Fundraising School Clubs
IMS : 100 hours for a summer clinical mission trip
Local, national, & international community service programs
Restrictions
Travel, sleep, and other activities not directly related to the service
Hours completed by 1st year students before matriculation
Leadership responsibilities in a COM student organization will not count
Research, interning, shadowing Anytime compensation is received Only ½ of the time used to prepare for an event
may be counted towards TOUCH point hours Up to 15 hours
Wrap Up LECOM SGA Contact Info:
http://medicine.lecomsga.com/home/sga/eboard/ Welcome LUAU
Thursday, August 1st – 6pm @ McKean Community Park More Information and Directions: http://medicine.lecomsga.com/luau/
Sign up for Student Club Mailing List @ Welcome Luau or Online (
http://medicine.lecomsga.com/mailinglist/) Attend Student Club’s First Business Meeting – see
Events Calendar for dates, times and locations www.lecomsga.com
Register for Student Clubs and pay dues http://medicine.lecomsga.com/register
Questions?
BOOKMARK SGA!
Bookmark LECOM SGAwww.lecomsga.com
medicine.lecomsga.comwww.poma.orgwww.cosg.org
THANK YOU!
www.lecomsga.com
