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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

American Medical

Women’s Association

(AMWA)

Ellen Cealey (eceale2@uic.edu) Breanna Sullivan (bsullvn2@uic.edu)

Dr. Rahmat Na'allah AMWA aims to provide support, leadership, and advocacy to advance women in medicine and improve women’s health through education, mentoring, and expertise.

Mentorship Network Female Physician Mentorship Panel

Anesthesiology Pranathi Merneedi (pmerne2@uic.edu) Taylor Schweigert (tschwei2@uic.edu)

Dr. Fisher To educate and facilitate interest in the field of Anesthesiology among medical students.

Meet and Greet Dinner Intubation Workshop at Jump Match Panel

Asian Medical

Student Association

Christine Pak (pak6@uic.edu) Isaac Ngo (isaacn2@uic.edu)

Dr. Saurabh Bansal For the celebration of Asian American diversity at UICOMP and exploration of Asian culture through the lens of medicine.

Mentor experiences & discussions Food tastings Networking events

Atrial Kick (Soccer Interest Group)

Nalin John (nsjohn3@uic.edu) Tyler Morgan (tmorga9@uic.edu)

Dr. Eileen Doherty

To partake in a community soccer league and integrate fitness/exercise weekly. Build community within our stu-dent population around soccer.

Weekly Coed and Male soccer leagues throughout the year

Book Klerb Nadia Fayoumi (fayoumi2@uic.edu) Lauren Kennedy (lnkenne2@uic.edu)

Dr. Elsa Vasquez-Melendez

To allow students who are interested in reading to gather as a group to have a structured outlet to be able to discuss popular books.

Meet every other month to discuss a chosen book

Basketball &

Leadership

Organization

Andrew Schuler (aschul44@uic.edu) Connor Ehnle (cehnle2@uic.edu)

Dr. Kelvin Wynn To promote leadership and community involvement while providing a social and competitive atmosphere through the enjoyment of basketball

Community volunteering/projects, Fundraising, Organized basketball games

Bradley Minority

Mentorship Program

Joseph Sahagun (jsahag2@uic.edu) Brianna Stewart (bnstewa2@uic.edu)

Ms. Janice Tamplin To mentor Bradley University’s Minority Association of pre-medical students.

BUMMP Social

Catholic Medical

Association

Kyle Kozak (kkozak7@uic.edu) Andrew Meister (ameiste3@uic.edu)

Dr. Gregory Tudor The St. Gianna Molla Peoria guild of the CMA seeks to help students grow in their Catholic faith during their time in medical school. We aim to foster a supportive environment for students, faculty, and other members of the medical community in the Peoria community.

Informal gatherings Attend mass together Speakers

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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

Chess Club Vinay Sama (vinays2@uic.edu) Jason Chien (jwchien2@uic.edu)

Dr. David Pinson To play, practice, and learn the game of chess. Playing chess together

Local tournaments (travel if possible)

Christian Medical

Dental Association

(CMDA)

Leah Beth Carter (lecarte2@uic.edu) Kaysha Henry (khenry24@uic.edu)

Dr. Mary Stapel To spread encouragement and love of Christ Weekly “lunch” meetings for Bible Study

Community Clinic

Connect

Amber Bennington (abenni3@uic.edu) Leah Beth Carter (lecarte2@uic.edu)

Dr. Elsa Vasquez-Melendez

To develop a longitudinal relationship between UICOMP students and the weekly First United Methodist Loaves & Fishes medical clinic to support student medical skills development and community involvement.

Weekly volunteer opportunities at First United Methodist Loaves & Fishes program: Health Educa-tion, Health Maintenance, and Health Information

Multiple meetings to discuss how to optimize clinic operations, student engagement, and community outreach

Complementary &

Alternative Medicine

Kaci Cunningham (kcunni20@uic.edu) Grant Williams (gwilli26@uic.edu)

Ms. Janice Tamplin To help students explore evidence-based approaches in complementary and alternative medicine. To learn how these approaches are integrated into Western medicine.

Hosting practitioners in alternative and comple-mentary medicine (CAM) to learn more about their work.

Hosting physicians who have integrated evidence-based CAM approaches into the practice.

Research/shadowing

Community Outreach

Cordoba Free

Specialty Clinic

Saad Kothawala (kothawa2@uic.edu) Leo Jennetten (jennett2@uic.edu)

Dr. Wasim Ellahi Córdoba Health Care is a student run free health clinic committed to providing low cost, basic medical care to the Greater Peoria area.

Volunteering every Sunday morning by rooming, taking H&P’s, and presenting to physicians

Community outreach and community health checkups

Dermatology

(DIG)

Christine Pak (pak6@uic.edu) Sheena Chatrath (schatr2@uic.edu)

Dr. Joshua Kentosh Career interest group for people who want to learn more about the field of dermatology

Intro to DIG with Faculty Advisor Meeting

Post-match/Applying to Derm Panel Discussion

Journal Club

Meeting with Chicago DIG & Collabs

Free Healthcare clinic collabs

Diagnostic Radiology Timothy Chen (tlchen4@uic.edu) Kyler Shin (kshin21@uic.edu)

Dr. Sean Meagher To raise awareness of the field of DR in the UICOMP student body. Our goal is to help foster interest in the field by hosting educational events as well as provide opportunities for career building.

Educational Lectures

Journal Club Workshops

Meeting with Residents

RSNA

Collaboration with IR interest group

Radiology outreach

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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

Docapella Michelle Beetler (mwill33@uic.edu) Caroline Lewis (clewis33@uic.edu)

Ms. Janice Tamplin A cappella group where medical students can exercise their singing talents for fun and stress relief, while also providing entertainment at various UICOMP and non-UICOMP events.

Singing events

Emergency

Medicine

Blaise Hulin (hulin2@uic.edu) Matthew Hwang (mihwang2@uic.edu) Jamie Blue (jkblue2@uic.edu) Anna Kolasa (akolas2@uic.edu)

Dr. Fischer To offer clinical, simulation, and academic activities to students interested in EM and those who think they may be

Welcome event for M1’s, Summer Social

Tactical Medicine

SIM Wars

ACEP Conference

Clinical Skills night

Wilderness Medicine Event

How to match successfully

M4 Panel

Life Flight Pre-Hospital Event

Exergaming Garrett Waterstradt (wtrstrd2@uic.edu) Steven Saletta (saletta2@uic.edu)

Dr. Christison To provide children with the opportunity to learn healthy behaviors

Weekly exercise & nutrition classes

Family Medicine

Interest Group

(FMIG)

Nadia Fayoumi (fayoumi2@uic.edu) Leah Beth Carter (lecarte2@uic.edu)

Dr. Craig Griebel To spread knowledge about the joys and breadth of family medicine and help students connect with family medicine mentors

Dinner with FM Residents (Peoria/SIU)

Family Medicine Match Panel

Family Medicine Physician Panel Skills Night

Conferences

Food Interest Group Bhargavi Dhanireddy (bdhani3@uic.edu) Brock Taylor (bmtaylr3@uic.edu)

Dr. Sherri Yong To foster community and wellness through shared love and interest in food and nutrition

Potlucks

Food Reviews in Peoria Pons

Promote volunteering at food pantries & loaves and fishes

Post-Exam Lunches

Global Health

Interest Group

Nida Alam (nalam5@uic.edu) Hetvi Patel (hpate77@uic.edu)

To inform and encourage medical students' interest in global medicine and healthcare, and provide them with an informed background and means to address healthcare disparities and inequities.

Global healthcare lectures

Create educational materials based on lectures

Health, Humanity,

and Society (HHS)

Katherine Floess (kfloess2@uic.edu) George Tsourdinis (tsourdi2@uic.edu)

Dr. Elsa Vasquez-Melendez To understand the underpinnings of how society has elected to value and deliver healthcare, and the ethical and moral decisions required to arrive at this valuation.

To increase awareness of the application of humanities and policy to healthcare as a whole.

Election event—Stances on Health Policy (Oct/Nov)

Narrative Medicine Writing Workshop (Oct)

Ethics Event—(Jan)

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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

Innovation in Rural,

Global, and Austere

Medicine

Andrew Meister (ameiste3@uic.edu) Jamie Blue (jkblue2@uic.edu)

Dr. John Vozenilek To provide those in and out of IRGMED a chance to collaborate on creating solutions for vulnerable populations.

Projects to find and produce research that impacts vulnerable populations

Internal Medicine

Interest Group

George Tsourdinis (tsourdi2@uic.edu) Collin O’Bryan (cobrya3@uic.edu)

Dr. Matthew Jager

To foster and provide guidance for students who are inter-ested in Internal Medicine and prepare them for residency and beyond.

To advocate and provide necessary resources for students to succeed in matching into their desired residency.

Sept: Internal medicine subspeciality panel

Oct: IM resident Q&A, focusing on the residency application process

Nov: Ultrasound lecture and demonstration

Dec: Med-Peds and IM joint event

Feb: Mock OSCE practice event

Apr: Post-match IM panel discussion

Interprofessional

Student Health Club

Josh Nordman (jnordm2@uic.edu) Laura Jorgensen (lauracj@uic.edu)

Dr. Amy Christison Our group focuses on professional development, particularly in our service of community, including volunteering and community health with the aim to improve inter-disciplinary collaboration between healthcare students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and other local healthcare institutions.

First United Methodist Church Soup Kitchen Loaves & Fishes

Interventional

Radiology Group

Amith Rao (arao35@uic.edu) Simon Park (sjpark7@uic.edu)

Dr. Terry Brady To raise awareness and cultivate interest in the field of interventional radiology

Information sessions Hands-on workshops Remote National Symposia

JOLT Harm Reduction Christopher Eberlin (ceberl3@uic.edu) Kurt Hanebrink (khaneb2@uic.edu)

Dr. Tamara Olt To provide drug awareness and harm reduction by working with Peoria community to combat the opioid crisis .

Naloxone training for UICOMP students Community volunteer events Guest speakers

Latino Medical

Student Association

Sergio Serafin (sseraf4@uic.edu) Hugo Hidrogo (hhidro2@uic.edu)

Dr. Elsa Vasquez-Melendez To unite and empower medical students through education ad mentorship in order to foster future physicians who can be advocates for the health of Latino communities.

Dia De Los Muertos/Latinx Heritage Night Churro y Chat Salsa Nights Community Healthcare Screening Fair Tacos Al Pastor Healthcare related documentary/discussion Paletas & Chili La Ultima Cena de La Segunda Mirada Midwest National Conference

LGBTQ+ Student

Alliance

Nathan Neilson (nneils2@uic.edu) Joshua Nordman (jnordm2@uic.edu)

Dr. Elsa Vasquez-Melendez

To facilitate collaboration between peers who are LGBTQ+ or allies regarding issues that the community faces.

HATS Fundraiser Get out the Vote Event World AIDS Day

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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

Litho

(Rock Climbing)

Nick Xie (nxie2@uic.edu) Eliot Rapoport (erapopo2@uic.edu)

Dr. Peter Phan To help the UICOMP community explore rock climbing! Rock climbing at First Ascent

Medical Spanish Caroline Lewis (clewis33@uic.edu) David Lopez-Canelas (dlopezc2@uic.edu)

Dr. Elsa Vasquez-Melendez

To facilitate an environment in which medical students can cultivate their oral Spanish for use with patients in the clinical setting

Spanish speaking physician speakers Hosting medical interpreters Language practice meet-ups

Medical Students

for Choice

Andrew Bank (abank5@uic.edu) Brittani Steinberg (bstein7@uic.edu)

Dr. Elsa Vazquez-Melendez To ensure medical students gain access and exposure to reproductive healthcare during their medical education and training.

IUD insertion & MVA Papaya workshop Guest lectures on reproductive healthcare topics Volunteering opportunities

Medical Students

for Life

Charles Cain (cpcain2@uic.edu) Collin O’Bryan (cobrya3@uic.edu)

Dr. Gregory Tudor To let students know that it is okay to be Pro-Life, create a space the encourages discussion on the topic of abortion, and connect women in need to Pro-Life pregnancy services in the area.

Creating resource cards Volunteering at clinics

Medical Students

for a Sustainable

Future

Sophie Kern (skern5@uic.edu) Laura Jorgenson (lauracj@uic.edu)

Dr. Jessica Hanks MS4SF is dedicated to uniting medical students invested in the health of our planet and patients and providing them with tools to make a difference at their institutions and in their communities through advocacy, curriculum reform, research, and climate-smart health care.

Sessions for writing and calling representatives urging them to support climate bills

Working with local groups on their environmental initiatives

Working on curricula around the health implications of climate change

Trips to Springfield to meet with representatives

Medicine

Pediatrics

Ellen Cealey (eceale2@uic.edu) Saad Kothawala (kothawa2@uic.edu)

Dr. Matthew Mischler

To share the specialty of Med-Peds with the UICOMP community, provide resources to those interested in ap-plying to Med-Peds

Panel discussions Networking events Post-match panel

Musicians

in Medicine

Timothy Chen (tlchen4@uic.edu) Jane Zhang (jzhan28@uic.edu)

Dr. Bento Soares To provide an opportunity for students to collaborate musically with one another to foster wellness and to use music to serve the UICOMP community and the patient population in the local hospitals, nursing homes, and hospice homes.

Large and small group performances Jam Sessions Virtual Orchestra

2020-2021 will vary based on COVID situation

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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

Muslim Medical

Student

Association

Lukman Faniyi (lfaniy2@uic.edu) Ellen Cealey (eceale2@uic.edu)

Dr. Rahmat Na’allah To promote an educational and informational outlook on the intersection of Islam and medicine.

To provide a safe space for networking and interacting with the Muslim Medical community in Peoria.

Meetings Networking with Muslim physicians Iftar during Ramadan

Neurology

(SIGN)

Ammar Ujjainwala (ujjainw2@uic.edu) Ryan Martin (rcmartn2@uic.edu)

To develop interest and facilitate opportunities in the field of Neurology.

Dinner with Residents/Faculty Events with Residents/Faculty

Neurosurgery Elsa Olson (eolson22@uic.edu) Hannah Phillips (hrphill2@uic.edu)

Dr. Patrick Elwood To provide mentorship to those students interesting in neurological surgery as their specialty by way of establishing connections with residents and faculty, exploring research opportunities, and providing a timeline to guide their focus throughout medical school to best prepare students for application to a neurological surgery residency.

Dinner with neurosurgery residents Mentorship program Timeline of Application seminar

Obstetrics &

Gynecology

Natasha Spiezia (nbraun2@uic.edu) Faridat Folarin-Amode (ffolar2@uic.edu)

Dr. Meints

Educate students on the specialty of OBGYN and gather with other students with similar interests

Skills night Resident mixer Physician panel Post match panel Movie night

Oncology Interest

Group (OncIG)

Katie Perlman (kperlma2@uic.edu) Eliot Rapoport (erapopo2@uic.edu)

Dr. Michael Veeder To help students explore the fields of hematology and oncology.

To provide professional development and assist in exposing students to the field.

Oncology career panel (Fall) Fundraiser with Chicago campus chapter

Ophthalmology

Interest Group

Lukman Faniyi (lfaniy2@uic.edu) Kurt Hanebrink (khaneb2@uic.edu)

Dr. Kamal Kishore To expand interest in ophthalmology at the Peoria cam-pus, help students learn more about ophthalmology tech-niques and as a career, and to facilitate networking with physicians.

Physician panels Ophthalmology workshops

Orthopedic Surgery Breanna Sullivan (bsullvn2@uic.edu) Andrew Meister (ameiste3@uic.edu)

Mr. Shannon Egli To introduce students to the specialty of orthopedic sur-gery and provide insight and tips into how to be successful on away rotations, in the surgery sub-I and, ultimately, with the match .

Sawbones demonstration Anatomy Lab simulations Post Match Panel Panelwith local orthopedic surgeons

Otolaryngology

(ENT)

Kyle Kozak (kkozak7@uic.edu) Brock Taylor (bmtaylr3@uic.edu)

Dr. James Geraghty Career SIG for any students who may be interested in learning more about the field of otolaryngology.

Meetings in collaboration with Chicago campus ENT group

Q&A Session with local ENT's

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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

Outdoor Club Christopher Eberlin (ceber13@uic.edu) Kyle Kozak (kkozak7@uic.edu)

Dr. Jon Fisher To foster an environment of outdoor exploration and immersion through activities such as camping, fishing, hiking, Frisbee golf, sport shooting, and archery.

Fishing trip to Banner Marsh Skeet Shooting Outing Frisbee Golf at Laura Bradley Park Conservation and Wildlife Education Sessions

Pathology Interest

Group

Jason Chien (jwchien2@uic.edu) Kyle Wagner (krwagne3@uic.edu)

Dr. Sherri Young To learn about the pathology specialty and provide career outreach information

Online path microscopic slide reviews Career information meetings Chatting with pathologists Restarting the autopsy viewing with the

Bloomington coroner’s office if possible.

Pediatrics Interest

Group

Tyler Morgan (tmorga9@uic.edu) Daniel Whorf (whorf2@uic.edu)

Dr. Keith Hanson To support and advise students interested in Pediatrics, as well as other specialty activities.

Halloween Party for children with diabetes (October)

Patrick Newcomer Memorial 5K Advising/Career events

Phi Delta Epsilon Madeline McDevitt (mjmcdev2@uic.edu) Molly Kress (mckress2@uic.edu)

Dr. Sherri Yong International Medical Fraternity Online recruitment for Class of 2024

Physical Medicine &

Rehabilitation

Garrett Waterstradt (wtrstrd2@uic.edu) Lauren O’Keefe (leokeef2@uic.edu)

Dr. Lisa Snyder Provide resources for students interested in PM&R Social Event for “physiatry day” (Nov) Q & A with PM&R physicians/faculty

Psychiatry Interest

Group

Marisa Ascencio (mascen5@uic.edu) Michelle Famakinwa (famakin2@uic.edu)

Dr. Finkenbine

To inspire and facilitate a strong interest in the psychiatric specialties among medical students.

Psych Intro Meeting Resident meet and greet Psych Specialty Panel M4 Match Panel

Public Health

Interest Group (PHIG)

Katie Perlman (kperlma2@uic.edu) Michelle Butts (mlbutts2@uic.edu)

Ms. Angela O’Bryant To facilitate discussion and action within public health in the Peoria community.

Interdisciplinary discussions Organize 3rd Annual UICOMP Health Disparities

Forum Organize opportunities for students/faculty to

volunteer and teach at local clinics, shelters, schools

Identify and discuss career/research opportuni-ties/trajectories linking public health and clini-cal medicine.

Racket Sports Club Aditya Ravindra (aravin3@uic.edu) Simon Park (sjpark7@uic.edu)

Dr. Gordon James To gather those who are passionate about racket sports (tennis, badminton, ping pong, etc.) and hold events such as tournaments and teaching sessions .

Tournaments Tennis/Badminton/Ping-Pong Lessons Casual Play Sessions

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UICOMP Student Interest Groups Purposes and Activities 20-21

Group Name Student Leaders Faculty Advisor Purpose Activities/Events

Rural Medicine Adee Athiyaman (adeea2@uic.edu)

Dr. James Barnett To form a community of students interested in rural medicine.

Strength Resistance

Training and

Conditioning Club

Tommy Rashid (trashi2@uic.edu) Stephen DeMartini (sd20@uic.edu)

Dr. Gregory Tudor Dr. Jonathan Fisher

To share nutritional tips, training tips, and help encourage members to help reach their fitness goals. We also hope to have in-person events (competitions, demonstrations for proper form, etc.) depending on the pandemic.

Share workout routines, diet information and recipes, and motivate each other to reach goals in the gym with a leader board.

In-person sessions to demonstrate proper form (if permitted)

Lifting/Conditioning contests

Student National

Medical Association

(SNMA)

Brianna Stewart (bnstewa2@uic.edu) Tiaranesha Jackson (tiaraj@uic.edu)

Ms. Janice Tamplin To support current and future underrepresented minority medical students, address the needs of underserved communities, and increase the number of clinically competent and socially conscious physicians.

Welcome Volleyball Social MHSEP MLK Service Day SNMA & LMSA Social

Surgery Joan Lee (jlee851@uic.edu) Chris Eberlin (ceberl3@uic.edu)

Dr. Richard Anderson Dr. Steven Tsoraides

To facilitate networking among students and physicians in the field.

Career Panel Social Night Tri-campus Events

Thriving Families:

Medical Students with

Spouses & Children

Andy Meister (ameiste3@uic.edu) Leah Beth Carter (lecarte2@uic.edu)

Dr. Eileen Doherty To give couples and young families within the UICOMP community support space to grow closer together as they journey together within the medical field.

Host talks by physicians/families in medicine Social activities with couples

Virtual Surgery

Interest Group

John Caniglia (jcanig2@uic.edu) Emil Maric (maric2@uic.edu)

Dr. Shannon Egli To enhance student access to the resources available at Jump Simulation. This includes access to suturing materials, surgical simulators, lectures, and cadaver dissections, among other activities. This will be our inaugural year at UICOMP so additional opportunities will be added where applicable.

Suturing workshops Guest lectures Surgical simulation “contests” Guided dissections

Writing & Humanities

in Medicine (WHIM)

Shuqi Kang (skang71@uic.edu) Caroline Lewis (clewis33@uic.edu)

Ms. Gina Pribaz Vozenilek To provide a designated space where medical students interested in developing their writing can practice, encour-age, and provide feedback on each other's works. To de-velop and improve skills in creative, reflective, and even professional writing. To inspire interest in writing through collaboration and communication.

Monthly meetings Connecting aspiring writers with prompts Opportunities for publication in creative writing Feedback on creative work

Wilderness Medicine David Jackson (djacks39@uic.edu) Wade Smith (wsmith23@uic.edu)

Dr. John Wipfler Dr. Andrew Vincent

To encourage a love of outdoor activities while teaching austere medicine skills and techniques.

Fall camping trip Winter Skills Night Spring Event TBD (Canoeing, Camping, Med-

WAR Race)

Zoomba Allie Hansen (ahanse24@uic.edu) Dina Nashed (dnashe2@uic.edu)

Ms. Deb Disney To provide a space/time for students to work out in groups while being socially distanced.

Organize group workouts