Each year, 25 students from across the country are selected to serve on EMRA's Medical Student Council (MSC).
This is a phenomenal opportunity to become more involved in the field of Emergency Medicine, network with students and faculty from coast to coast, and develop resources to assist fellow students navigate medical school and the residency application process.
Our Goals and Objectives
Goals
- Educate medical students about the specialty of emergency medicine and its importance in the medical field
- Provide information to those students interested in emergency medicine regarding career options and emergency medicine training programs
- Increase the quality and the quantity of medical school education on emergency medicine topics and clinical skills
- Develop a peer network for medical students aspiring to careers in emergency medicine and allow them the opportunity to assume leadership roles in organized emergency medicine
- Provide EMRA, ACEP, CORD, and SAEM with a resource for dissemination of materials and information to medical students
- Encourage and recognize medical student research projects
- Recognize clinical excellence in emergency medicine at the medical student level
Objectives
- Plan the annual Medical Student Forum and Residency Fair
- Increase contact with medical schools
- Increase medical student awareness/involvement in emergency medicine
- Provide information that will appear on the medical student pages of the EMRA web site
2020-2021 Medical Student Council
Medical Student Governing Council | ||||
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Chair |
Jazmyn Shaw |
University of Mississippi Medical Center Medical School |
2021 |
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Vice Chair |
Alex Cook |
University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
2021 |
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Editor |
David Wilson |
Sidney Kimmel Medical College |
2022 |
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Legislative Coordinator |
Kenneth Kim |
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
2021 |
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Mentorship Coordinator |
Lorena Rodriguez Perez |
Nova Southeast University Health Science Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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Osteopathic Coordinator |
Ryan Lucas |
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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Student Advising Coordinator |
Ashley Penington |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences |
2021 |
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Web/Tech Coordinator |
Spencer Rushton |
Kansas City University Medical College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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Midwest Coordinator |
Rich Dowd |
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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North East Coordinator |
Katelynn Baska |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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South East Coordinator |
Erron Fritchman |
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine | 2021 |
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West Coordinator |
Lenexa Morais |
University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX |
2021 |
ACEP Student Representatives to the AMA-MSS | ||||
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AMA-MSS Representative |
Matthew Christensen |
Rosalind Franklin University - Chicago |
2021 |
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AMA-MSS Representative |
Alysa Edwards |
University of Colorado School of Medicine |
2022 |
Regional Representatives | ||||
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Pacific |
Katherine Rodman |
Oregon Health & Science University Medical School |
2021 |
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Great Plains |
Kellan Etter |
Des Moines University |
2021 |
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Great Lakes |
Chiamara Anokwute |
Indiana University School of Medicine |
2022 |
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Northeast 1 |
Brendan Miccio |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2022 |
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Northeast 2 |
Alexander Gallaer |
University of Connecticut School of Medicine |
2022 |
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Mid-Atlantic |
Alexa Van Besien |
University of Maryland |
2022 |
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Southcentral |
Christian Casteel |
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences |
2021 |
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Southwest |
Luke Wohlford |
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix |
2022 |
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Southeast 1 |
Alexa Peterson |
Nova Southeast University Health Science Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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Southeast 2 |
Tori Ehrhardt |
Florida International University |
2021 |
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International |
Shelby Wood |
St. George’s University School of Medicine |
2020 |