Past Medical Student Council Leaders
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 |
2019-2020 Medical Student Council
| Medical Student Governing Council | ||||
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Chair |
Corey McNeilly |
University of Texas Health San Antonio |
2020 |
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Vice Chair |
Hayley Musial |
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine |
2020 |
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Editor |
Samuel Southgate |
University of Connecticut School of Medicine |
2020 |
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Legislative Coordinator |
Ryan Koski-Vacirca |
Wake Forest University Health Sciences Medical School |
2020 |
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Mentorship Coordinator |
Erron Fritchman |
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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Osteopathic Coordinator |
Cameron Justice |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - COM |
2020 |
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Student Advising Coordinator |
Jenna Cacchillo |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - COM |
2020 |
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Web/Tech Coordinator |
Benjamin Co |
Western University of Health Sciences - OR Campus |
2020 |
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Midwest Coordinator |
Amanda Amen |
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine |
2020 |
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North East Coordinator |
Peter Mattson |
Brown Medical School |
2020 |
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South East Coordinator |
Nico Ramsay |
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine |
2020 |
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West Coordinator |
Shelby Hoebee |
The University of Arizona College of Medicine--Phoenix |
2020 |
| ACEP Student Representatives to the AMA-MSS | ||||
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AMA-MSS Representative |
Ashley Tarchione |
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine |
2020 |
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AMA-MSS Representative |
Matthew Christensen |
Rosalind Franklin University - Chicago |
2021 |
| Regional Representatives | ||||
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Pacific |
Miles McDonough |
University of Washington School of Medicine |
2019 |
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Great Plains |
Elizabeth Kleiner |
Des Moines University |
2020 |
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Great Lakes |
Rich Dowd |
Ohio University Heritage |
2021 |
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Northeast 1 |
Nathan Dreyfus |
The Rober Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont |
2020 |
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Northeast 2 |
Katelynn Baska |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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Mid-Atlantic |
John 'Alex' Cook |
University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
2021 |
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Southcentral |
Jazmyn Shaw |
University of Mississippi Medical Center Medical School |
2021 |
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Southwest |
Jacob Freudenberger |
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2021 |
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Southeast 1 |
Daniel Jourdan |
East Carolina University |
2020 |
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Southeast 2 |
Leena Owen |
Nova Southeast University |
2020 |
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International |
Santiago Batista Minaya |
St. George’s University School of Medicine |
2020 |
2018-2019 Medical Student Council
| Medical Student Governing Council | ||||
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Chair | Sarah Ring | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | 2019 |
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Vice Chair |
Michael Messina |
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Dublin |
2019 |
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Editor | Morgan Bobb | University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine | 2019 |
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Legislative Coordinator |
Kirstin Woody Scott |
Harvard Medical School |
2019 |
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Mentorship Coordinator |
Bryan Feinstein |
University of Washington |
2019 |
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Osteopathic Coordinator |
Jody (AJ) Lakey |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - COM |
2019 |
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Student Advising Coordinator |
Hayley Musial |
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine |
2020 |
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Web/Tech Coordinator |
Sean Trostel |
Medical College of Georgia |
2020 |
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Midwest Coordinator |
Jonathan Pickos |
Des Moines University |
2019 |
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North East Coordinator |
Kate Anderson |
University of Vermont College of Medicine |
2019 |
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South East Coordinator |
Hannah Gordon |
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | 2019 |
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West Coordinator |
Corey David McNeilly |
University of Texas Health San Antonio |
2020 |
| ACEP Student Representatives to the AMA-MSS | ||||
| AMA-MSS Representative |
Duy Hoang |
Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock |
2019 | |
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AMA-MSS Representative |
Ashley Tarchione |
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine |
2020 |
| Regional Representatives | ||||
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Pacific |
Cameron B. Justice |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - COM | 2020 |
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Great Plains |
Samantha Lord |
Des Moines University |
2019 |
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Great Lakes |
Alexandra Dinello |
Michigan State University |
2019 |
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Northeast 1 |
Marie (MJ) Murphy |
SUNY Upstate College of Medicine |
2019 |
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Northeast 2 |
Alex Tran |
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
2019 |
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Mid-Atlantic |
Mustafa Alam |
Howard University College of Medicine |
2019 |
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Southcentral |
Daniel Fuchs |
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine |
2019 |
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Southwest | Jonathan Brewer | Texas A&M College of Medicine | 2019 |
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Southeast 1 |
Cornelia (Nella) Hendley |
Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
2020 |
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Southeast 2 |
Rugaieh Abaza |
Morehouse School of Medicine |
2019 |
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International |
Vanessa Graff |
St. George’s University School of Medicine |
2019 |
2017-2018 Medical Student Council
| Medical Student Governing Council | |||
| Chair | Erin Karl | University of Minnesota Medical School | 2018 |
| Vice Chair | Michael Sachon | Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine | 2018 |
| Editor | Morgan Bobb | University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine | 2019 |
| Legislative Coordinator | Owais Durrani | Oklahoma Status University College of Medicine | 2018 |
| Mentorship Coordinator | Jonathan Warren Meadows | Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine NY | 2018 |
| Osteopathic Coordinator | Aadil Vora | Nova Southeastern University | 2018 |
| Student Advising Coordinator | David A. Carle | ETSU Quillen College of Medicine | 2018 |
| Web/Tech Coordinator | Bryan Feinstein | University of Washington | 2018 |
| Midwest Coordinator | Teimojin Nicholas Tan | Michigan State University | 2018 |
| North East Coordinator | Chichen Qiu | Drexel University College of Medicine | 2018 |
| South East Coordinator | Sarah Ring | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | 2019 |
| West Coordinator | Hanna (Hania) Flaten | University of Colorado SOM | 2019 |
| ACEP Student Representatives to the AMA-MSS | |||
| AMA-MSS Representative | Arnab Sarker | University of Virginia | 2018 |
| AMA-MSS Representative | Duy Hoang | Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock | 2019 |
| Regional Representatives | |||
| Pacific | Jody Lakey | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - COM | 2019 |
| Great Plains | Jonathan Pickos | Des Moines University | 2019 |
| Great Lakes | Michael Messina | Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Dublin | 2019 |
| Northeast 1 | Brandon Wang | NYU School of Medicine | 2019 |
| Northeast 2 | Aimee Parks | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University | 2018 |
| Mid-Atlantic | Regina Saylor | University of Maryland School of Medicine | 2018 |
| Southcentral | Ashley Bartels | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2018 |
| Southwest | Shyam Murali | Texas A&M Health Science Center | 2018 |
| Southeast 1 | Sean Michael Trostel | Medical College of Georgia | 2020 |
| Southeast 2 | Hannah Gordon | Florida International University HWCOM | 2019 |
| International | Tatum Jestila | Ross University School of Medicine | 2018 |
2016-2017 Medical Student Council
| Medical Student Governing Council | |||
| Chair | Seth Kelly |
Texas A&M University Health Science Center |
2017 |
| Vice Chair | Quinton Campbell |
The Florida State University College of Medicine |
2017 |
| Editor | Thomas Eales |
Des Moines University |
2017 |
| Legislative Coordinator | Owais Durrani | Oklahoma Status University College of Medicine | 2018 |
| Mentorship Coordinator | Jonathan Warren Meadows | Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine NY | 2018 |
| Osteopathic Coordinator | Aadil Vora | Nova Southeastern University | 2018 |
| Student Advising Coordinator | David A. Carle | ETSU Quillen College of Medicine | 2018 |
| Web/Tech Coordinator | Bryan Feinstein | University of Washington | 2018 |
| Midwest Coordinator | Teimojin Nicholas Tan | Michigan State University | 2018 |
| North East Coordinator | Chichen Qiu | Drexel University College of Medicine | 2018 |
| South East Coordinator | Sarah Ring | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | 2019 |
| West Coordinator | Hanna (Hania) Flaten | University of Colorado SOM | 2019 |
| ACEP Student Representatives to the AMA-MSS | |||
| AMA-MSS Representative | Arnab Sarker | University of Virginia | 2018 |
| AMA-MSS Representative | Duy Hoang | Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock | 2019 |
| Regional Representatives | |||
| Pacific | Jody Lakey | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences - COM | 2019 |
| Great Plains | Jonathan Pickos | Des Moines University | 2019 |
| Great Lakes | Michael Messina | Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Dublin | 2019 |
| Northeast 1 | Brandon Wang | NYU School of Medicine | 2019 |
| Northeast 2 | Aimee Parks | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University | 2018 |
| Mid-Atlantic | Regina Saylor | University of Maryland School of Medicine | 2018 |
| Southcentral | Ashley Bartels | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2018 |
| Southwest | Shyam Murali | Texas A&M Health Science Center | 2018 |
| Southeast 1 | Sean Michael Trostel | Medical College of Georgia | 2020 |
| Southeast 2 | Hannah Gordon | Florida International University HWCOM | 2019 |
| International | Tatum Jestila | Ross University School of Medicine | 2018 |
2014 - 2015 EMRA Medical Student Council
| Medical Student Governing Council | |||
| Chair | David Reid | Kansas City Univ of Medicine and Biosciences | 2015 |
| Vice Chair | Hashim Zaidi | Baylor College of Medicine | 2015 |
| Editor | Kelsey Hills-Evans | Stanford University | 2015 |
| Web/Tech Coordinator | Landon Matthew Pratt | Quillen College of Medicine | 2016 |
| Osteopathic Coordinator | Crystal L. Irwin | Touro University Nevada | 2015 |
| Midwest Coordinator | Tyler VanDyck | Mayo Medical School | 2015 |
| North East Coordinator | Michael Spigner | Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine | 2016 |
| South East Coordinator | Katherine Raczek | FIU Herbert Wertheim COM | 2015 |
| West Coordinator | Archana Shah | Texas Tech University HSC | 2015 |
| Legislative Coordinator | Ronnie Kuo Ren | Baylor College of Medicine | 2015 |
| Mentorship Coordinator | Sean Ochsenbein | Quillen College of Medicine | 2017 |
| ACEP Student Representatives to the AMA-MSS | |||
| AMA-MSS Representative | Seth Kelly | Texas A&M University Health Science Center | 2017 |
| AMA-MSS Representative | Louis Fornage | Baylor College of Medicine | 2016 |
| Regional Representatives | |||
| Pacific | Andrew Berglund | Western University/COMP-NW | 2015 |
| Great Plains | Brian Marovets | University of Iowa | 2016 |
| Great Lakes | Heather Bick | MSU College of Ostepathic Medicine | 2017 |
| Northeast 1 | Scott Pasichow | New Jersey Medical School | 2015 |
| Northeast 2 | Joshua Davis | Thomas Jefferson University | 2017 |
| Mid-Atlantic | Jonathan Watson | University of Maryland School of Medicine | 2016 |
| Southcentral | Amanda M. Tapley | University of Alabama School of Medicine | 2015 |
| Southwest | Alaina Brinley | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | 2016 |
| Southeast 1 | Justen Pettigrew | University of Louisville | 2015 |
| Southeast 2 | Rebecca Wiesenfeld | Florida International University | 2015 |
| International | Lance Adams | Ross University School of Medicine | 2015 |
2013-2014 Medical Student Council
| Medical Student Governing Council | ||
| Chair | Zach Jarou | Michigan State University |
| Vice Chair | Susannah Orzell | Boston University |
| Editor | Karen Bowers | Virginia Tech - Carilion SOM |
| Web/Tech Coordinator | James Corbett-Detig | University of Vermont |
| Osteopathic Coordinator | Stace Breland | Touro University Nevada |
| North East Coordinator | Matthew Duda | New York Medical College |
| South East Coordinator | Damien Carracedo | FIU Herbert Wertheim COM |
| West Coordinator | Zheng Ben Ma | Baylor COM |
| Medical Student Council | ||
| International Coordinator | Cody W Wendlandt | St. George's University |
| Legislative Coordinator | David Reid | Kansas City Univ of Medicine and Biosciences |
| Mentorship Coordinator | Jacob Nacht | University of Colorado SOM |
| East Osteopathic Representative | Crystal Irwin | Touro University Nevada |
| West Osteopathic Representative | Andrew Berglund | COMP-Northwest |
| Regional Representatives | ||
| NE Region 1 | Michael Spigner | Hofstra North Shore-LIJ |
| NE Region 2 | Nicole Cimino-Fiallos | University of Maryland |
| NE Region 3 | Sean Ochsenbein | Quillen COM |
| SE Region 1 | Brenden Akins | Morehouse SOM |
| SE Region 2 | Katherine Raczek | FIU Herbert Wertheim COM |
| West Region 1 | Mark Liao | UC Davis |
| West Region 2 | Michael F Yip | University of Texas Medical Branch SOM |
| West Region 3 | Hashim Zaidi | Baylor COM |
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