MD/PhD Student Council

The student council for the MD/PhD students strives to provide support for social and scholastic activities, promote interaction among students, and act as a liaison between the MSTP and its students. It is composed of several officers, including a president, an admissions chair, a social chair, and an events chair. Regular meetings are held with the entire MD/PhD student body, to keep the students informed of all council activities, and to elicit any feedback for the council or the program. Additionally, the council sponsors a lecture series during the school year, organizes several social events a semester, handles recruitment at all applicant and accepted student events, and assists with newsletter preparation. Each year at the annual retreat the council is elected for the following year. Anyone seeking more information should feel free to contact our current student council president, Susan Lee.

MD/PhD Student Council Representatives

President

Susan Lee

Sets up and runs meetings

Follows up with other council members

Events

Debbie Dao

Arranges chalk talk & seminar schedules

Arranges Fall & other retreats (e.g. Upstate New York student retreat)

Admissions

Vincent Fong & Christopher Richardson (Co-Chairs)

Representative to Admissions Committee

Anat Kohn

Dinner Organizer

Edward Vuong

Housing Contact

Laura DiChiacchio, Natasha Golub, Richard Gaines, Andrew Pistner, Phillip Rappold, & Jonas Wilson-Leedy

Applicant Greeters

Medical School Curriculum Committees

Joanna Touger & Andrew Pistner

1^st & 2^nd year

Tara Arndt

3^rd & 4^th year

Honor Board

Rebecca Porter & Keith Olsen

Representative to Honor Board

Social

Shuolun Ruan

Organize social events (e.g. graduate picnic, dinners, etc.)

Public Relations

Mercedes Szpunar

Maintains and distributes minutes from student council meetings & assists in Newsletter preparation

Outreach

Michael Jacob

Works closely with the Program Director to promote awareness among undergraduate and high school students about biomedical/translational sciences and opportunities afforded by MD/PhD training.