Looking to join an organization and get involved? Want to see what the 60+ active COM student organizations are all about? Would you like to contact an organization for a speaking opportunity/event? You’ll find the Executive Board members listing & group contact information in the Directory sections below.
For current students, all the resources needed to successfully run your organization, including information on funding, event planning, and marketing can also be found in the sections below. Be sure to review the updated Student Organization Guidelines
A number of student organizations have already been formed by M.D. students and it’s possible more may be created as new healthcare issues and initiatives emerge beyond our current organizations. Any new student organization seeking affiliation with the UCF College of Medicine will be able to submit the New Student Organization Approval Form along with a draft of the proposed constitution for consideration to be added to the M.D. Student Organizations listing. More information can be found under the Forming an Organization section.
Please click below to access the 2022-2023 COM Student Organization Information Guide. This guide will be updated annually.
The purpose of the College of Medicine M.D. Program Student Council is to provide effective student leadership for the classes and organizations of the College of Medicine M.D. Program, serve as a liaison between students and administration, promote effective and well-rounded medical education, and represent the College of Medicine M.D. Program. More information is provided during new student orientation. The purpose of the Student Professional Conduct Council (SPCC) is to oversee the implementation of the UCF COM Honor Code with emphasis on maintaining the values intrinsic to the role of physician, community leader and medical student. The SPCC is composed of two student representatives from each class, an SPCC chair, and an advisor from the Office of Student Affairs (Dr. Verduin). Information on contacting any member of the SPCC can be found on Webcourses.
Click here for an overview description and here for the Expectations Guide for each of the M.D. Student Council and the Committee Representative positions.
Click here for the most current listing of the UCF College of Medicine Student Council, SPCC & Committee Representatives.
M.D. Program Student Organization Executive Boards
All current M.D. Program Student Organization Executive Boards are listed below. This listing will be updated biannually. Please contact the Student Services team with any updates or inquiries regarding these listings.
American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry (AADMD)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Spector
Group email: AADMD.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Kelsey Clabby
Vice President: Simo Kraguljac
Secretary: Ricky Bateh
Treasurer: Chitra Banarjee
National Liaison: Nicholas Maykut
Community Outreach Chair: Yash Singh
Arts in Medicine (AIM)
Faculty Advisors: Natasha Williams & Dr. Katherine Daly
Email address: ucfaim@gmail.com
President: Preethashree Anbukkara
Vice President: Samantha Sun
Treasurer: Nikita Sardana
Secretary: Megan Vidal
Literary Arts Chair: Muneeza Rashid
Creative Director & PR: Rachel Shi
Performing Arts Co-Chair: Marianne Sia
Performing Arts Co-Chair: Kevin Ruiz
Visual Arts Director: Brittany Thompson
American Medical Association/Florida Medical Association (AMA/FMA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Virgil Dawson
Group email: ucfcom.ama.fma@gmail.com
Chair of Recruitment: Brittany Thompson
Vice Chair of Recruitment: Anna Wanzenberg
Vice Chair of Community Service: Brinna Desai
AMA Delegate: Boyd Colburn
FMA Delegate: Allen Partono
Secretary: Azeem Hasan
Treasurer: Stephanie Sutton
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcy Verduin
Group email: ucfamsaboard@gmail.com
President: Victoria Millington
Vice President: Karin Zikra
Treasurer: Mary Ishak
Secretary: Sakinah Dewji
Peer Mentor Director: Brandon Molligoda
Aging in Medicine and Surgery interest Group (AMSIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mariana Dangiolo
Group email: amsig.ucf@gmail.com
President: Kristie Kim
Vice President: Shiyu Jing
Treasurer: Mariah George
Secretary: Rebecca Li
Senior Liaisons: Gaurav Kiri
American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Olga Karasik
Group email: amwa.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Nivetha Aravind
Vice President: Mahima Silas and Adithi Tirumalai
Treasurer: Sharon Toor
Secretary: Tishani Patel
Outreach Liaisons: Faith Kim
M3 Liaisons: Safia Centner, Asra Sami, & Maddie Morris
M4 Liaisons: Estee Hong & Rachel Pan
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
Faculty Advisor: Shalu Gillum
Group email: apamsa.ucf@gmail.com
President: Michael Hsieh
Vice President: Kevin Reyes
Treasurer: Brandon Molligoda
Secretary: Shiyu Jing
Association of Women Surgeons (AWS)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Julie Wei
Group email: ucfcom.aws@gmail.com
President: Sarah Voskamp
Co-Vice Presidents: Ariana Johnson & Chippy Banarjee
Treasurer: Tanmai Bandarupalli
Secretary: Shannon Hubany
Research/Community Outreach Co-Chairs: Saumya Kapoor & Mahima Silas
M3 Liaison: Alison Grise
M4 Liaison: Yasmine Ghattas
Chapman Compassionate Care (CCC)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Caridad Hernandez
Group email: ucfcccare@gmail.com
Executive Director – Clinic Manager: Shannon Hubany
Executive Director – Strategic Goals: Alondra Rivera
Clinic Project Manager: Hanna Nour
Volunteer Coordinator: Angela Yen
Research Chair: Andrew Murray
Inventory Chair: Andrew An
EMR Coordinator: Casey Hedman
Community Outreach Chair: Pinak Raodeo
Critical Care Medicine Interest Group (CCMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Feroza Daroowalla
Group Email: TBD
President: Spenser Kaplan
Vice President: Rashad Ramsahai
Treasurer: Andrew Murray
Secretary: Maxwell Walter-Smith
Research Coordinator: Sanjan Kumar
Cardiology Interest Group (CIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bernard Gros
Group email: ucfCIG@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Tarek Obeid & Saar Peles
Vice President: Adithi Tirumalai
Treasurer: Rodolfo Rodriguez
Secretary: Nathan Jacob
Event Director: Mansoor Qureshi
Catholic Medical Association (CMA)
Faculty Advisor: Drs. Colleen Moran-Bano & Patrick Hunter
Group email: cma.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Taryn Posch
Vice-President: Kevin Beguiristain
Treasurer: Paul Moon
Secretary: Riley Jones
Community Outreach: Paul Moon
M3 Liaisons: Alexander Bolufer & Abraham Lesniewski
Careers in Oncology (COG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Priya Vishnubhotla
Group email: ucfoncology@gmail.com
President: Jacob Ukleja
Vice President: Kristie Kim
Treasurer: Ahmed Mohamed
Secretary: Natasha Seebaran
Co-Community Service Chairs: Isabella Castellano & Annamarie Huy
Clinical Problem Solvers (CPS)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shiva Kalidindi
Group email: UCF.CPS@gmail.com
President: Jared Shung
Vice President: Shiyu Jing
Treasurer: S. Azeem Hasan
Secretary: Andy Huang
Co-M3 Liaisons: Quinn Ferguson & Rachel Shi
Dermatology Interest Group (DIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeffery Greenwald
Group email: ucfderminterest@gmail.com
President: Avaneesh (Sean) Ojha
Vice President: Nivetha Aravind
Treasurer: Jacob Ukleja
Secretary: Elizabeth Durkin
Events Coordinator: Sabrina Smith
M3 Liaisons: Brittany Chandani & Vishnu Bhupalam
M4 Liaisons: Tanner Harding & Nina Gallo
Engineering in Medicine (EIM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Harris
Group email: eim.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Jemual Shaylor
Vice President: Matthew Ruppert
Treasurer: Riley Jones
Secretary: Mary McIntosh
Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jay Ladde
Group email: ucf.emig@gmail.com
President: Kelsey Clabby
Vice President: Carly Mitchell
Treasurer: John Abdelshaheed
Secretary: Andrew Adeyiga
Special Events Coordinator: Zain Rahmat
Research Coordinator: Sanjan Kumar
M3 Liaisons: Anna Jurlina, Rachel Shi, Madison Morris, & Adrien Thokalath
M4 Liaisons: Carolyn Rapp & Trina Rudeski-Rohr
ENT Interest Group (Otolaryngology Interest Group)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Seidman
Group email: UCF.ENTIG@gmail.com
President: Simo Kraguljac
Vice President: Ariana Johnson
Treasurer: Michael Chuvanjyan
Secretary: Michael Hsieh
M3 Liaison: Tiffany Lee & Gairman Fisher
M4 Liaison: Jihoon Lim
Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Magdalena Pasarica
Group email: FMIGUCFCOM@gmail.com
President: Andrew Tran
Vice President: Andrew An
Treasurer: Mansoor Qureshi
Secretary: Allen Partono
M3 Liaison: Miraj Patel & Vasiliki Beleri
M4 Liaison: Kyle Benkel
Foundational Sciences in Medicine (FSIM)
Faculty Advisor: Vladimir Neychev, MD, PhD
Group email: fsm.ucf@gmail.com
President: Rachel Chapman
Vice President: Matthew Ruppert
Treasurer: Courtney Heitzler
Secretary: Mary McIntosh
Curriculum Initiative Chair: Michael Still
Clinical Case Coordinator: Brandon Molligoda
GI Interest Group (GIIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amar Mandalia
Group email: gastroenterologyigucf@gmail.com
President: Saar Peles
Vice President: Andrew Murray
Treasurer: Andy Huang
Secretary: Jordan Bateh
Research Chair: Shiyu Jing
Outreach Officer: Stephanie Sutton
Global Surgery Student Alliance (GSSA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vladimir Neychev
Group email: ucfgssa@gmail.com
President: Thomas Knapp
Co-Vice Presidents: Shreya Rao & Mahima Silas
Treasurer: Valerie Prytkova
Healthcare Innovations (HI)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mariana Dangiolo
Group email: HIucfcom@gmail.com
President: Saumya Kapoor
Vice President of Internal Relations: Surafuale Hailu
Vice President of External Partnerships: Varun Naga
Treasurer: Chippy Banarjee
Secretary: Adithi Tirumalai
M3 Liaison: Michelle Chin
Health Literacy Advocates
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lonna Gordon
Group email: ucfhealthliteracy@gmail.com
President: Pinak Raodeo
Director: Katherine Cohen
Volunteer Coordinator Chair: Andrew An
Education and Curriculum Chair: Meghana Ganjam
School District Liaison: Mary Ishak
Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Abdo Asmar
Group email: UCFIMIG@gmail.com
President: Stephanie Sutton
Vice President: Victoria Millington
Treasurer: Isabella Castellano
Secretary: Adithi Tirumalai
M3 Journal Club Liaison: Samantha Sun & Yongho Park
M4 Journal Club Liaisons: Jessica Polakoff
Interventional Radiology Interest Group (IRIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raphael Yoo
Group email: ucf.irig@gmail.com
President: Ahmed Mohamed
Vice President: Varun Naga
Treasurer: Shiyu Jing
Secretary: Mary McIntosh
M3 Liaisons: Justin Cook, Abraham Lesniewski, Bao Nguyen, Aditya Rao, Alexander Bolufer, Brandon Simons, & Adrien Thokalath
M4 Liaison: Takuma Iwai, Mason Williams, Jihoon Lim, Kacper Kubiszewski, Parker Hunsaker, Caroline Baughn, Ayssel Tanbari & Cynthia Kyin
Jewish U”knight’ed Students in Medicine (JUSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Joshua Shultz
Group email: JUSM.ucfknights@gmail.com
President: Rachel Chapman
KNIGHTS Clinic
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Magdelena Pasarica
Clinic Director Email: floormanager.knights@gmail.com
Clinic Co-Directors: Samantha Gibson & Spenser Kaplan
Volunteer Coordinators: Lorraine Bermudez-Rivera
For Volunteer Opportunities Contact: knightsclinicvolunteering@gmail.com
LGBTQI+ Medical Students and Allies
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lindsay Taliaferro
Group email: ucfcom.lgbtmedstudentsallies@gmail.com
President: Hanna Nour
Vice President: Kevin Reyes
Treasurer: Tiffany Nguyen
Secretary: Riley Smith
Community Outreach Chair: Angela Yen & Harry Lee
Education Chair: Chippy Banarjee
Life Beyond Residency (LBR)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Lovejoy
Group Email: lbrucf@gmail.com
President: Justin Geraghty
Vice President: Harriet Austin
Treasurer: Ramsay Mcconnell
Secretary: Shayaan Ahmed
Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group (LMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sharon Wasserstrom
Group email: ucflifestylemedicine@outlook.com
Co-Presidents: Avaneesh Sean Ojha & Kiana Guerrazzi
Treasurer: Kevin Le
Secretary: Pinak Raodeo
Community Engagement Officer: Mahima Silas & Brinna Desai
Director of Nutrition: Paul Moon
Director of Physical Activity: Matthew Aceto
Director of Stress Management: Boyd Colbrunn
Director of Sleep Management: Syed Azeem Hasan
Director of Internal Social Affairs: Andrew Adeyiga
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Analia Castiglioni & Caridad Hernandez
Group email: lmsaucfcom@gmail.com
President: Lorraine Bermudez-Rivera
Vice President: Daniela E. Velez
Treasurer: Anthony Martinez
Secretary: Lauren Cervantes
Public Relations: Kristie Kim
M3 Liaisons: Ana Carrazana & Kevin Ruiz
M4 Liaison: Kailee Hernandez
Community Engagement Officers: Allen Partono, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Meera Shanbhag, & Jem Shaylor
Medical Anesthesiology Society (MAS)
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Relin Yang & Nicholas Nedeff
Group email: ucf.com.mas1@gmail.com
President: Samantha Gibson
Vice President: Kiana Guerrazzi
Secretary: Riley Jones
Treasurer: Codey Carnley
VP of Marketing: Shannon Hubany
VP of Research: Alexander Bolufer
M3 Liaison: Andrew Dudzik
M4 Liaison: Dylan Shaw
Medical Campus Outreach (MCO)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Goodman
Group email: ucfmco@gmail.com
President: Mahima Silas
Co-Vice President:Sarah Voskamp
Treasurer: Nathan Jacob
Secretary: Kiana Guerrazzi
Medical Genetics Interest Group (MedGen)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jane Gibson
Group email: medgenknights@gmail.com
President: Michael Roth
Vice President: Courtney Heitzler
Treasurer: Shiyu Jing
Secretary: Francesco Sautto
Medical Students Providing Across Continents (MedPACt)
Interim Faculty Advisor: Dr. Analia Castiglioni
Group email: MedPACt@ucf.edu
Executive Director: Lauren Cervantes
Directors of Service: Ingrid Wu & Kevin Le
Director of Finance: Nicholas Maykut
Directors of Education: Anthony Martinez & Daniela Velez
Conference Directors: Ariana Johnson & Kiana Hashemi
Directors of Research: Ashley Houff & Taryn Posch
Director of Finance: Nicholas Maykut
Director of Public Relations: Nivetha Aravind
EMR Director: Mary McIntosh
M.D. Program Student Organization Executive Boards
All current M.D. Program Student Organization Executive Boards are listed below. This listing will be updated biannually. Please contact the Student Services team with any updates or inquiries regarding these listings.
Medical Ethics Forum (MEF)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Scott Wiltz
Group Email: medethicsforum@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Hanna Nour & Alexandra Tucker
Vice President: Elizabeth Durkin
Treasurer: Hannah Brown
Event Director: Tanmai Bandarupalli
Director of Discourse: Kevin Beguiristain
Medical Genetics Interest Group (MGIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jane Gibson
Group Email: medgenknights@gmail.com
President: Michael Roth
Vice President: Courtney Heitzler
Treasurer: Shiyu Jing
Secretary: Francesco Sautto
Movement is Medicine (MiM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Kibble
Group email: mim.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Paxton Threatt
Vice President: Simo Kraguljac
Treasurer: Kevin Le
Secretary: Stephanie Sutton
Sunset Run Liaison: Megan Sefler
Volleyball Liaison: Kevin Le
Soccer Liaison: Ryan Bowen
Basketball Liaison: Matt Aceto
Football Liaison: Saar Peles
Ultimate Frisbee Liaison: Jaren Shung
Pickleball Liaison: Rudy Rodriguez
Neurological Surgery Interest Group (NSIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Sanders
Group email: ucfnsig@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Riley Smith & Sharon Toor
Vice President: Brandon Molligoda
Treasurer: Michael Chuvanjyan
Secretary: Michelle Llano
Obstetrics & Gynecology Interest Group (OGIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Donna Boucher
Group email: ucfcomogig@gmail.com
President: Taylor Ham
Vice President: Courtney Heitzler
Treasurer: Shreya Varigala
Secretary: Sakinah Dewji
Community Outreach Coordinator: Casey Hedman
Period Liaison: Casey Hedman
M3 Liaison: Kira Eickman, Eliza Williamson, Dana Thiesfeldt, Hannah Wilson, Rhea Chowdury, Megan Vidal
M4 Liaison: Erin Duffey
Ophthalmology Interest Group (OIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mehul Patel
Group email: ucfcomoig@gmail.com
President: Azeem Hasan
Vice President: Lorraine Bermudez-Rivera
Treasurer: Kevin Le
Secretary: Mary McIntosh
M3 Liaisons: Matt Crawford, Aliya Centner, Joseph Nygaard
M4 Liaisons: Terisa Yiin & Emily Schofield
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Interest Group (OSMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Kirkpatrick
Group email: COM.OSMIG@gmail.com
President: Matt Aceto
Vice President: Mahima Silas
Treasurer: Scott Gronowicz
Secretaries: Saumya Kapoor & Andrew Adeyiga
Community Outreach Co-Chairs: Erin Formanski & Samantha Gibson
M3 Liaisons: Jill Glasser, Nick Pekmezian, Alison Grise, JD Schwartzman, Tyler Riley, Parag Vyas
M4 Liaison: Jeffrey Simpson, Yasmine Ghattas, Peter Zeblisky, & Shane Saifman
Philanthropic and Volunteer Engagement (PAVE)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jane Gibson
Group Email: pave.ucf@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Samantha Gibson & Tori Millington
Vice President: Alik Manoogian
Secretary: Carly Mitchell
Treasurer: Andrew An
Marketing Director: Daniela Velez
Volunteer Co- Directors: Rodolfo Rodriguez and Ryan Bowen
Communications Director: Taryn Posch
Technology Director: Brandon Molligoda
Pediatric Interest Group (PIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Colleen Moran-Bano
Group email: pigucfcom@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Sarah Voskamp & Zain Rahmat
Vice President: Tishani Patel
Treasurer: Boyd Colbrunn
Secretary: Michael Hsieh
Directors of Special Events: Kelsey Clabby & Meghana Ganjam
M3 Liaisons: Savannah Diamond, Christopher Schilson, Chelsea Wu
M4 Liaison: Deepti Singam, Lauren Aronson, Brittany Perry & Samuel Mikhail
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Interest Group (PMRIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raj Mitra
Group Email: pmrigucf@gmail.com
President: Pinak Raodeo
Vice President: Adithi Tirumalai
Treasurer: Alexander Skylar
Secretary: Rees Ridout
M3 Liaison: Phil Kaminnik
M4 Liaison: Parth Patel
Pathology Medicine Student Interest Group (PMSIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vania Zayat
Group Email: pathology.interest.UCF@gmail.com
President: Michael Still
Vice President: Pinak Raodeo
Treasurer: Kasey Rigby
Secretary: Maxwell Walter Smith
M3 Liaisons: Justin Geaghty & Rachel Shi
Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group (PRSIG)
Faculty Advisor: Drs. Adam Oppenheimer & Dr. David Plank
Group Email: ucfprsig@gmail.com
President: Jem Shaylor
Vice President: Shiyu Jing
Treasurer: Michael Hsieh
Secretary: Saumya Kapoor
M3 Liaison: Tiffany Lee
M4 Liaison: Rachel Pan
Peer Support Group (PSG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Katherine Daly
PsychSIGN
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Klapheke
Group email: ucfcompsychsign@gmail.com
President: Beyza Gultekin
Vice President: Hannah Brown
Treasurer: Andrew An
Secretary: Michael Roth
Education Chair: Taryn Posch
Community Outreach Chair: Kailee Hernandez
Reproductive Health Interest Group (RHIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Georgine Lamvu
Group email: ucfreproductivehealth@gmail.com
Co-Directors: Yasmin Arauja & Karin Zika
National Coordinator & Resource Manager: Mary Ishak
Community Outreach Coordinators: Hanna Nour & Olivia Rauls
Director of Education & Curriculum Reform: Taylor Ham
Social Media Chair: Meghana Ganjam
Treasurer: Shreya Varigala
Upperclassman Coordinator: Nikita Sardana
Radiology Interest Group (RIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Craig Johnson
Group email: rig.ucf.med@gmail.com
President: Zain Rahmat
Vice President: Keejin Yoon
Treasurer: Mansoor Qureshi
Secretary: Mary McIntosh
M3 Liaisons: Karan Ravi & Aditya Rao
M4 Liaisons: Cynthia Kyin, Parth B Patel, Lucille Anzia, & Kacper Kubiszewski
Student Accessibility Advocacy Network (SAAN)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Harris
Group email: ucfcom.saan@gmail.com
President: Yash Singh
Vice President: Ridhwan Mohammad
Treasurer: Andrea Luedecker
Secretary: Yongho Park
SHIELD
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Minh Quang ho
Group Email:
Project Co-Directors: Michael Roth & Sidharth Sharma
Logistics Coordinator: Taylor Ham
Secretary: Jem Shaylor
Finance Chair: Boyd Colbrunn
Participant Education Chair: Mary Ishak
Advocacy Chair: Isabella Castellano
Data & Research Chair: Chippy Banarjee
M3 Liaisons: Joseph Nygaard & Collin Hoggard
Students Interested in Academic Medicine (SIAM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dario Torre
Group email: siam.ucfmed@gmail.com
President: Kristie Kim
Vice President: Spenser Kaplan
Treasurer: Zain Rahmat
Secretary: Nivetha Aravind
Surgery Interest Group (SIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrew Taitano
Group email: sigucf@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Jem Shaylor & Scott Gronowicz
Vice President: Adithi Tirumalai
Treasurer: John Abdelshaheed
Secretary: Michael Chuvanjyan
M3 Liaisons: Tiffany Lee & JD Schwartzman
M4 Liaisons: Samantha Reiss & Melanie Peterson
Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Sanders
Group email: ucfsign@gmail.com
President: Rees Ridout
External Vice President: Sharon Toor
Internal Vice President: Dhyey Desai
Treasurer: Brandon Molligoda
Secretary: Rebecca Li
Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
Advisor: Dr. Tracy MacIntosh
Group email: SNMAatUCF@gmail.com
President: Arielle Patterson
Vice President: Andrew Adeyiga
Treasurer: Surafuale Hailu
Secretary: Allen Partono
Student Council
Advisors: Dr. Marcy Verduin & Dr. Soraya Smith
Presidents: Kelsey Manko (M4), Shivani Gupta (M3), Sanjan Kumar (M2), TBD (M1)
Vice Presidents: Matthew Caldwell (M4), Danny Sullivan (M3), Nivetha Aravind (M2), TBD (M1)
Treasurers: Asanka Ekanayake (M4), Ri Chen (M3), Tanmai Bandarupalli (M2), TBD (M1)
Secretaries: Liz Elgin (M4), Shreya Atmakuri (M3), Isabella Castellano (M2), TBD (M1)
UCF COM Tennis Group
Faculty Advisor:
Group Email:
Co-Presidents: Kristie Kim & Nathan Jacob
Treasurer: Thinzar Zaw
Secretary: Annamarie Huy
Urology Interest Group (UIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hubert Swana
Group email: ucf.uig@gmail.com
President: Avaneesh Kunta
Vice President: Harry Lee
Treasurer: Dhyey Desai
Secretary: Cody Carnley
M3 Liaisons: Zachary Self & Matt Crawford
M4 Liaisons: David Gelikman & Sudarshan Srirangapatanam
Ultrasound Interest Group (USIG)
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Christine Kauffman & Javier Rosario
Group email: USIGUCF@gmail.com
President: Rashad Ramsahai
Vice President of Service: Hanna Nour
Vice President of Education: Alexander Skylar
Treasurer: Jared Shaylor
Secretary: Jemual Shaylor
Vascular Surgery Interest Group (VSIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Frederick Fisher
Group email: vsigcom@gmail.com
President: Saar Peles
Vice President: Sanjan Kumar
Treasurer: Jacob Ukleja
Secretary: Allen Partono
M3 Liaisons: Aditya Rao, Bao Nguyen, Christopher Schilson
M4 Liaisons: Thomas Knapp, Sarah Hay, & Shane Saifman
Vot-ER
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tracy MacIntosh
Group Email: voterucf@gmail.com
Captain: Anna Jurlina
Vice Captain: Alik Manoogian
Treasurer: Katherine Cohen
Secretary: Mary Ishak
M4 Liaison: Etta Conteh
White Coats 4 Black Lives (WC4BL)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tracy MacIntosh
Group email: ucfcomwc4bl@gmail.com
President: Andrew Adeyiga
Vice President: Arielle Patterson
Treasurer: Surafuale Hailu
Secretary: Allen Partono
Wilderness Medical Society (WMS)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Klaphke
Group email: ucf.wildernessmedicine@gmail.com
President: Matthew Ruppert
Vice President: Erin Formanski
Treasurer: Jemual Shaylor
Secretary: Maxwell Walters-Smith
The Student Services team is your one-stop-shop for planning your event or meeting. Our team will book your event space/room per your request, work with the Facilities, Operations and Systems Engineering teams for any support requests you have, and coordinate with any other departments involved to ensure your event or meeting has everything you need. While student events through individuals or organizations and extracurricular activities are always encouraged, students must inform the Office of Student Affairs of meetings and activities that take place on campus at the College of Medicine.
Step by Step to Planning an Event
Step 1: Check the Student Lounge calendar on Webcourses and select a date and time for your meeting or event that does not conflict with an existing meeting. This policy has been put in place to ensure that students don’t miss out on important and interesting information because of scheduling conflicts. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Step 2: Submit a Event Reservation Request Form. The information you provide on this survey will be used to book your space/room and coordinate with other supporting offices for things you may need such as: tables, chairs, or AV/Tech support.
Step 3: Wait to receive confirmation that your space/room has been booked. We do our best to book you in your first choice or second choice room/space, but we cannot guarantee availability. If you do not receive a confirmation email, but your event/meeting has been listed on the Student Lounge Webcourses calendar – you’re all set, we just haven’t gotten the chance to email you yet.
Step 4: If you’re part of a student organization ordering items or food this is when you’d submit a PRF (AFTER you have a date for your meeting selected). Please refer to the PRFs section below.
Students can request to reserve the following through the Office of Student Affairs:
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- Classrooms
- Conference Room
- SGLs
- Tavistock Green
- Team Learning Lab
- The Atrium
- The Piazza
Anatomy Lab Requests
For requests to utilize the Anatomy Lab please complete the below form and return it to Jennifer Mark or Dr. Jeffrey Plochocki. Students or Organizations will still be required to inform the Office of Student Affairs of their event.
CLINICAL SKILLS AND SIMULATION CENTER REQUESTS
For requests to utilize the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, please complete the below form and return it to COMCSSC@ucf.edu.
Below you will find examples of filled out & completed PRFs for the two most commonly used vendors/types of ordering: Publix and Amazon. Note for Publix orders you must order through the Apron’s Event Planners at the Publix at Cornerstone at Lake Hart (the one on Narcoossee & Moss Park Rd – their number is 407-275-5507). All food vendors must be able to accept credit card payments via phone.
- Purchase Request Form (PRF) 2023-2024 (complete the highlighted sections)
- Flyer Example
Any student organization or individual student with an approved event will be able to submit their request for coverage using this form. Please note that submission of this form does not automatically guarantee coverage and will be evaluated by need and availability of staff. Requests made with less than 10 business days notice will not be executed
If you would like to submit a meeting or event flyer for approval and advertisement on the Student Lounge Digital TV Signage please use the Student Lounge Digital Signage Submission survey. Please note that the Office of Student Affairs has final approval and publishing authority for all submissions.
For more information, check out the Marketing section of the Student Organization Guidelines.
Fundraising
Any and all fundraising hosted at the College of Medicine or on behalf of a COM entity must be approved through the UCF College of Medicine Office of Development. In partnership with the Office of Students Affairs, Fundraising Guidelines (see below) have been created for all M.D. Student Organizations. Before you plan your fundraiser, please review these guidelines, and submit your proposed fundraiser details, via the Qualtrics form for review no later than two (2) weeks prior to the proposed fundraiser date. Until written approval is received, please do not solicit contributions for your fundraiser or use the name “UCF College of Medicine” or any University or College logo for any fundraising purposes.
Supplemental Funding
Additionally the partnership between the Office of Development and the Office of Student Affairs is happy to support a place for M.D. Student Organizations or individuals to help find funding. Are you seeking supplemental funding for your organization or as an individual for an event or project? Does your need not qualify for CRT, Research or other grant funding? If you answered yes to both questions, we may be able to help. Please use the Fundraising or Supplemental Funding Request Form down below to get started.
The inactive groups listed below have already been established at COM but are not currently active. If you are interested in reactivating a group, please email the Student Services team by using the button below.
Inactive Organizations
Hand in Hand (A Family Support Group)
History of Medicine
Military Medicine Interest Group
Medical Informatics
Medical Literature Book Club (MLBC)
Rising Youth
Business of Medicine
As of July 1st, 2023 considerations for new Student Organization proposals are by special exception. Please consider joining one of our current active organizations.
The M.D. Student Council, working with the Office of Student Affairs, has completed the process for approving new medical student organizations within the College of Medicine. Please check the Inactive Organizations listing prior to proceeding submission for a new organization.
With majority approval from the members of Student Council and Office of Student Affairs, organizations will be granted a status as a Recognized Student Organization (RSO) of the UCF College of Medicine and will also become eligible to receive funding from UCF COM Student Council funds (note: this is different than becoming a Registered Student Organization through the main campus Office of Student Involvement).
Any organization seeking affiliation with UCF College of Medicine will need to submit all of the following information to Dr. Soraya Smith at soraya.smith@ucf.edu.
- New Student Organization Approval Form
- A draft of the proposed constitution by using the M.D. Program Student Organization Constitution Template.
- An email from your faculty advisor(s) accepting the advisor role
New groups are approved by both Student Council and the Associate Dean for Students. New groups that are too similar in mission or goals to current active groups will be denied. Decisions are typically made within three weeks of submission.
If you have an idea for a group similar to one that is currently active, you may inquire with the group on joining and creating a subsection of the main organization.
Do you have pictures of your organization participating at an event or interacting during a meeting? Have just-for-fun student life pictures you’d like to share? or a funny meme relating to med school life?
You can submit your content for the Student Lounge Digital TV Signage here using the SL Digital Signage Submission survey, or scan one of the QR codes from the fliers in the Student Lounge to access the submission survey.
Need help finding a speaker for your group?
Please contact Dr. Soraya Smith at medstudentaffairs@ucf.edu
Posters
The UCF College of Medicine’s Educational Technology department (comedtech@ucf.edu) offers free printing of posters for faculty, staff and students that promote UCF and the college.
The college has created several templates to be used for all poster presentations in accordance with new university-wide brand standards that reflect a modern, cohesive look for all materials that reflect the university. The purpose of these templates is to create professional posters that reflect the UCF brand and provide a consistent look. Additionally, the template should facilitate your efforts in creating posters.
The templates provide a choice of either a black or yellow banner for your poster (links below) as well as the university-approved font – Gotham. Since there is a fee associated with installing this font on your computer, please use another font and Ed Tech will change the font for you prior to printing.
Poster templates can be found here:
We don’t want to restrict creativity, so feel free to design the body of your poster any way you feel appropriate, but we will enforce the following standards for the banner
- Must be either black or yellow background
- Must include the approved COM logo
- Title of poster must be either yellow or black
Powerpoints
These PowerPoint templates contain multiple slide designs and photo options you may use for your own presentations. We’ve included a 4:3 presentation format and a 16:9 format.
These templates are set up with the font Helvetica. Arial may be used as a substitute font. If you have the font Gotham installed on your computer, please feel free to convert all text to that font. (Note: If you are sharing your final PowerPoint with other users who do not have Gotham, the document fonts will not display correctly.)
- Official UCF COM Powerpoint Template (Standard Format 4:3)
- Official UCF COM Powerpoint Template (Wide Format 16:9)
For more information please click here.