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 you need 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 the 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 2021-2022 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: TBD
Group email: AADMD.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Savannah Diamond
Vice President: Cathy Le
Secretary: Monica Hakim
Treasurer: Andrew An
National Liaison: Tiffany Lee
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 Chairs of Community Service: Karolina Chmielewska & Nidhi Patel
AMA Delegate: Andy Schoppe
FMA Delegate: Joseph Nygaard
Secretary: Dana Thiesfeldt
Treasurer: Kira Eickman
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marcy Verduin
Group email: ucfamsaboard@gmail.com
President: Anna Jurlina
Vice President: Stephany Bustamante
Treasurer: Megan Sefler
Secretary: Brandon Simons
Peer Mentor Director: Daniel Keith
American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Olga Karasik
Group email: amwa.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Safia Centner
Vice President: Maddie Morris
Treasurer: Asra Sami
Secretary: Faith Kim
M3 Liaisons: Estee Hong & Rachel Pan
M4 Liaisons: Susana Soto & Jil Shah
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
Faculty Advisor: Shalu Gillum
Group email: apamsa.ucf@gmail.com
President: Marianne Sia
Vice President: Thinzar Zaw
Treasurer: Eric Lin
Secretary: Chelsea Wu
Association of Women Surgeons (AWS)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Julie Wei
Group email: ucfcom.aws@gmail.com
President: Alison Grise
Co-Vice Presidents: Kira Eickman & Ashley Pezmekian
Treasurer: Aliya Centner
Secretary: Divya Kudapa
Research/Community Outreach Co-Chairs: Mara Robinson & Maya Hammonds
Business of Medicine (BoM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Ziebelman
Group email: ucf.bom@gmail.com
President & Financial Literacy Subcommittee Chair: Nicholas Pekmezian
Vice President: Aditya Rao
Treasurer: Kristin Recker
Secretary: Phil Kaminnik
Chapman Compassionate Care (CCC)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Caridad Hernandez
Group email: ucfcccare@gmail.com
Executive Director – Clinic Manager: Daniel Keith
Executive Director – Strategic Goals: Lynn-Caelle Valere
Community Program Manager: Hannah Wilson
Clinic Project Manager: Adrien Thokalath
Volunteer Coordinator: Yongho Park
Quality Improvement/Research Coordinator: Bradley Eames
Inventory Chair: Maxwell Gu
EMR Coordinator: Divya Kudapa
Cardiology Interest Group (CIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bernard Gros
Group email: ucfCIG@gmail.com
President: Muneeza Rashid
Vice President: Gairman Fisher
Treasurer: McKayla Massey
Secretary: Aditya Rao
Event Director: Diana Hsaio
Catholic Medical Association (CMA)
Faculty Advisor: Drs. Colleen Moran-Bano & Patrick Hunter
Group email: cma.ucfcom@gmail.com
Co-President: Brittany Thompson
Co-President: Abraham Lesniewski
Treasurer: Kristin Recker
Secretary: Annie Wazenberg
Community Outreach: Paul Moon
Clinic Director: Rachel Shi
Asst. Clinic Director: Kelly Ross
M3 Liaisons: Jeffrey Simpson, Kailee Hernandez, Fariz Alkassis & Kyle Benkel
Careers in Oncology (COG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Priya Vishnubhotla
Group email: ucfoncology@gmail.com
President: Daniel Press
Vice President: Kristin Recker
Treasurer: Ri Chen
Secretary: Michelle Chin
Community Service Chair: Daniel Keith
M3 Liaisons: Derek Zhang & Francesco Sautto
M4 Liaisons: Caroline Casey & Max McCall
Clinical Problem Solvers (CPS)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shiva Kalidindi
Group email: UCF.CPS@gmail.com
President: Quinn Ferguson
Vice President: Monica Hakim
Treasurer: Harriet Austin
Secretary: Aliya Centner
Dermatology Interest Group (DIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeffery Greenwald
Group email: ucfderminterest@gmail.com
President: David Moodie
Vice President: Brian Yuen
Treasurer: Alison Grise
Secretary: Megan Vidal
Events Coordinator: Jon deVries
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: Justin Geraghty
Vice President: Ri Chen
Treasurer: Ashley Pekmezian
Secretary: Matthew Crawford
M3 Liaisons: Emily Schofield, Melanie Peterson & Ezat El-Said
M4 Liaisons: John Driggers & Drew Broda
Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jay Ladde
Group email: ucf.emig@gmail.com
President: Maddie Morris
Vice President: Adrien Thokalath
Treasurer: Nidhi Patel
Secretary: Anna Wazenberg
Events/Research Coordinator: Rachel Shi
M3 Liaisons: Caroline Baughn & Carolyn Rapp
M4 Liaisons: Megan Maag, Max McCall, & Nickolas Kessler
ENT Interest Group (Otolaryngology Interest Group)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Seidman
Group email: UCF.ENTIG@gmail.com
President: Tiffany Lee
Vice President: Johan Joo
Treasurer: Harriet Austin
Secretary: Chelsea Wu
Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Magdalena Pasarica
Group email: UCFFMIG@gmail.com
President: Miraj Patel
Vice President: Maxwell Gu
Treasurer: Andy Schoppe
Secretary: Vasiliki Beleri
Global Surgery Student Alliance (GSSA)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Vladimir Neychev
Group email: ucfglobalsurgery@gmail.com
President: Maddy Weiner
Vice President: Thomas Knapp
Treasurer: Valerie Prytkova
Secretary: Shreya Rao
Healthcare Innovations (HI)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mariana Dangiolo
Group email: HIucfcom@gmail.com
President: Michelle Chin
Vice President: Rifa Ali
Treasurer: Viraj Patel
Secretary: Rhea Chowdhury
Health Literacy Advocates
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lonna Gordon
Group email: ucfhealthliteracy@gmail.com
President: Harriet Austin
Director: Faith Kim
Volunteer Coordinator Chair: Diana Hsiao
Education and Curriculum Chair: Margaret Hybl
School District Liaison: Aliya Centner
History of Medicine (HoM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Saad Shaikh
Group email: history.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Anna Jurlina
Vice President: Matt Volk
Treasurer: Monica Hakim
Secretary: Quinn Ferguson
Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Abdo Asmar
Group email: UCFIMIG@gmail.com
President: Samantha Sun
Vice President: Yongho Park
Treasurer: Eric Lin
Secretary: Michelle Chin
M3 Journal Club Liaison: Jessica Polakoff
M4 Journal Club Liaisons: Leonie Dupuis
Interventional Radiology Interest Group (IRIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Raphael Yoo
Group email: ucf.irig@gmail.com
President: Justin Cook
Vice President: Abraham Lesniewski
Treasurer: Aditya Rao
Secretary: Bao Nguyen
M3 Liaisons: Takuma Iwai, Mason Williams, Jihoon Lim, Kacper Kubiszewski, Alexander Bolufer, Parker Hunsaker, Caroline Baughn, & Ayssel Tanbari
M4 Liaison: Brendan Maag, Sankalp Goberdhan & D’Shaun Adams
Jewish U”knight’ed Students in Medicine (JUSM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Joshua Shultz
Group email: JUSM.ucfknights@gmail.com
President: Daniel Press
Vice President: Benjamin Yitzhak
Treasurer: Jessica Polakoff
Secretary: Emily Littman
KNIGHTS Clinic
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Magdelena Pasarica
Clinic Director Email: floormanager.knights@gmail.com
Clinic Co-Directors: Justin Geraghty & Tiffany Lee
Volunteer Coordinators: Anna Jurlina & Brandon Simons
For Volunteer Opportunities Contact: knightsclinicvolunteering@gmail.com
LGBTQI+ Medical Students and Allies
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lindsay Taliaferro
Group email: ucfcom.lgbtmedstudentsallies@gmail.com
President: Danny Sullivan
Vice President: Kaitlyn Gregorio
Treasurer: Kevin Ruiz
Secretary: Cara Peters
Community Outreach Chair: Megan Sefler
Education Chair: Quinn Ferguson
M3 Liaison: Priscilla Francois
M4 Liaison: John Wilhelm
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-President: Safia Centner
Co-President: Tyler Riley
Treasurer: Brandon To
Secretary: Maddie Morris
Community Engagement Officer: Kira Eickman
Lifestyle Central Editor: VACANT
Director of Nutrition: Nate Gottfredson
Director of Physical Activity: Josh Cassinat
Director of Stress Management: Muneeza Rashid
Director of Sleep Management: Ri Chen
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Analia Castiglioni & Caridad Hernandez
Group email: lmsaucfcom@gmail.com
President: Ana Carrazana
Vice President: Kevin Ruiz
Treasurer: Chris Schilson
Secretary: Anela Carrazana
Public Relations: VACANT
M3 Liaisons: Kailee Hernandez & Thomas Knapp
M4 Liaison: Oriana Fermin
Community Engagement Officers: Stephany Bustamante, Joseph Nygaard & Chris Schilson
Medical Anesthesiology Society (MAS)
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Relin Yang & Nicholas Nedeff
Group email: ucf.com.mas1@gmail.com
President: Andrew Dudzik
Vice President: Brandon To
Secretary: Shivani Gupta
Treasurer: Ri Chen
VP of Marketing: Byonghun (Danny) Kim
VP of Research: Kristen Ibanez
M3 Liaison: Dylan Shaw
M4 Liaison: Courtney Strickland
Medical Campus Outreach (MCO)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Goodman
Group email: ucfmco@gmail.com
President: Ryan Stikeleather
Co-Vice President: Kira Eickman
Co-Vice President: Eliza Williamson
Treasurer: Faith Kim
Secretary: Shirley Ke
Medical Genetics Interest Group (MedGen)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jane Gibson
Group email: medgenknights@gmail.com
President: Francesco Sautto
Vice President: Nick Buchanan
Treasurer: Eric Lin
Secretary: Savannah Diamond
Medical Students Providing Across Continents (MedPACt)
Interim Faculty Advisor: Dr. Analia Castiglioni
Group email: MedPACt@ucf.edu
Executive Director: Anela Carrazana
Directors of Service: Kristin Recker & Samantha Sun
Director of Finance: Chris Schilson
Directors of Education: Stephany Bustamante & Ana Carrazana
Conference Directors: Marianne Sia & Rifa Ali
Directors of Research: Diana Hsiao & Hiba Nadeem
Director of Community Engagement: Monica Hakim
EMR Director: Eric Lin
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.
Military Medicine Interest Group (MMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jeffery LaRochelle
Group email: UCFMMIG@gmail.com
President: Tovah Williamson
Secondary Contact: Leeann Hu
Third Contact: Asanka Ekanayake
Movement is Medicine (MiM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Kibble
Group email: mim.ucfcom@gmail.com
President: Nicholas Pekmezian
Vice President: Adrien Thokalath
Treasurer: Nate Gottfredson
Secretary: Miraj Patel
Sunset Run Liaison: Megan Sefler
Volleyball Liaison: Miraj Patel
Soccer Liaison: Nicholas Pekmezian
Basketball Liaison: Ri Chen
Football Liaison: Nate Gottfredson
Ultimate Frisbee Liaison: Ri Chen
Neurological Surgery Interest Group (NSIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Sanders
Group email: ucfnsig@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Ethan Hass & Shirley Ke
Vice President: Gairman Fisher
Treasurer: Viraj Patel
Secretary: Mara Robinson
M3 Liaison: Alexander Bolufer & Caroline Baughn
M4 Liaisons: Shaye Busse, Alec Clark, & Rebecca Zelmanovich
Obstetrics & Gynecology Interest Group (OGIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Donna Boucher
Group email: ucfcomogig@gmail.com
President: Kira Eickman
Vice President: Dana Thiesfeldt
Treasurer: Rhea Chowdury
Secretary: Eliza Williamson
Community Outreach Coordinator: Megan Vidal
Period Liaison: Hannah Wilson
M3 Liaison: Erin Duffey
M4 Liaison: Caridad Infante & Lisvet Luceno
Ophthalmology Interest Group (OIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mehul Patel
Group email: ucfcomoig@gmail.com
President: Matt Crawford
Vice President: Faez Patrick Hamcho
Treasurer: Aliya Centner
Secretary: Kelly Ross
M3 Liaisons: Terisa Yiin & Emily Schofield
M4 Liaisons: Linda Ren & Allison Richey
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Interest Group (OSMIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Kirkpatrick
Group email: COM.OSMIG@gmail.com
President: Jillian Glasser
Vice President: Alison Grise
Treasurer: Parag Vyas
Secretary: Tyler Riley
Community Outreach Chair: Nicholas Pekmezian
M3 Liaisons: Jeffrey Simpson, Yasmine Ghattas, Peter Zeblisky, & Shane Saifman
M4 Liaison: Andrew Collins
Pediatric Interest Group (PIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Colleen Moran-Bano
Group email: pigucfcom@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: Christopher Schilson & Savannah Diamond
Vice President: Chelsea Wu
Treasurer: Ryan Stikeleather
Secretary: Megan Vidal
Directors of Special Events: Megan Sefler & Safia Centner
M3 Liaisons: Deepti Singam, Sean Yumul & Samuel Mikhail
M4 Liaison: Helena Quach
Preventive Medicine & Aging Group (PMAG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mariana Dangiolo
Group email: PMAG.ucfknights@outlook.com.
President: Gaurav Kiri
Vice President: Parag Vyas
Treasurer: Miraj Patel
Secretary: Vasiliki Beleri
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group (PMRIG)
Faculty Advisor: TBD
Group email: ucfpmrig@gmail.com
President: Phil Kaminnik
Vice President: Mark Lewis
Treasurer: Brandon To
Secretary: Andrew An
M3 Liaisons: Parth B Patel
M4 Liaison: Tyler Daprano
Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group (PRSIG)
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Adam Oppenheimer & David Plank
Group email: ucfprsig@gmail.com
President: Tiffany Lee
Vice President: Jon de Vries
Treasurer: VACANT
Secretary: Brian Yuen
M3 Liaison: Rachel Pan
M4 Liaisons: Katelyn Lewis & Jorge Trilles
Peer Support Group (PSG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Katherine Daly
PsychSIGN
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Klapheke
Group email: ucfcompsychsign@gmail.com
President: Danny Sullivan
Vice President: Shayaan Ahmed
Treasurer: Beyza Gultekin
Secretary: Monica Hakim
Education Chair: Preethashree Anbukkara
Community Outreach Chair: Carla Gonzalez
M3/M4 Liaison: Nader Tabsh & Josh Salzman
Reproductive Health Interest Group (RHIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Georgia Lamvu
Group email: ucfreproductivehealth@gmail.com
Co-Directors: Nikita Sardana & Shreya Atmakuri
National Coordinator & Resource Manager: VACANT
Community Outreach Coordinator: Hannah Wilson
Director of Education & Curriculum Reform: Claudia Orozco Vega
Social Media Chair: Anna Jurlina
Treasurer: VACANT
Upperclassman Coordinator: Sierra Sleeper
Radiology Interest Group (RIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Craig Johnson
Group email: rig.ucf.med@gmail.com
President: Karan Ravi
Vice President: Mark Lewis
Treasurer: Aditya Rao
Secretary: Brandon Simons
M3 Liaison: Cynthia Kyin
M4 Liaison: John Mathias
Student Accessibility Advocacy Network (SAAN)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Harris
Group email: ucfcom.saan@gmail.com
President: Caitlyn Coates
Vice President: Stephany Bustamante
Treasurer: Yongho Park
Secretary: Monica Hakim
Education Chair: Hiba Nadeem
M1/M2 Research Coordinator: VACANT
M3/M4 Research Coordinator: Jonathan Ruiz
Students Interested in Academic Medicine (SIAM)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Abdo Asmar
Group email: siam.ucfmed@gmail.com
President: Monica Hakim
Vice President: Nidhi Patel
Treasurer: Brian Yuen
Secretary: Rifa Ali
Surgery Interest Group (SIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrew Taitano
Group email: sigucf@gmail.com
Co-Presidents: JD Schwartzman & Tiffany Lee
Vice President: Mara Robinson
Treasurer: Ri Chen
Secretary: Thinzar Zaw
M3 Liaisons: Melanie Peterson & Samantha Reiss
M4 Liaisons: Maddy Weiner & Peyton Hull
Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Sanders
Group email: ucfsign@gmail.com
President: Viraj Patel
Vice President: Muneeza Rashid
Treasurer & Secretary: Kristin Recker
Community Outreach Ambassador: Angie El-Said
Student National Medical Association (SNMA)
Advisor: Dr. Tracy MacIntosh
Group email: SNMAatUCF@gmail.com
President: Hannah Wilson
Vice President of Underrepresented Community Outreach: Maya Hammonds
Vice President of Academic Minority Enrichment: Lynn-Caelle Valere
Treasurer: David Moodie
Secretary: Destiny Bridges
Student Council
Advisors: Dr. Marcy Verduin, Casey Smith & Dr. Soraya Smith
Presidents: Michael Fiorino (M4), Brandon Tapasak (M3), Yami Gonzalez (M2), Shivani Gupta (M1)
Vice Presidents: Ricci Allen (M4), Alexandra Ciranna(M3), Dennis Gross (M2), Danny Sullivan (M1)
Treasurers: Margaret Kennedy (M4), Amy Morrison (M3), Asanka Ekanayake (M2), Ri Chen (M1)
Secretaries: Gabriela Castro (M4), Henry Mancao (M3), Liz Elgin (M2), Shreya Atmakuri (M1)
Urology Interest Group (UIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hubert Swana
Group email: ucf.uig@gmail.com
President: Zachary Self
Vice President: Ramsay McConnell
Treasurer: Matthew Crawford
Secretary: Josh Culberson
M3 Liaisons: David Gelikman & Sudarshan Srirangapatanam
M4 Liaisons: Danny Stirt & Deep Gandhi
Ultrasound Interest Group (USIG)
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Christine Kauffman & Javier Rosario
Group email: USIGUCF@gmail.com
President: Elizabeth Williamson
Vice President of Service: Bao Nguyen
Vice President of Education: Anna Jurlina
Treasurer: Aditya Rao
Secretary: Andrew An
Vascular Surgery Interest Group (VSIG)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Frederick Fisher
Group email: vsigcom@gmail.com
President: Bao Nguyen
Vice President: Aditya Rao
Treasurer: Brandon Simons
Secretary: Christopher Schilson
M3 Liaisons: Thomas Knapp & Sarah Hay
M4 Liaisons: Andrew Collins & Megan Bernier
White Coats 4 Black Lives (WC4BL)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tracy MacIntosh
Group email: ucfcomwc4bl@gmail.com
President: Lynn-Caelle Valere
Vice President: David Moodie
Treasurer: Hannah Wilson
Secretary: Destiny Bridges
Wilderness Medical Society (WMS)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Klaphke
Group email: ucf.wildernessmedicine@gmail.com
President: Elizabeth Williamson
Vice President: Nate Gotfredson
Treasurer: Brittany Thompson
Secretary: Brittany Thompson
M4 Liaison: Tyrel Garner
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.
Use this form to submit your packet: 2021-2022 Purchase Request Form (Updated April – May 2022)
Below you will find three examples of filled out & completed PRFs for the three most commonly used vendors/types of ordering: Publix, Amazon, and Piazza vendor. 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) and that all food vendors must accept credit card payments via phone.
- Complete Publix PRF Packet Example 2022
- Complete Amazon PRF Packet Example 2022
- Complete Food PRF Packet Example 2022 (use this as an example for any food vendor)
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
Critical Care Medicine Interest Group (CCMIG)
Hand in Hand (A Family Support Group)
Medical Informatics
Medical Literature Book Club (MLBC)
Pathology Medical Student Interest Group (PMSIG)
Rising Youth
As of July 1st, 2021 considerations for new Student Organization proposals will be closed until further notice. Please consider joining one of our current 64 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 Casey Smith at casey.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 Casey or 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.