Leadership
Current Leadership
Co-Leaders
The AIMS Co-Leaders oversee the organization, providing direction and support to the committees to realize the mission of AIMS.
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Service Outreach
Service Outreach aims to raise awareness of science and medicine in middle and high school students. Outreach activities include science activities and visits with local middle and high school students.
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Undergraduate Outreach
Undergraduate Outreach strives towards increasing awareness of a career in medicine and/or science. Members of the Undergraduate Outreach leadership organize events and facilitate mentorship for undergraduates, including panels and workshops on applying to medical school.
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Career Development
Career Development focuses on providing professional development opportunities to current MD-PhD trainees, with the aim to recruit and retain women and minorities in dual-degree careers. Events organized by Career Development include faculty mentorship dinners and workshops on building a professional brand, creating CVs/biosketches, and developing grant writing skills.
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Bridge Builders
Bridge Builders was founded by Dani Brathwaite (c/o 2024) in response to increasing calls for justice and equity in medicine and science. The goal of Bridge Builders is to prepare students to be leaders and change-makers to combat racism and other inequities in medicine, science, and research.
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Prior Leaders/Committee Support
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Past Leadership:
2021-2023
- Co-Leaders – Anna Kim, Sophie Maharry, Kelly Carey-Ewend
- Service Outreach – Ruthly Francois, Paige Takasugi, Monica Lyons, Emily Kounlavong
- Undergraduate Outreach – Amber Gomez, Zach Schrank, Matthew Sutcliffe
- Career Development – Nehemiah Stewart, Kyle Pellegrino
- Research Diversity – Cambray Smith, Sam Zarnick
2019-2021
- Co-Leaders – Meryem Ok, Loren Oh, Nisitha Sengottuvel
- Undergraduate Outreach – Yasemin Cole, Rani Richardson, Sophie Maharry, Anna Kim
- Career Development – Kevin Field, Julie Necarsulmer, Nate Nelson-Maney, Deanna Zhu
- Research Diversity – Allie Bukowksi, Camille Morgan
- Service Outreach – Ruthly Francois, Kelly Carey-Ewend
- AIMS Symposium Leadership – Alison Mercer-Smith, Rashmi Kumar
2017-2019
- Co-Leaders – Lee Hong, Rashmi Kumar, Sarah Brnich
- Undergraduate Outreach – Loren Oh, Boya Wang
- Research Program Leader – Bryna Harrington
- Research team members – Brooke Matson & Halei Benefield
- Career Development – Nisitha Sengottuvel, Meryem Ok
- Global Perspective – Morgan Goheen
- National Chair – Marni Siegel
- Career Mentorship – Danielle Mohabir
- Online Outreach – Alison Mercer-Smith
2016-2017
- Co-Leader – Catherine Fahey
- Co-Leader – Lee Hong
- Co-Leader – Alison Mercer-Smith
- Undergraduate Mentor Program Leaders – Hannah Hudson
- Research Program Leader – Bryna Harrington
- Research team members – Brooke Matson & Halei Benefield
- Networking – Marni Siegel & Dani Mohabir
- Global Perspective – Morgan Goheen
- Recruitment – Hannah Hudson
- Career Development – Rashmi Kumar
- Service/Outreach – Sarah Brnich
- Audrey Verde & Kate Hacker – Co-Leaders (2013-2016)
- Brooke Matson – Career Development & Outreach, and Leader of the Undergraduate Mentoring Program (2014-2016)
- Morgan Goheen – Education (2014-2016)
- Rushina Cholera – Research (2015-2016)
- Bryna Harrington – Recruitment (2015-2016)
- Erin Steinbach – Recruitment (2014-2015)
2015 Southeast Symposium for MD-PhD Women in Science Planning Team:
- Organization – Audrey Verde, Kate Hacker, Melodi Whitley, Amy Wisdom
2014 Southeast Symposium for MD-PhD Women in Science Planning Team:
- Funding– Rushina Cholera
- Logistics– Brooke Matson
- Keynote– Marni Siegel
- Career Development Workshops– Morgan Goheen
- Organization– Audrey Verde & Kate Hacker