List of Student Organizations

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Faculty Advisory: Carolyn Quinsey

Primary Contact: Wilson Fisher

American Geriatrics Society

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Ellen Roberts

Primary Contact: Jennifer Ling

Link: American Geriatrics Society

American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Erin Malloy

Primary Contact: Joanmarie Lewandowski

Link: American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)

Anesthesiology Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Shawn Jia

Primary Contact: Victoria Risner

Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Alice Ma

Primary Contact: Emily Kounlavong

Association of Women Surgeons

Faculty Advisory: Arielle Perez

Primary Contact: Julia Kessel

Bloomer Hill Rural Health Coalition

Primary Contact: Meghan Pavelka

Cardiology Interest Group

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lisa Rose-Jones

Primary Contact: Anis El Marzouki

Carolina Genetics

Faculty Advisory: Jonathan Berg

Primary Contact: Emily Kounlavong

Carolina OB/GYN Interest Group (COGIG)

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Amy Bryant

Primary Contact: Katherine Welch

Christian Medical & Dental Association (CDMA)

Faculty Advisory: Corey Whittaker

Primary Contact: Andrew Harmody

Link: Christian Medical & Dental Association (CMDA)

Climate Leadership and Environmental Action Network

Faculty Advisory: Yee Lam

Primary Contact: Jake Dillard

Clinical Ethics Discussion Group (CEDG)

Faculty Advisory: Arlene Davis

Primary Contact: Matthew Washko

Dermatology Interest Group (DIG)

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Michelle Pearlstein

Primary Contact: Emma Myers

Link: Dermatology Interest Group (DIG)

Emergency Medicine Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Howard Choi

Primary Contact: Henry Flynn

Link: Emergency Medicine Interest Group

ENT Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Rupali Shah

Primary Contact: Makayla Matthews

Link: ENT Interest Group

Family Medicine Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Kelly Smith

Primary Contact: Annie Chen

Link: UNC School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group

Farmworker Student Health Alliance

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Marco Aleman

Primary Contact: Emma Tayloe

Link: Farmworker Student Health Alliance

The Gardening and Ethnobotany in Academia Project

Primary Contact: Torin O’Brien

Link: The GAEA Project

Healthcare For All UNC

Primary Contact: Emma Tayloe

Health Policy Interest Group

Primary Contact: Elizabeth Fernandes

Heeling in Harmony (Organization maintained in HeelLife by undergraduate chapter)

Faculty Advisory: Nicholas Dieugenio

Primary Contact: Caroline Buse

Link: Heeling in Harmony

Hematology Oncology Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Alice Ma

Primary Contact: Matthew Washko

Link: Hematology Oncology Interest Group

Honduran Health Alliance

Primary Contact: Ashley Parker

IMPACT

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Alice Ammerman

Primary Contact: Hannah Hulshult

Infectious Disease Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Jessica Lin

Primary Contact: Megan Walsh

Internal Medicine- Pediatrics Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Alyssa Tilly

Primary Contact: Moriah Barker

Internal Medicine Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Karen Kimel-Scott

Primary Contact: Laura Wiser

Interpersonal Violence Advocacy & Awareness (IPVAA)

Faculty Advisory: Amy Weil

Primary Contact: Madisyn Hill

IPEP- Interprofesional Education and Practice

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Sarah Smithson

Primary Contacts: Natalie Browne, Christian Goodwin, Erica Zeng

Islamic Medical Association (IMA)

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Beat Steiner

Primary Contact: Habiba Ahmed

Link: Islamic Medical Association (IMA)

Latino Medical Student Association

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Marco Aleman

Primary Contact: Adilene Ramirez

Link: Latino Medical Student Association

Medical Mentors

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Edward Kernick

Primary Contact: Simrat Arora

Link: UNC Medical Mentors

Medical Student Pride Alliance

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Stuart Gold

Primary Contacts: Jessie Walter, Laura Sheridan

Link: Med Student Pride Alliance

Medical Students for Choice

Faculty Advisory: Amy Bryant, Jessica Morse

Primary Contacts: Kelli Avalos, Brinda Sarathy

Military Medicine Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Martin McCaffery

Primary Contact: Andrea Filozof

Link: Military Medicine Interest Group

Ophthalmology Interest Group (OIG)/SHAC Ophthalmology

Faculty Advisory: Meredith Klifto

Primary Contact: Alan Zhao

Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Robert Esther

Primary Contact: Cameron Kurz

Palliative Care Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Gary Winzelberg

Primary Contact: Catalina Berenblum Tobi

Pathology Interest Group

Primary Contact: Aaron Dobbins

Pediatrics Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. William Mills

Primary Contact: Marcus Donnelly

Link: Pediatric Interest Group

Peer Mentor Network

Primary Contact: Taylor Tibbs

Physicians for Human Rights

Faculty Advisory: Martha Carlough

Primary Contact: Tyler Rapp

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Jeyhan Wood MD

Primary Contact: Lauren Catterall

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Lee Shuping

Primary Contact: Peter Said

Progressing as Tar Heels – Medicine Mentors

Faculty Advisory: Daryhl Johnson

Primary Contact: William Martin

Psychiatry Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Erin Malloy, Dr. Roberto Blanco

Primary Contact: Victoria Fonesca

Radiology Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Brian Douglas Handly

Primary Contact: Jennifer Ling

Link: Radiology Interest Group

Refugee Health Initiative

Primary Contact: Elgin Yalin

Samaritan Mobile Health Clinic

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Justin Myers

Primary Contacts: Jon Grubbs, Hannah Vrooman, Ashlee Taylor, Saheli Parekh

Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Paul Shea

Primary Contact: Landon Larabee

Sports Medicine Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: David Berkoff

Primary Contact: Austin Coale

Stop the Bleed at UNC-Chapel Hill

Primary Contact: Ali Khan

Surgery Interest Group (George Sheldon Society)

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Luigi Pascarella

Primary Contact: Katie LeCroy

Link: Surgery Interest Group (George Sheldon Society)

UNC American Medical Student Association, Medical Chapter

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Georgette Dent

Primary Contact: James Hong

UNC-CH Gold Humanism Honor Society

Primary Contact: Kristen Westfall

UNC SOM Family Support Initiative

Faculty Advisory: Angelica Glover

Primary Contact: Andrea Roberts

UNC-SOM Opioid Addiction/ Addiction Management Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Robyn Jordan

Primary Contact: Madeleine Laughon

Vascular and Interventional Radiology Interest Group

Faculty Advisory: Dr. Jessica Kelly Stewart

Primary Contact: Srinath Soundararajan

Link: Vascular and Interventional Radiology Interest Group

Wilderness Medicine Interest Group

Primary Contact: Lindsey Klickstein