Medical Student Council

Class Officers 

Meet our student leaders.

Medical student leaders work together to advocate for the student body, improve medical-school life, and strengthen the overall experience at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM).

Student Leadership

  • AAMC OSR Representatives: Melanie Ramirez (MS4), Alex Krawec (MS3), Alana Weingord (MS2)
  • Charles R. Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program Representatives: Antony Alvarado
  • PRIME Representative: Daisy Casas/Gustavo Castellanos
  • MSTP MSC Representative: Cassidy Lee 
  • President: Sarah Park
  • Vice President: Thomas Issa
  • Medical Student Council Representative: Abinaya Ramakrishnan
  • Treasurer: Kate Kilroe
  • Secretary: Manish Suryapalam
  • Graduate Student Association Representatives.: TBD
  • Medical Education Committee Representatives: Abhinav Suri
  • Alumni Affairs Representatives: Maxwell Weng, Matthew Yan
  • Inclusive Excellence (formerly EDI) Reps.: Reeta Asmai and David Pinto
  • Professionalism Council Representatives: Illich Rodriguez-Rivas
  • Well-Being Committee Representatives: Raeven Grant, Leslie Nunez, Vidhi Singh, and Dona Syriani
  • Social Activities Committee Representatives: Autreen Golzar, Eugene Oh, Gio Gamalong, Luke Murphy, Zahra Amiri
  • President: Camille Motchoffo Simo
  • Vice President: Cindy Curiel
  • Medical Student Council Rep: Marlena Freeman
  • Treasurer: Simon Liu
  • Secretary: TBD
  • Graduate Student Association Reps: Nneoma Okoro, Sabrina Rainsbury
  • Medical Education Committee Reps: Kruti Desai, Mario Eusebio, Ayesha Rasheed
  • Alumni Affairs Reps: Alexander Fish, Jose Segura-Bermudez
  • Inclusive Excellence (formerly EDI) Reps.: Mariam Noorulhuda
  • Professionalism Council Reps: Iman Kazah, Jared Wiegand
  • Well-Being Committee Reps:  Lorenzo Miller, Rony Moon, Hillary Nguyen
  • Social Activities Committee Reps: TBD
  • President: Gretchen Fujimura 
  • Vice President: Eleanor Frost
  • Medical Student Council Rep.: Ciddjyne (CeCe) Chery 
  • Treasurer: Ezekiel Dingle
  • Secretary: Emma Billings
  • Graduate Student Association Reps.: Sai Chelluri, Heidi Kim 
  • Medical Education Committee Reps.: Victoria “Ivy” Castillo, Mami Horikawa, Michelle Nwufo 
  • Alumni Affairs Reps.:  Timothy Lee, Haley Lu 
  • Inclusive Excellence (formerly EDI) Reps.:  Lisa Liff, Arthur Ter-Pogosyan, Dariush Yalzadeh
  • Professionalism Council Reps.:  Brandon Cobb, Regina Tham
  • Well-Being Committee Reps.: Zoe Adelsheim, Lyrissa Leininger, Kiana Reynolds, Nazow Tarakai
  • Social Activities Committee Reps.:  Sarah Lu, Isaac Ericson, Andy Garcia, Christopher Aldaco, Juan Melesio, and Santiago Chavez 

TBD

About the Medical Student Council

As members of the Medical Student Council, we will strive to positively influence student life through advocacy, policy, open communication, and leadership. 

A DGSOM community with a unified education enterprise, transparent and effective communication between students and administration, and strong student leaders.

  • Foster student and administration leadership that resonates through the years 
  • Ease transition for new members of the DGSOM community
  • Encourage, facilitate and demonstrate mentorship
  • Support and cultivate ideas and initiatives; encourage innovation 
  • Lead transparent and effective communication between the student body and administration 
  • Identify and address the needs and concerns of the DGSOM community.
  • Serve as the unified voice of the student body from all DGSOM programs (Geffen, Drew, Prime, MSTP)

Class Officer Roles and Responsibilities (Brief Descriptions) 

  • Represents the class at meetings with the Dean, Faculty Executive Committee, and Medical Student Council (1-2 hours/month)
  • Voting member on MSC (2 hours/month)
  • Oversees class MSC
  • Facilitates communication between class and administration
  • Time Commitment: ~6-10 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibilities: 
    • Ceremony of Thanks 
    • Facilitate monthly MS1 MSC meetings
  • Voting member on The MSC
  • Voting member on The MSC Budget Committee
  • Attends meetings/functions on behalf of the President when needed 
  • Facilitates monthly class MSC meetings
  • Time Commitment: ~5-8 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibility: Talent Show
  • Voting member on The MSC
  • Attends meetings/functions on behalf of the President when needed
  • Facilitates monthly class MSC meetings

  • Time Commitment: ~5-8 hours/week

     

  • The Class Treasurers communicate and clarify the rules and policies of the budgetary process to their class
  • Set up and maintain accurate record of the class bank account
  • Keep the class checkbook and cosign all class checks
  • Attend all budget committee meetings and report back to the MSC; and coordinate fundraising events with the vice-president of each class. 
  • The fourth year class treasurer may also serve the MSC Budget Committee Chair if appointed by the MSC President. 

  • Time Commitment: ~5-8 hours/week

     

  • Takes minutes at meetings
  • Maintains all non-financial records
  • Reserve rooms for and organize class MSC meetings

  • Time Commitment: ~2-3 hours/week

     

  • Represents class at all meetings for the GSA
  • Time Commitment: ~1-2 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibilities:
    • UCLA Grad Games Coordinators
    • Class T-Shirt design and sale
  • Attends monthly meetings of MEC and subcommittees
  • Serves on the Human Biology and Disease Committee
  • Provides feedback to faculty and administration
  • Responds to students’ questions, suggestions, and complaints
  • Run block feedback groups
  • Time Commitment: ~3-5 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibilities: 
    • Attend MEC & HBD Meetings
    • Lead Block Feedback groups  
  • The Inclusive Excellence Representatives shall help promote equity, diversity, and inclusion at DGSOM
  • In partnership with the Assistant Deans of IE, they will develop specific initiatives and promote resources, events, and co-curricular learning opportunities. 
  • In partnership with the Office of Inclusive Excellence, they will help plan annual Cultural Awareness Week and/or other school-related programs. 
  • Each class shall elect two to three (2-3) IE Representatives, and at least one representative will be responsible for attending monthly MSC meetings. The persons elected to this post will serve continuously for the academic year in which theyare elected.
  • Attends meetings of the MAA
  • Assists with miscellaneous events sponsored by the MAA
  • Publicizes events and services of MAA
  • Time Commitment: ~1-3 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibility: MAA Career Conference
  • The Professionalism Council acts as an advisory board to the Dean of Student Affairs and MSC Make recommendations regarding issues of professionalism and the Honor Code
  • Time Commitment: ~1-4 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibilities:
    • Attending monthly Professionalism Council meetings and MSC meeting
    • Planning and hosting the Ethics symposium
    • Responding to reports of unprofessionalism from the class
    • Gauging the climate of DGSOM via town halls, surveys, etc
  • Attend quarterly meetings
  • Promote student well-being by advertising and utilizing on-campus resources.
  • Develop specific well-being initiatives for nutrition, mental health and fitness.
  • Help coordinate well-being activities for incoming class as part of the MS1 Base Camp Course.
  • Promote community well-being with student participation in activities (i.e. beach clean-up, organized trip to a Farmer’s Market, 5K/10K benefit).
  • Encourage responsible practices (reducing waste, recycling in lecture halls, etc.).
  • Time Commitment: ~1-2 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibilities:
    • All-School Well-Being Events
    • Class Well-Being Events and Initiatives
  • The Social Activities Committee Representatives shall organize social events/activities for the class throughout the year.
  • The MS2 SAC Reps shall organize the social calendar for Basecamp for the incoming class.
  • Time Commitment: ~1-2 hours/week
  • Biggest Responsibilities:
    • All-School Social Events
    • Class Social Events and Initiatives

Get Involved 

  • Orientation (August)
  • Ethics Symposium (November or April)
  • Talent Show (March)
  • Admit Weekend (April)
  • Service of Gratitude (May or June)
  • Commencement Ceremony (May or June)
  • Recruitment activities – calling 1st years
  • Student panels
  • Class Socials
  • Well-Being Events

Attendees: Meetings are open to all students 

When: Meets monthly, second Tuesday of the month

Topics of Discussion:

  • Committee reports
  • Student initiatives
  • Administrative issues
  • Other time sensitive matters

Voting:

  • MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4 President
  • MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4 Vice President
  • MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4 MSC Rep
  • PRIME program representative
  • CDU program representative
  • MSTP program representative

Budget Committee: When available, manages a budget for student initiatives. Meets monthly to review proposals.

When: Meets monthly to review proposals (first Tuesday of every month)

Voting:

  • MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4 Vice President

  • MS1, MS2, MS3, MS4 Treasurer 

     

Resources for Current Students and Class Officers