Student Groups

AAIG is an opportunity for student to gather in small-sided, round-table discussions centered on surgically relevant anatomical topics. At each session, various student present short tidbits (~5 mins) on a particular subtopic in anatomy. Invited faculty experts (surgeons) provide supplementary surgical pearls and expand on presented topics. This is a great opportunity to practice teaching skills, connect with peers, and network with surgical faculty at Duke.

Leadership: Alex Soto (President), Elle Hepburn (Treasurer), Srijan Bhasin (Education Chair).

The Anatomy Drawing Program aims to enrich the experience of  learning anatomy and dissection through creative reflection and refining skills in art observation and drawing. Past ADP students  have reported an improved and more meaningful experience with  learning anatomy and dissection when cultivating anatomy drawing  skills. Drawing lessons are taught by a local artist and centered on  patient experiences and the human form. The interprofessional  cohort, including medical, nursing, and pathologist assistant  students, is provided the creative tools and anatomy lab environment to develop a deeper observation and appreciation of the body donors. For the past several years, the drawing lessons have been taught by local artist Emma Skurnick, a scientific illustrator and specialist in fine art, nature, wildlife, and botanical illustration.

Leadership: Katrina Hon (Co-president), Alexandra Damron (Co-president), Rachel D’Cunha (Treasurer), Emily Yamashita (Executive), Sonia Lin (Executive).

The Bioethics Interest Group (BIG) brings together students and speakers to learn about and discuss contemporary bioethical issues. We learn about everything from resource allocation, to gene editing ethics, to the role of physician conscience, and more! Students choose what topics to discuss and take an active role, collectively, in working through these issues with faculty and their peers. Wherever you’re at in your bioethics learning, we welcome everyone!

Getting Involved: In early August, invitations to join the Bioethics Interest Group are sent out (and stay open!). No application is needed to join, and you can join at any time. In late August/early September, the BIG gets together to brainstorm topics that we’re interested in exploring and holds elections for the co-Presidents. Throughout the year, we will convene for lunch to speak with faculty and learn more about bioethics and engage in some of that work ourselves.

Leadership: Aidan Murray (Co-president), Meaghan O’Connor (Co-president).

CVMSIG is an interest group focused on providing Duke Med with exposure to all things cardiology. This year, we are planning plenty of events, including panels with different types of cardiologists, information about cardiac research, events involving exposure to imaging in cardiology, and hands-on events to hone your skills in cardiac imaging and reading EKGs.

Leadership: Shweta Lodha (Co-president), Kyla Brezitski (Co-president), Sadie Gregory (Treasurer), Lindsey Reynolds (Education Chair), Akosua Odei (Education Chair), Lexy Markunas (Research Chair).

Welcome to Duke CCIG (Critical Care Interest Group)! This group will have meetings throughout the year to expand medical students' understanding of critical care and the different avenues through which one can work with critically ill patients. We hope to foster interest in critical care specialties and allow for networking opportunities between students and critical care faculty!

Leadership: Brooke Schroeder (Co-president), Avani Vasireddy (Co-president).

The Duke IHI Open School Chapter was founded in January 2009 to build a student organization dedicated to innovating and improving health care delivery and patient safety, both at Duke and beyond. Our approach centers around support for three different populations within Duke Health: Our general IHI membership, the Quality & Innovation Scholars Program (QISP), and Duke Faculty pursuing quality improvement (QI) initiatives. We are part of the larger IHI Open school, a nonprofit dedicated to developing “triple threat” health care professionals with interdisciplinary experience, strong leadership skills, and passion.

How to participate:

• Apply for our Quality Improvement Scholars Program (QISP): MD-led hands-on QI research projects (see more info below)
• Attend team-building and networking sessions
• Attend QI-centered Speaker Events

QISP supports graduate and professional students annually to further engage in QI in a practicum setting. Scholars are matched with mentors and projects based on their background, skills, and interests to ensure optimal collaboration and enrichment. This practicum work culminates in our annual QISP Symposium each spring. Scholars are given the opportunity to present their work to the larger Duke community before participating in a panel discussion led by Duke champions of quality and innovation.

Leadership: Mihir Patel (Co-president), Shweta Lodha (Co-president), Cheryl Kalapura (Treasurer), Alex Linares (Op-Swap Chair), Eddie Rego (QISP Symposium Co-chair), Judy Li (QISP Symposium Co-chair).

Are you looking for opportunities to learn or practice medical Mandarin with a fun-loving community? Duke Med Chinese is a group dedicated to encouraging the learning of medical Chinese to assist in interpretation at events such as the APAMSA Health Fair, discussing different frameworks for understanding health such as traditional Chinese medicine, and connecting with the local Chinese community. Whether you are not familiar with Mandarin but are interested in gaining cultural humility for working with Mandarin-speaking populations or are an advanced speaker looking for other passionate students to learn vocabulary specific to the medical setting, Duke Med Chinese is excited to have you!

Leadership: Robyn Guo (Co-president), Elaine Lin (Co-president), Violet Tan (Treasurer), Chelsea Zhang (Community Board).

Duke Med Voices is a literary arts journal curated by students at DUSOM for print and online publication. We welcome any submissions from patients, healthcare providers, families and friends who would like to share their experiences with healthcare. In the past, VOICES has published articles, essays, short stories, poetry, photography, and drawings. A wide range of topics are encouraged, and any experience that relates to your life within the medical community, whether direct or indirect, can be represented creatively in our publication. If you have any questions or concerns, we can be reached at voices@duke.edu.

Leadership: Lily Fahs (Co-president), Lucy Zheng (Co-president), Max Beck (Layout Editor).

Engineering in Medicine is a club designed to support medical students interested in exploring the intersection of medicine and engineering. Students of all levels of engineering background are welcome! No former experience with engineering is required. We coordinate engineering-related service events, research opportunities, and educational opportunities. We facilitate crosstalk with Duke's Pratt School of Engineering by working with Pratt faculty, students, and organizations. Our scope is broad and includes disciplines spanning from software engineering to devices and hardware.

Leadership: Trent Lau (President), Wufan Zhao (Treasurer), Edward Frails (VP for Education), Tara Pillai (VP for Service), Emily Barre (VP for Marketing).

GHIG exists to address the desire of Duke medical students to involve themselves in global health. Involvement encompasses anything from learning about domestic health disparities to devoting one's future practice to improving health on a worldwide scale. There is NO previous global health research or involvement required to join, just a desire to learn more yourself and help your classmates learn more about global health and its intersection with medicine.

Leadership: Arthi Vaidyanathan (President), Joshua Woo (Treasurer), Lulla Kiwinda (Social Chair), Adaora Okeke (Speaker Chair).

The mission of the Health Policy Group is to provide an environment that supports and encourages medical students to understand the challenges faced in US health policy. We do this through events centered around research, advocacy and education, and outreach. These events are designed to provide a space for conversations about relevant health policy and bring in experts from Duke and beyond. In this way, we also seek to provide opportunities to find mentors in this space and encourage engagement with local and national movements to advocate for positive change. If you are interested in health policy we would love to have you join us and contribute to our mission!

Leadership: Annie Wang (Co-president) & Jaye Boissiere (Co-president), Cheryl Kalapura (Treasurer), Lucy Cummins (Events Co-chair), Seth Kornbau (Events Co-chair), Becca Sullenger (Advocacy Chair).

The History of Medicine Interest group is comprised of MS1 students who are interested in engaging with medicine’s past in order that we may better understand its present and future. We believe this historical imagination will help us conceptualize our vocations as practitioners and researchers in a rapidly changing world. The monthly lunch topics are chosen by students and explored with the guidance of Dr. Jeff Baker, who has been the faculty advisor for the interest group for over ten years. In the past members of the Trent Center and Department of Surgery have also presented.

Leadership: Kathleen Chang (President), Delaney Anani-Wolf (Treasurer), Chelsea Zhang (Secretary).

Machine Learning in Medicine is a community for Duke SOM students who want to explore the intersection of healthcare, machine learning, and data science. Our goal is to enrich our understanding of machine learning in science and medicine through direct, hands-on experience, networking events with expert machine learning researchers, and collaborative educational events.

Leadership: Jay Swayambunathan (President)

Leadership: Ethan Wagner (President), Jay Swayambunathan (Treasurer), Meghan Hu (Activities Chair).

Leadership: Meaghan O’Connor (Co-president), Sophia Marusec (Co-president), Alice Tang (Treasurer), Alyssa Henriquez (Surgery Co-chair), Elle Hepburn Reason (Surgery Co-chair).

The Oncology Student Interest Group, ONCSIG, is dedicated to providing DukeMed students with a platform to explore the various components of cancer care from cutting-edge therapies to disparities in research and practice. Our group welcomes those interested in pursuing a career in oncology (medical, surgical, radiation) and those interested in other specialties who want to learn more about navigating their patients’ cancer care. Along with hosting keynote speakers, research mixers, and crossover events with other interest groups, we compile resources for students to network and connect with mentors at the Duke Cancer Institute.

Leadership: Alessandro Racioppi (Co-president), Anivarya Kumar (Co-presdient), Francyess Denis (Vice President).

The Palliative Care Interest Group (PCIG) is a student-run group associated with the Department of Palliative Care at Duke. Our goal is to help medical students understand the role of palliative care in all fields of medicine. We host events focused on learning more about palliative care, communication around difficult topics like death and serious illness, and the path to careers within palliative care. We also help students connect with clinical and research mentors within the department.

Leadership: Mihir Patel (President), Meaghan O’Connor (Treasurer), Sophie Sauer (Executive), Ebun Olunuga (Executive), Gabrielle van den Hoek (Executive), Julia Cohn (Executive).

The Primary Care Student Alliance is an interdisciplinary student organization that aims to broaden students’ perspectives on what all is encompassed by primary care. Going beyond clinical practice, our programming is based on four pillars: Advocacy, Education & Research, Mentorship, and Community Engagement. Ultimately, our goal is not to convince students to go into primary care (although we would be ecstatic if they do!), but rather to demonstrate how developing skills in areas emphasized in primary care training can be immensely influential in any field related to medicine and also to help students progress in their journeys to becoming change agents for our healthcare system. 

Leadership: Andrea Augustine (Presdient), Claire Sibold (Treasurer), Olivia Fehrmann (Community Engagement Chair), Monique Vilme (Mentorship Co-chair), Sofia Zurcher Burgoon (Mentorship Co-chair), Natalie Sanchez Farez (Advocacy Co-chair), Amina Mohammed (Advocacy Co-chair), Seth Kornbau (Education & Research Co-chair) & Jonathan Kim (Education & Research Co-chair).

Leadership: Julia Ralph (Co-president), Crystal Jing (Co-president), Alexandra Damron (Treasurer), Alyssa Henriquez (Social Media Manager).

The mission of Duke Students Unifying Patient Outreach and Research in Transplant Surgery (SUPORTS) is to promote the overall health and well-being of transplant patients, advocate for equitable organ access, and increase medical student engagement with transplant surgery through mentorship, scholarship, and service.

Service: Students will identify transplant patients at high risk for medication non-adherence and work alongside transplant center providers to provide education, resources, and support for these patients both pre- and post-transplant. In addition to counseling patients (virtual or by phone) on the importance of immunosuppression and antiviral medications, students will join patients in pre-operative rehabilitation, meet with them in the PACU ahead of their procedure, join the OR staff for the procedure, and follow the patients in the post-operative stages. 

Leadership: Students are responsible in taking ownership of their patient connections and independently will learn patient histories, attend surgery, visit patients in the hospital post-operatively, and round on patients with the transplant team.

Education: Lectures from DCT faculty. 

Research: Participate in outcomes research with the Duke Group for Abdominal Transplant Outcomes Research (GATOR). Further Introduction to third year research opportunities in transplant surgery labs. Research talks from MS3s and residents in the transplant labs at Duke.

Mentorship: We are fortunate to have support and mentorship by transplant attendings, fellows, and residents through didactic and skills sessions, and participation in transplant operations. We rely on peer-to-peer mentorship between MS1s and MS2- MS4s for teaching patient-centered clinical skills, OR etiquette, and suture techniques.

Leadership: Sydney Jeffs (President), Alexandria Soto (Treasurer & Thoracic Chair), John Wang (Kidney Chair).

The Wilderness, Austere & Environmental Medicine (WAEM) Interest Group hopes to offer students the opportunity to explore research and career opportunities within the fields of extreme environmental, austere, and wilderness medicine through speakers, skills workshops, journal clubs, and more. The vision of the WAEM interest group is to provide the resources and support for students to learn how to incorporate wilderness and austere medicine into their medical school education and unique careers, while also providing a space to promote student wellness and resilience through time spent in nature.

Leadership: Taylor Yoder (President), Kreager Taber (Treasurer), Aidan Murray (Executive), Dominic Tanzillo (Executive).

Duke GSSA is a member of the national student-run global surgery working group for the U.S., The Global Surgery Student Alliance (GSSA), affiliated with InciSioN. We seek to educate, inspire, and unite students through engagement and mentorship in global surgery. We believe that students are a valuable resource for the advancement of global surgery. We also believe that being unified in our efforts will help further our initiatives and can also facilitate more collaboration amongst overall global surgery efforts, both now and in the future. By exposing students to the field early on, we also hope to help them build their surgical careers with global surgery in mind.

Leadership: Antoinette Charles (Co-president), Moreen Njoroge (Co-president), Amika Ekanem (Treasurer), Ann Marie Flusche (VP for Research & Education), Helen Williams (Community Outreach Chair), Ameera Khattab (Social Media Manager).

We are a local chapter of a national organization dedicated to reproductive justice and comprehensive family planning training (abortion and contraception). We host events such as hands-on IUD/MVA workshops, film screenings, faculty panels, and advocacy events.

Leadership: Sydney Sheffield (Co-president), Hannah Concannon (Co-president), Emma Peek (Treasurer), Joyce Liu (MS2 Representative), Alice Tang (MS2 Representative), Kristen Monten (MS2 Representative).

The mission of Duke Medical Students for Health Equity is to promote social justice and racial equity within the Durham and Duke communities through advocacy, education, and dialogue. DMSJ is a student-run advocacy group with a focus on engaging in activism, hosting education panels, and creating discussion-based events to promote dialogue on issues of diversity and inclusion.

Leadership: Amina Mohamed (Co-president), Erin Brown (Co-president), Akash Desai (Treasurer), Parker Frankiewicz (Subcommittee Co-leader), Melissa Marchese (Subcommittee Co-leader).

SNaHP (Students for a National Health Program) is a student group that works toward healthcare for all. In particular, our purpose is to advocate for a universal, comprehensive, single-payer national health program in the US. As a student group, we focus on educating our student members and the general community about single payer healthcare by holding discussions, social events, and sessions with invited speakers. We also join with our local chapter of Physicians for a National Health Plan (PHNP) and other advocacy organizations in public events or lobbying activities advocating for healthcare for all. SNaHP is the student arm of Physicians for a National Health Program. The Duke chapter of SNaHP was formed in 2017 and has been active since that time. It is interprofessional, welcoming any students from the medical school (such as med students, PA students, PT students, OT students, Population Health) or nursing schools at Duke, as well as pre-professional students from programs such as the Masters in Biomedical Education.

Leadership: Matthew Smith (Co-president), Zoë Wohlgenant (Co-president), Aron Mebrahtu (Executive), Devika Shenoy (Executive).

The Student Coalition for Addiction Recovery (SCAR) is dedicated to education and advocacy around substance use disorders, as well as reducing the impact of addiction on the local community. This group will provide resources for Duke students who are interested in a career in addiction medicine, as well as for anyone interested in learning more about substance use disorders and treatment. We hope the group will facilitate connections between students and clinicians with academic interest and clinical experience in addiction medicine. Additionally, we believe that students benefit from opportunities to learn about the legal ramifications for patients with substance use disorders. Finally, we plan to partner with local community organizations to create volunteer opportunities, such as Naloxone kit assembly and fundraising for syringe exchange programs, and to encourage an interdisciplinary approach to research and best practices in addiction treatment. 

Leadership: Sophia Kocher (President), Katelyn Parsons (Treasurer), Lulu Wein (Executive), Kali Morrissette (Executive), Samantha White (Executive).

The mission of the Mental Health and Wellness Committee is: “To maintain and promote the many dimensions of wellness - including physical, emotional, social, financial, spiritual - among Duke medical students.”  

We aim to improve the awareness of and access to wellness and mental health support resources for the whole student body. We work with students, faculty, and administration to coordinate school-wide wellness events, gather yearly data on student well-being, and work toward effecting social and curricular changes across all four years of medical school.

Additionally, we organize numerous large-scale panel events throughout the year, perhaps most notable is our “Imperfection Sessions." This longitudinal series revolves around residents and faculty engaging in vulnerable, authentic discussion about their own journeys, challenges, and reckoning with their own imperfections in medicine. Every year since its inception, the members, horizons, and opportunities of the Wellness Committee have grown. We are always looking for future members who are passionate about mental health awareness and finding creative, sustainable data-driven ways to support their fellow students.

Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @dukemedwellness for the latest on wellness at Duke Med!

*Not affiliated with Davison Council

The Black Maternal Health Equity Initiative is a student-led organization with the goal of improving the health and wellbeing of Black women by bridging the gap between the healthcare system and social drivers of health through patient advocacy and social support. The program achieves this goal by pairing a high-risk patient who receives prenatal care at HROB with a medical student who will work closely with the patient, social workers, and pregnancy care managers to address their patient’s psychosocial needs throughout their pregnancy. The intersection between the stressors of being a black woman and having a high-risk pregnancy are addressed through a longitudinal relationship built throughout the pregnancy which provides emotional support and connection to community resources. Student liaisons establish continuity of care through weekly check-ins, attending prenatal visits, and with permission, being present at the birth. Patients who participate will be also given a starter kit for their newborns containing newborn essentials such as clothing, diapers, and bottles.

Leadership: Jaye Boissiere (Co-president), Lucero Hernandez (Co-president), Maya Blasingame (Treasurer), Mia Grayson (Fundraising Associate), Evi Alexopolous (Education Coordinator).

BOOST Beyond is an extension program of BOOST (Building Opportunities and Overtures in Science and Technology), a multidimensional pathway program to excite underrepresented minority (URM) students in the Durham Public School system about science. BOOST Beyond serves to expand post-secondary access through individualized mentoring. BOOST Beyond pairs Duke graduate and medical students with BOOST high school mentees to provide individualized guidance on navigating the post-secondary school process, with a specific emphasis on the college application process - making a school list, writing college essays, applying to scholarships, choosing schools, and preparing for the transition to college.
https://sites.duke.edu/boost/boost-beyond/

Leadership: Margaret Weber (Co-president), Elle Reason (Co-president), David Labib (Co-president), Katherine Chew (Treasurer), Siera Lunn (Curriculum Development Co-chair), Lucas Collins (Curriculum Development Co-chair), Morgan Ferrans (Recruitment Co-chair), David Ryu (Recruitment Co-chair), Kennedy Coates (Finance Co-chair), Lindsey Chew (Finance Co-chair), Emma Elias (Junior Co-coordinator), Jane Blackmer (Junior Co-coordinator), Missy Lollis (Events Coordinator).

Leadership: Victoria Lue (President), Kate Daniel (Treasurer), Mary Silzer (Resource Team Lead), Tanner Smith (Resource Team Lead), Sofia Burgoon (Delivery Team Lead).

Leadership: Meaghan O’Connor (Co-president), Dominic Tanzillo (Co-president), Kevin Bode Padron (Treasurer), Lexy Markunas (Executive), Andrea Augustine (Executive).

Leadership: Samantha White (Co-president), Kali Morrissette (Co-president), Vanessa Lazaro-Camp (Treasurer), Sophia Kocher (Education Chair), Anivarya Kumar (Advocacy Chair).

The Duke Medical Mentorship Advisory Program (Duke MAP) provides medical students with the opportunity to help guide future physicians along their journey! We establish and encourage mentorship between the medical and undergraduate communities at Duke, as well as other medical campuses across the country. During the year we organize events including mock MMIs and traditional interviews, medical student and physician shadowing, tours of the medical school campus, and premedical panels. Above all we aim for simplicity and flexibility throughout the mentorship process!

Leadership: Ashley Gilbert (President), Alyssa Bartlett (Treasurer), Evi Alexopoulos (Executive), Sara Bernate Angulo (Executive), Angel Scialdone (Executive), Emma Peek (Executive), Trevor James (Executive), Anagh Kulkarni (Executive), Ananya Koneti (Executive).

The Duke Navigators Project (DNP) is a year-long interprofessional program that aims to help health care students gain experience working with seriously ill patients and become more comfortable with discussions about end-of-life care. The program involves PA, MD, nursing, OT and PT students from Duke. We have monthly workshops occurring in the fall and spring covering various topics, including financial toxicity, spirituality, difficult conversations, and advance directives. Workshops will be interactive seminars led both by leaders in their fields and occasional patient panels. The session will end with small-group debriefs (groups include one or more students from each school). Exact dates TBD, but most workshops will be held on weekday evenings from 6-8 pm. In addition to workshops, students will be paired with an oncologist/palliative care mentor and shadow them in clinic to see firsthand how they approach these topics with their patients. Mentors will then help students find a patient to follow and meet with regularly during their appointments for the rest of the year. The goal of these meetings is to utilize the information learned during the workshops and to gain experience with having conversations centered on challenging topics related to goals of care and end-of-life care, hopefully increasing students’ comfort with initiating and navigating these interactions. Students will communicate the valuable information they gather from patients back to their provider mentor. Additionally, students are paired with a student leader who will introduce them to their mentor and help troubleshoot any logistical challenges.

Leadership: Rachel Lee (Co-president), Katie Parsons (Co-president), Henna Patel (Treasurer), Kirby Morris (VP of Workshops).

Duke Med Elementary (DME) has the following mission: To teach local Durham Public elementary school students how to make healthy lifestyle choices and inspire the next generation of physicians to pursue STEM careers through science-based educational programs focusing on: -Cardiovascular system -Gastrointestinal system -Musculoskeletal health -Exercise, and nutrition The ultimate goal is to reduce childhood obesity while nurturing interest in the health sciences, teach healthy lifestyle habits, inspire students to pursue higher levels of education and most importantly…. TO HAVE FUN!

Leadership: Emma Elias (Co-president), Miriam Chisholm (Co-president), Lexy Markunas (Treasurer), Meaghan O’Connor (Executive), Brooke Schroeder (Executive).

Hand 2 Hold is a Duke School of Medicine organization that supports the limb difference community through 3D-printed devices, education, and research. We primarily work with adult hand trauma patients through the hand surgery group and hand occupational therapists. We are an application-based organization and typically recruit at the start of the Fall and Spring semesters. Follow us on Instagram @DukeHand2Hold for more information on applying and our organization!

Leadership: Christian Zirbes (Co-president), Crystal Jing (Co-president), Tara Pillai (Clinical Operations Chair), David Chung (Education Chair), Sam Ndukwe (Marketing Chair), Danyal Raza (Research Chair).

HEY Durham (Health Education for Youth in Durham) provides science-based health education for high school students at Durham School for the Arts. Pairs of medical students teach a student-built curriculum in a health classroom during the spring semester (approximately 12 1-hour sessions). The curriculum focuses on a broad range of health & well-being topics, such as reproductive anatomy, STIs, drugs, discrimination, sexual & gender identity, and relevant current events (e.g., MeToo, Juuls, COVID). Time commitment outside of class sessions is minimal as lesson plans are pre-made and supplies are provided, though volunteers have complete flexibility to adapt and modify lesson plans as they get to know the dynamic of their class throughout the course of the year. HEY Durham is a fun and unique way to give back to the Durham community while gaining experience sharing health-related knowledge in a supportive setting.

Leadership: Lucas Collins (Co-president), Erin Brush (Co-president), Dana Rowe (Co-president).

Leadership: Alice Schaack (Co-president), Jenny Foster (Co-president), Ilene Avalos (Treasurer & Research Coordinator), Natalie Field (Participant Coordinator).

Holton Wellness Center is a joint clinic by Lincoln Community Health Center and Duke Community Health, and we are entering our fifth year collaborating with them. The Holton clinic student group offers an early clinical experience for MS1s who will join the care team with an MS3 and overseeing provider to treat patients in the Durham community. MS1s will have the opportunity to collect patients' histories and practice physical exam skills under the guidance of MS3 mentors. There will also be monthly meetings, which will provide an opportunity for students to debrief their sessions, learn interview/presentation techniques, and improve physical exam skills. Previous clinical experience is not required.

Leadership: Becca Sullenger (Co-president), Annie Wang (Co-president), Aidan Murray (Treasurer), Natalie Sanchez Farez (Curriculum Development Co-chair), Siraj Sodhi (Curriculum Development Co-chair), Andrea Augustine (Clinical Education Co-chair), Maddie Brown (Clinical Education Co-chair).

Hotspotting is a clinically-oriented, interprofessional program with the medical, PT, and OT schools at Duke that will provide you with robust early experiences in patient care as well as unique opportunities to examine the many social drivers of health affecting local patients in our Durham community. In this program, you will be paired with a fellow student to engage with a local patient, working with them to understand their health goals and address barriers to health. You’ll have the opportunity to maintain weekly contact with them, correspond with their PCP, and function as a member of a team focused on providing care to socially and medically complex patients. Hotspotting has a robust curriculum that focuses on psychosocial dimensions of health, telehealth, strategies for motivational interviewing, the Durham community, patient goal development, and healthcare coaching. These techniques are immensely helpful in preparation for your time on the wards as a second year. We also provide unique opportunities to work on the cutting edge of academic medicine and medical education. In the past year, we have submitted submitted research to conferences, received an AAMC grant, and worked closely with clinician scientists and educators to increase health care access for our most vulnerable populations through telehealth. Most important, Hotspotting offers students the privilege of engaging with Durham - both its past and its present - through the story of an individual who lives here and has been shaped by the realities of racism, poverty, and more.

Leadership: Rachel Donaldson (Co-president), Amanda Kahn (Co-president), Helen Heo (Treasurer), Symon Ma (Curriculum Chair), Jamie Lim (Recruitment Chair), Becca Sullenger (Research Chair).
 

Our mission is to provide high quality, innovative care to low-income elderly and/or disabled people living in Durham, NC with a mobility barrier to accessing primary care by implementing a hybrid Telehealth/home visiting Program. 1st and 3rd year medical student team visit patient homes with a Wi-Fi hotspot device and laptop to facilitate asynchronous video telehealth encounter with an office-based provider. The provider guides the onsite students in real time to collect vital signs, assess the patient’s environment, assist with medication reconciliation, and provide education and health coaching to the patient/involved caregivers.

Leadership: Lucy Cummins (Co-president), Claire Sibold (Co-president).

We are part of a national physician-led initiative to help provide education about menstrual health to young people across the country. Our branch leads workshops about menstrual health to groups of young adults (typically late elementary - middle school) and people who work closely with young adults (school nurses, counselors etc.). 
These workshops are designed to:

• Normalize menstruation and decrease stigma surrounding periods
• Educate young people about what is normal and what needs medical attention
• Encourage confidence and advocacy for women's health.

 https://periodeducationproject.org/

Leadership: Audrey Aitelli (Co-president), Alana Davidson (Co-president).

POSH is a post-operative follow-up program for high-risk, elderly veterans after surgery. The POSH (Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health) Clinic is a well-established multidisciplinary clinic that started at the VA and also has a site at DUH. The POSH team consists of surgery, geriatrics, anesthesia, nutrition, PT, OT, social work, pharmacy, chaplaincy, speech, and nursing, and provides comprehensive perioperative care, which improves patient outcomes and decreases length of stay. Students attend the preoperative POSH Clinic visit which includes a multidisciplinary huddle and social determinants of health screening, along with opportunities to shadow professionals with a variety of expertise. Following discharge, students perform follow-up calls and route wound care, home health, and PT/OT needs to the PCP and POSH teams. Our goal is to extend care and continuity to the postoperative period while providing students with skills in identifying and managing social determinants of health in the perioperative setting.

Leadership: Kate Kutzer (Co-president), Eden Singh (Co-president), Ellen O’Callaghan (Co-president), Duncan Mackenzie (Treasurer), Rebecca Zasloff (Research Lead), Kemi Oladuja (Education Lead).

Project FEED is a collaborative program which partners medical students and dietetic interns with community members experiencing food insecurity and chronic illness. Patients are identified from various Duke care sites. Each pair, consisting of a dietetic intern from NCCU and a Duke medical student, meets monthly with their community partner to drop off fresh produce and provide individualized nutrition counseling. Teams also participate in nutrition education sessions once per month that will help guide their dietary advice. 

Leadership: Jazlyn Seidel (President), Alice Schaack (Treasurer), Kelly Pu (Student Recruitment Coordinator), Erin Brown (Participant Recruitment Co-coordinator), Mindy Kim (Participant Recruitment Co-coordinator).

Leadership: Sarah Provencher (Co-president), Lucy Cummins (Co-president), John Kyle Cook (Treasurer), Robyn Guo Ku (Community Outreach Chair), Anna Gilbert (Education Chair).

Root Causes is an incubator for students interested in engaging with innovative, community-engaged social drivers of health interventions through service, advocacy, education and research. We organize around creating clinic-community partnerships to reduce barriers impacting access to healthy food, housing, and safe environments, as well as providing support for voter registration and exercise participation. Our goal is to build opportunities for students to tangibly interact with social drivers of health, and create an interdisciplinary network alliance to address pressing needs in our Durham, North Carolina, community. 

Root Causes operates six different programs, each focusing on a critical need in our community: 1) The Fresh Produce Program (food and nutrition insecurity), 2) WellNest (housing insecurity), 3) Healthy STEPS (safe exercise participation), 4) Project FEED (nutrition education and diet-related chronic disease), 5) Healthy Harvest (community-based agriculture), and 6) VotER (voter registration). With support from Duke Health, Duke University School of Medicine, the Durham Department of Community Health, and several community partners, Root Causes’ six programs comprise nearly 100 student leaders, collectively engage over 1,000 unique volunteers annually, and serve over 400 Durham families.  

Visit our website: https://www.rootcauseshealth.org/.

Leadership: Eleanor Seo (Co-president), Maddie Brown (Co-president), Julie Thamby (Treasurer), Haley Hutchinson (Vice President), Kristy Lieu (Secretary), Noah Prizant (Events Chair).

WC4BL is a medical student led organization devoted to embodying the responsibility of the institution of medicine to counteract systemic and interpersonal racism and its effects on the practice of medicine and the health of patients. Vision To safeguard the lives and well-being of patients through the elimination of racism. Mission Statement To dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.

Leadership: Siera Lunn (Co-president), Kiera Lunn (Co-president).

AMWA is an organization of physicians, residents, medical students, undergraduate students, and other healthcare providers created to advance women in medicine and improve women’s health, with a goal of developing leadership, advocacy, education, expertise, mentoring, and strategic alliances. AMWA will host an interest meeting in September, followed by an involvement/listserv interest form. However, we encourage involvement at any time of the year or for any individual event! Although AMWA is focused on supporting women, people of all genders are welcome to be involved and attend our events.

Leadership: Robyn Guo (Co-president), Jenny Foster (Co-president), Sophia Change (Vice President), Crystal Jing (Treasurer).

The Duke chapter of the national Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) is a student-run organization dedicated to engaging in and developing initiatives addressing health issues concerning Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, as well as helping healthcare workers understand how to care for AANHPI patients in a culturally sensitive manner. It also serves to foster community among the student body. Since 2005, the Duke APAMSA chapter has been engaged in community outreach services including our annual Health Fair in the spring (in partnership with Duke Med Chinese), mentorship programs connecting students to residents and attendings (in partnership with SAMoSA), and inter-class social gatherings throughout the year. This year, we aim to promote diversity within the chapter in meaningful ways, expand our faculty partnerships, and continue to create a community of support across class years.

Leadership: Nathan Sattah (President), Jamie Lim (Vice President), Christian Zirbes (Treasurer), Alex Choi (Social Committee Co-chair), Kerry Gao (Social Committee Co-chair), Sophia Chang (Community Outreach Co-chair), Mindy Kim (Community Outreach Co-chair).

We are an active chapter of the national organization with a mission to: ENGAGE current and future women surgeons to realize their professional and personal goals, EMPOWER women to succeed, and EXCEL in those aspirations through mentorship, education, and a networking community that promotes their contributions and achievements as students, surgeons and leaders. We are for students who have any interest in surgery, inclusive of gen surg and all surgical subspecialties like ortho, ophtho, ob gyn, anesthesia, etc.. We welcome students of any and all identities.

Leadership: Alexandria Soto (Co-president), Dana Rowe (Co-president), Tori Chanenchuk (Treasurer), Hana Shafique (Co-president-elect), May Gao (Co-president-elect), Juliet Dalton (MS4 Representative), Aine O’Sullivan (MSTP Representative), Katie Radulovacki (MS3 Representative), Seeley Yoo (MS3 Representative), Izzy Shaffrey (MS2 Representative), Lindsey Ruderman (MS2 Representative), Jen Hall (Social Media Representative), Christina Lindsay (STB Co-commissioner), Eden Singh (STB Co-commissioner).

CMDA is a group of students and professionals who want to develop a Christian perspective in how and why we do medicine. We partner with other groups to provide a wide variety of opportunities to encourage friendships, faith, and community. Throughout the year, we host many events, including prayer meetings, weekly Bible study, and faculty panels. We are  nondenominational and welcome all who have an interest in CMDA.

Leadership: Evlyn Samuel (Co-president), Kelly Owens (Co-president), Michael Zhu (Treasurer), Chanel Varney (Outreach Chair).

The purpose of this group is to provide community & support to military & veterans at DukeMed. This includes spouses, children, & Gold Star families, as well as supporters of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

Leadership: Justin Anderson (President), Tom Murphy (Treasurer).

Duke Med Pride is a student-led group consisting of LGBTQIA+ and allied students within the Duke University School of Medicine. We work to address the health issues of sexual and gender< diverse peoples with a cohesive and holistic approach, as well as to build community among the LGBTQIA+ community at Duke Med. Our mission is to provide a supportive environment for sexual and gender diverse students, faculty, staff, and their allies. We further work to promote the visibility of the sexual & gender minority (SGM) community within the School of Medicine and Duke Health, and host events that facilitate education around health issues relevant to SGM patients. We strive to create opportunities for intersectional activism and community building.

Leadership: Rene Chen (Co-president), Akash Desai (Co-president), Nathan Luzum (Treasurer), Alex Sizemore (Secretary), Mike Ivey (Admissions Representative), Arizona Greene (Social Co-chair), Zoë Wohlgenant (Social Co-chair), Alice Schaack (Community Engagement Co-chair), Taylor Yoder (Community Engagement Co-chair), Emily Kasprick (Mentorship Coordinator), Ellen Mines (Executive), Vivian Chen (Executive), Ysaac Zegeye (Executive).

Duke FGLIMed was founded in 2020 to support first-generation and low-income medical students at Duke, and is a chapter of the national FGLIMed organization. The goals of Duke FGLIMed are: Promote visibility, well-being, and community among Duke medical students who are first-generation college graduates and/or from low-income backgrounds. Develop, strengthen, and empower a Duke network of students and faculty committed to the success of FGLI medical trainees and physicians. Share and promote strategies to amplify recruitment, retention, and support of FGLI trainees at Duke. Articulate the strengths and challenges unique to FGLI trainees and propose sustainable, creative solutions to maximize FGLI potential at Duke SOM. Duke FGLIMed maintains a mentorship program and regularly holds events, such as our upcoming FGLI faculty panel. Please contact fglimed@dm.duke.edu for more information.

Leadership: Sarah Provencher (Co-president), Aron Mebrahtu (Co-president), John Kyle Cook (Vice President), David Labib (Treasurer), Tariq Omer (Academic Chair), Kali Morrissette (Mentorship Chair), Jessica Liu (Social Chair).

Healthcare Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (HSDCI) is a new affinity group for medical students and other health professional students who identify as having a disability or chronic illness to find community, support, resources, and advocacy! Our focus in our first year has been on creating community and advocacy. In our second year, we look forward to expanding to include other health professions programs, further developing connections with national organizations such as Medical Students with Disability and Chronic Illness (MSDCI), and expanding our advocacy efforts. 

Leadership: Dana Rubenstein (Co-president), Margaret Weber (Co-president), Hannah Maclellan (Treasurer).

The Jewish Medical Student Association (JMSA) at Duke School of Medicine is committed to fostering community by creating a space where Jewish medical students can connect with each other as well as fellow Jewish faculty, residents, and graduate students. We strive to cultivate a sense of belonging for Jewish community members through hosting social gatherings, cultural and educational events, and holiday celebrations. We aim to provide a forum for Jewish students to exchange life experiences and engage in shared reflection, encouraging personal and professional growth. We hope our visibility and motivation to collaborate with other campus groups will generate opportunities for cultural exchange and mutual understanding.

Leadership: Dorothy Gheorghiu (Co-president), Jaye Boissiere (Co-president), Hannah Concannon (Treasurer), Lauren Wein (Events Chair), Amanda Kahn (Membership Chair).

LMSA's mission is to unify all medical students of all backgrounds who show an interest in the advancement of Latinx people. Our organization seeks to provide a voice for underrepresented medical students and to actively promote and retain Latinx students at all levels. Our efforts seek to educate medical students on Latinx health issues and advocate for the rights of Latinx individuals in health care and in the community. We strive to provide leadership opportunities and promote volunteerism in the local community.

Leadership: Carmella Verrastro (Co-president), Lucero Hernandez (Co-president), Angelina Nasthas (Treasurer), Cathlyn Medina (Culture Co-chair), Sara Bernante-Angulo (Culture Co-chair), Natalie Sanchez-Farez (Service Co-chair), Helen Audrey Williams (Service Co-chair).

The purpose of our group is to provide a dedicated space for Native and Indigenous Identifying medical students and providing education to the medical community here at DukeMed. Example events include presentations to teach students about the experiences of Native/Indigenous students in medical school, Initiating programs supporting Native/Indigenous pre-med students interested in pursuing medicine starting at Duke through collaboration with undergrad indigenous affinity group, Presentations or collaboration with CDHD faculty to teach health disparities in Native/Indigenous communities along with cultural competence in caring for Native/Indigenous patients, Outreach in local Native/Indigenous communities, and Cultural events (food, dance, movie screenings, etc.).

Leadership: Emily Alway (Co-president), Melissa Greene (Co-president), Seneca Oxendine (Treasurer).

SAMoSA is a group created by South Asian medical students at DukeMed to celebrate South Asian culture and foster community. We organize events to help build relationships with our peers, from casual hangouts with our favorite South Asian snacks to community-wide Diwali celebrations. We also host educational panels and discussions to raise awareness of South Asian health disparities. In partnership with APAMSA, we run a faculty mentorship program to connect students with individualized mentors at Duke. In addition to fostering community within DukeMed, we are hoping to create community partnerships with the larger South Asian community in the Triangle. Join our listserv to stay up to date on our events and get-togethers!

Leadership: Pranav Warman (Co-president), Sunag Udupa (Co-president), Nishma Chakraborty (Treasurer), Julie Thamby (Executive), Suraj Zaveri (Executive), Rachel D’Cunha (Executive).

The Student National Medical Association is an entirely student run organization for medical students of color that focuses on supporting minority medical students and their endeavors around the country. Duke SNMA is a chapter within the larger organization of SNMA that engages a large number of minority medical students at Duke and individuals within the community of Durham, NC. Our mission at Duke SNMA is to enrich, empower, and enlighten the students of color here at Duke so that they may be not only leaders within the field of medicine, but also leaders within the community! 

Leadership: Ebun Olunuga (Co-president), Ashley Nmoh (Co-president), Monique Vilme (Treasurer),  Mia Grayson (MRC Chair), Aron Mebrahtu (Community Service Co-chair), Sharrieff Shah (Community Service Co-chair), John Mwangi (Educational Resource Chair), Sam Ndukwe (Social Events Co-chair), Adaora Okeke (Social Events Co-chair), Tariq Omer (Admissions Represntative), Miriam Chisolm (MLK Banquet Chair), Adwoa Baffoe-Bonnie (HPREP Chair), Maya Blasingame (MAPS Liaison).

Leadership: Sarah Macris (Co-president), Alexandra Hunter (Co-president), Akash Desai (Treasurer), Hannah Concannon (Outreach Chair).

Medicine in Motion’s mission to support student wellness and belonging through physical activity, philanthropy, and interprofessional community building. We’re an inclusive community open to all health professionals at Duke, including MD, DPT, OTD, PA, Pathologist Assistant and nursing students, plus residents and faculty. We are runners, soccer players, yogis, and climbers (among lots of other things!), all committed to using movement practices to support individual resilience and self-care, effective interpersonal and interprofessional team dynamics, and enhanced patient care at Duke and beyond. 

From low-intensity movements practices like yoga and meditation to high-intensity exercise like multi-day backpacking trips and free classes with local fitness studios – and everything in between – we strive to offer something for everyone. We also serve as a hub for gathering teams for local charity walks, running races, and Spartan or other obstacle races. 

If you’re interested in a fun and no-pressure environment to explore an interdisciplinary healthcare community, tend to your own mental and physical wellness, and give back to Durham, come move with us!

Check out our website here: https://www.medmotion.org/chapters/duke-school-of-medicine

Sign up for our listserv here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfj9zV5OAWus-XF69hquq04GT7yLP1PfnIed-C13a7wrbfr0Q/viewform

Join our GroupMe here: https://groupme.com/join_group/71337954/pD4yCLmi

And explore our Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/medmotion_duke/

Motion is Medicine!

Leadership: Daniel Yang (Co-president), Paula Viza-Gomes (Co-president), Michael Ivey (Vice President).

Anesthesiology is a medical specialty focused on the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. Practicing physicians play a vital role in a patient’s medical care, making decisions that will protect and regulate their life functions throughout the entire surgical experience. This is achieved through perioperative management, developing proper anesthetic plans tailored to each patient, and the actual administration of anesthetics. Ultimately, anesthesiologists have the tools to diagnose, treat and manage the entire spectrum of a patient’s medical conditions, while simultaneously treating life threatening complications that can arise during surgery.

Purpose of AIG: To increase awareness about the clinical practice of Anesthesiology, and encourage medical students to explore career opportunities within the field of Anesthesiology.

Examples of Group Events: Airway Night/Central Line Workshop, Ultrasound Workshop with Regional Anesthesiology.

Check out our website here: https://anesthesiology.duke.edu/education/med-student 

Check out our Instagram @dukeaig

Leadership: Eleanor Seo (Co-president), Lexy Markunas (Co-president), Allison Dear (Treasurer), Trevor James (Community Outreach Coordinator), Sarah Macris (Simulation Coordinator).

CIMIGro is a student-run and faculty-advised organization that creates learning and career exploration opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers in Internal Medicine. We host events to connect students with faculty in the Department of Medicine and learn about the many career and research opportunities within the field. We also provide resources to students to help prepare for the clinical year and plan the research year. Throughout each year, we organize journal clubs, panels, mixers, and hands-on activities to give students exposure to the many exciting opportunities in Internal Medicine!

Leadership: Meaghan O’Connor (President & Communications Chair), Rebecca Sullenger (Treasurer & Logistics Chair), Annie Wang (Mentorship & Education Co-chair), Brooke Schroeder (Mentorship & Education Co-chair).

Duke School of Medicine chapter of Dermatology Interest Group. We provide educational, research, and volunteer opportunities for students of all years, both planning to pursue a career in dermatology and for those hoping to gain a better understanding of dermatology for other fields.

Leadership: Christian Bailey-Burke (President), Kelly Owens (Mentorship Chair), Robyn Guo Ku (Research Chair), Jessica Liu (Events Chair), Ysaac Zegeye (Community Engagement Co-chair), Alice Tang (Community Engagement Co-chair).

The Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) seeks to connect Duke medical students to the exciting field of emergency medicine through events, speakers, and mentorship. We are open to any students, not just those planning to apply to EM residency. Our goal is to provide a group where we can learn about emergency medicine together and participate in school and community events relevant to EM.

Leadership: Kyle Steinbock (Co-president), Sarah Provencher (Co-president), Julia Mook (Vice President),  Zoë Wohlgenant (Treasurer), Abby Pyne (Residency Chair), Eddie Rego (Events Chair).

The ENT Interest Group provides opportunities for students to learn more about the field of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, its subspecialties, and the research and clinical opportunities available through the department here at Duke. We also host various skills sessions throughout the year for students to gain hands-on-experience to ENT related techniques and tools. Whether you are an MS1 discovering ENT for the first time, an MS2 thinking about third year projects, or an MS3/MS4 learning how to apply for residency, we welcome you to come join us!

Leadership: Avivah Wang (Co-president), Vince D’Anniballe (Co-president), May Gao (Clinical Liaison), Nathan Sattah (Community Outreach Coordinator), Angel Scialdone (Education Chair), Avani Vasireddy (Mentorship Coordinator), Michelle Kim (Research Chair).

The Family Medicine Interest Group is committed to supporting students exploring the wonderful field of family medicine! We host social events, resident panels, and procedure workshops to highlight the many possibilities that can be discovered through a career in primary care.

Leadership: Niki Young (Co-president), Andrea Augustine (Co-president), Evlyn Samuel (Treasurer), Natalie Sanchez Farez (Communications Chair), Jonathan Kim (Research Chair).

The General Surgery Interest Group (GSIG) is a specialty interest group for students considering careers in general surgery and surgical subspecialties including trauma, colorectal, endocrine, breast, surgical oncology, pediatric, transplant, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgery. We host a variety of events including departmental mixers, opportunities to learn about research, and department panels. Smaller events include informal lectures, journal clubs, and skills sessions to provide members with exposure to general surgery and its subspecialties and facilitate interaction with residents and faculty in the department. In addition to educational activities, GSIG offers opportunities for peer to peer mentoring, mentoring from general surgery residents, and teaching and mentoring of high school students in the Durham community.

Leadership: Ethan Agritelley (Co-president), Elle Reason (Co-president), Christina Lindsay (Treasurer), Hannah Johnston (Education Co-chair), Eden Singh (Education Co-chair), Sarah Provencher (Anatomy & Surgical Skills Co-chair), Meghan Hu (Anatomy & Surgical Skills Co-chair), Michael Aiduk (HCA Co-chair), Cheryl Kalapura (HCA Co-chair), Aron Mebrahtu (HCA Co-chair), Tori Chanenchuk (Career Development Co-chair), Amika Ekanem (Career Development Co-chair), Lauren Parker (Stop the Blood Co-chair), Devika Shenoy (Stop the Bleed Co-chair).

Interventional radiology is a field within medicine that uses image guidance for the minimally invasive treatment of a wide variety of conditions. Interventional radiologists train in diagnostic radiology with additional training on minimally invasive procedures. The interventional radiology interest group is a student-led and faculty-advised organization for medical students interested in learning more about the field of interventional radiology. We aim to provide comprehensive education regarding IR and the different subspecialties within it. We aim to provide students with educational experiences for exposure to IR as well as research opportunities to get more involved with the field. We also strive to foster relationships between students, residents, and faculty to create mentorship opportunities throughout the students’ medical education and beyond. Examples of group events include research mentor sessions, endovascular journal club, hands-on demonstrations with device representatives, and introduction to IR sessions.

Leadership: Miriam Chisholm (President), Suraj Zaveri (Vice President), Dominic Tanzillo (Treasurer), Audrey Rustad (Programming Chair).

Med-Peds is a 4 year combined internal medicine and pediatric residency program. Providers are dual certified for both adult and pediatric medicine. Many students/residents going into Med-Peds have an interest in transitional care, chronic diseases that start in childhood, or hospitalist care of unique populations. The Med-Peds Interest Group provides opportunities for mentorship and career exploration within this broad field. Previous events have included panels with current med-peds residents and attendings, residency application sessions, and learning panels on a variety of topics including teenage health, integrative medicine, and specialties within the field.

Leadership: Katie Freedy (Co-president), Julie Thamby (Co-president), Katherine Chew (Categorical Internal Medicine Liaison), Lexy Markunas (Categorical Pediatrics Liaison), Lulu Wein (Outreach Liaison).

NSIG is dedicated to helping students interested in neurosurgery explore the field and connect with resident & faculty mentors for their professional development. Our goal is to foster interest in the specialty and improve access to opportunities within the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke. Our events throughout the year focus on helping students learn about the different subspecialties in neurosurgery, get connected with innovative research opportunities at Duke, gain insight into life as a neurosurgeon, and learn about neurosurgical topics through journal clubs and shadowing opportunities.

Leadership: Helen Heo (President),  Ellen O’Callaghan (Vice President),  Alyssa Bartlett (Treasurer),  Kevin Bode (Secretary),  Ezinne Oguguo (DEI Chair),  Zoey Petitt (WNS Chair),  Ariel Gonzalez (Teaching, Selecting, & Shadowing Chair), Arnav Sharma (Social Media Chair).

The OB/GYN Interest Group serves to help medical students of all class years explore the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Through skills fairs, journal clubs, resident mentorship, expert panels, and community outreach, we provide an opportunity for students to learn about the scope of the field as well as foster patient relationships. We welcome all students regardless of future career plans to participate in our events and become more interested in OB/GYN!

Leadership: Melissa Greene (Co-president), Allie Schwalb (Co-president), Audrey Aitelli (Vice President), Sally Kuehn (Events Co-chair), Kathleen Chang (Events Co-chair), Eden Singh (OBGIG Liaison), Alex Damron (Research Liaison), Joyce Liu (Research Liaison), Spencer Sumner (Treasurer), Monique Vilme (Sectrary & Skills Fair Coordinator).

The Ophthalmology Interest Group is a student-run group that aims to help students explore the field of ophthalmology. Our goal is to expose students to what clinical and research careers in ophthalmology look like by interacting with Duke residents, fellows and attending physicians, as well as upperclassmen in the medical school. We aim to inform our members about pertinent pathologies of the eye and help them understand the body of research that governs new treatments in the field of ophthalmology with regular journal clubs and educational events regarding eye anatomy and pathology. Overall, OIG desires to cultivate future ophthalmologists who are dedicated to the care of all patients with vision impairment and who understand how socioeconomic disparities affect care of the eye.

Leadership: Symon Ma (Co-president), Andrew Hoover (Co-president), Meible Chi (Treasurer), Wufan Zhao (Vice Chair).

Duke OSIG is the Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group. We are a group of medical students who aim to provide our peers with early and broad exposure to the field of Orthopaedics. Specifically our objectives are to help connect medical students to available research opportunities, shadowing experiences, and mentorship in Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke. We will be hosting dinners, lectures, journal clubs, and procedural/bioskills workshops throughout the academic year that will encompass basic topics in orthopaedic surgery and span all of the various subspecialties within the field.

Leadership: Aaron Therien (Co-president), Lulla Kiwinda (Co-president), Alyssa Henriquez (Treassurer), Kate Kutzer (Journal Club), Alaowei Amanah (Workshop Liaison), John Mwangi (Newsletter), Crystal Jing (Research & Mentorship Coordinator).

Pathology is a lot more than crime scenes and basements! The Pathology Interest Group (PIG) is an organization dedicated to exploring the opportunities pathology has to offer, including hands-on procedures, direct patient contact, and establishing diagnoses. We aim to hold events that help mature important clinical skills as well as develop a deeper understanding of the field of pathology. Topics include FNA (fine needle aspiration) workshops, autopsy and frozen section shadowing, research fairs, and review sessions to help with coursework. PIG is for anyone interested in anatomy, histology, fascinating disease processes, or learning about the wide world of pathology!

Leadership: Jonathan Messerschmidt (President), Raquel Perry (Treasurer).

The Pediatrics Interest Group (PIG) is a student-run group associated with the Department of Pediatrics. PIG's primary goal is to help students explore careers in pediatrics and provide exposure to pediatric research, volunteer, and networking opportunities, from primary care to subspecialties and private practice to academics.

Leadership: Rachel Donaldson (Co-president), Ashley Nmoh (Co-president).

We are the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery interest group (PRSIG) at the Duke University School of Medicine. We provide opportunities for those who are interested in the diverse field of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Our events include informal meet-and-greets, lectures, and talks to interact with surgeons in this exciting field. We also host knot-tying, and surgical skill workshops throughout the year for all medical students interested in surgery.

Find us on our website!

Leadership: Jenny Foster (Co-president), Rochelle Bitolas (Co-president), Dave Salven (Treasurer), Elaine Lin (Co-VP of Research & Education), Josh Kim (Co-VP of Research & Education), Edward Frails (VP of Communication & Outreach).

The Psychiatry Interest Group allows Duke medical students to explore areas of psychiatry beyond the formal curriculum and to interact with faculty in the psychiatry department. Past events have included a faculty panel introducing the field of psychiatry, a discussion on opportunities for research in psychiatry, and speaker panels on subspecialty programs and dual-board certification. Our faculty advisor is Dr. Damon Tweedy.

Leadership: Andrea Augustine (Co-president), Lucy Cummins (Co-president),  Carlyn Cook (Treasurer), Seth Kornbau (MS2 Representative).

The Radiology Interest Group is a student-run group aimed at helping students of all years gain exposure and learn more about the field of radiology. We plan to do this through events like hands-on ultrasound workshops, panels/lectures from faculty about careers in radiology, connecting students with mentors and research opportunities, and more!

Leadership: Catie Beckhorn (Co-president), Emily Barre (Co-president), Michael Ivey (Treasurer), Rachel Lee (General Events), Andrea Gorodezky (General Events), Daphne Zhu (Research), Kylie Calderon (Research), Blaire Rikard (MS3 Curriculum), Alexa Lavergne (Mentorship), Michael Ivey (Education), Michelle Tang (Social).

The Duke chapter of the Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) seeks to expose medical students to the vast field of neurology. We do this through faculty/resident panels showcasing the many possible career paths in neurology, an annual Neuroscience Research Fair along with Psychiatry Interest Group and Neurosurgery Interest Group to showcase some of the incredible brain-based research that goes on at Duke, semesterly dinners at Department Chair Dr. Rich O’Brien’s home, book club meetings, and more!

Leadership: Alexandra Linares (Co-president), Esme Trahair (Co-president), Kristen Monten (Treasurer).

The Urologic Surgery Interest Group (USIG) aims to increase student exposure to the incredibly diverse field of Urology. Our events focus on fostering interest in the specialty and include resident and faculty lectures and panels, socials, and hands-on skills sessions featuring suturing, knot tying, and catheter placement among other techniques!

Leadership: Matthew Salvino (Co-president), Koumani Ntowe (Co-president), Audrey Aitelli (Executive), Joshua Kim (Executive), Isabel Koolik (Executive), Trevor James (Executive), Jackson Cathey (Executive).

Leadership: Hana Shafique (Co-president), Eden Singh (Co-president), Brooke Schroeder (Treasurer).