Clubs & Service Activities

Student Club Contacts
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The mission of the AAPI, started in 2001, is to serve as a forum to facilitate
and enable Indian American physicians to excel in patient care, teaching
and research, and to pursue their aspirations in professional and community
affairs. Goals of this organization include fostering the identity of
the AAPI within the medical community and the integration of the American
and Indian cultures.This is a local chapter of the AAPI
national organization.
The Student Advocacy Committee is responsible for hearing, evaluating
and acting on reports of abuse of medical students, including sexism,
racism, sexual and racial
harrassment, racial discrimination, and verbal abuse. The committee also
functions in a pro-active capacity by performing student surveys and
holding
educational workships for students, residents, and faculty. Members of
the Advocacy Committee include faculty and students who are appointed
by the Dean of the Medical School. There are two student representatives
from each class who are elected during their first year of medical school
to a four year position on the committee.
The AMA is the primary professional organization for physicians and
medical students. At the national level, the AMA sets policy for professional
conduct and also advocates for physicians' and patients' interests. Here
at UVA, our chapter is very active. We host a series of health policy
lectures during the year. We organize several major service projects
including Habitat for Humanity and the ongoing Childrens' Fitness Clinic.
We lobby our legislators in Washington and Richmond, and we attend the
national and state AMA meetings.
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
AMSA is the nation’s oldest and largest independent student association.
Nationally, AMSA advocates for the interest and well-being of patients,
medical students, and residents. Locally, the UVA Chapter of AMSA organizes
many events throughout the year, including lectures on health care, an
annual event for World AIDS Advocacy, and an environmental health symposium.
Our members also attend local and national AMSA conferences.
Anesthesiology Interest Group (AIG)
The Anesthesiology Interest Group serves to introduce UVA medical students
to the specialty of Anesthesiology. The goal of the organization is to
encourage student-faculty interaction and to educate students about caseloads,
lifestyles and the working hours of anesthesiologists. The club will
also address the role of physiology and pharmacology, the nature of patient-physician
relationships and the opportunity to further specialize within the field.
Resident physicians and the residency program coordinator will speak
about various anesthesiology residency programs, tips on applying to
programs, how to get your foot in the door, etiquette while interviewing,
and board scores. Regular group activities will include hosting lectures
and presentations by UVA staff, providing students with shadowing opportunities,
organizing simulations and hands-on learning experiences and exploring
research prospects for students.
Arrhythmics
The Arrhythmics are the co-ed a cappella group at the University of
Virginia School of Medicine. We perform throughout the year at diverse
venues from the Children's Hospital to the med school talent show and
official hospital events. All singers are welcome, regardless of your
skill level or previous experience. We look forward to singing with you!
APAMSA is devoted to meeting the unique educational and social needs
and interests of Asian-American medical students. This includes efforts
to foster Asian student/faculty interaction, health outreach to Asian
communities in the area and communication among Asian medical students
at the University of Virginia. The organization offers a forum and a vehicle
through which students can voice their concerns about issues pertinent
to the Asian medical community. APAMSA sponsors speakers, workshops on
topics of interest, social activities and cooperates with other Asian-American
student associations on joint projects.
Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. (AMSUS)
The Old Dominion Chapter of the Association of Military Surgeons of the
United States is an organization for medical students that are affiliated
with the Armed Forces and/or other branches of federal healthcare. The
goals of the chapter are to provide all necessary support for HPSP students
including pertinent information, preparation for ADTs (ATs) and the transition
to active duty. This chapter also provides a forum for studying the military
and the role healthcare plays in the fulfillment of the military's objectives.
In addition, AMSUS Old Dominion Chapter is a source of information to
the UVa community regarding medical opportunities in the Armed Forces,
both as a student and as a physician.
Bioethics Interest Group The Bioethics Interest Group provides a forum for medical students to
meet and discuss ethical issues encountered in medicine. The meetings
are informal and involve the discussion of relevant topics/cases, and
often evolve according to the interests of the group. Faculty mentors
attend the sessions and help to guide the discussion and provide insight
when appropriate.
Book Club
Like traditional book clubs, we decide as a group on a book to read
and discuss. We meet over food to discuss the book and any other
issues
that come up. We’ve read fiction and non-fiction, books with
a medical twist and totally non-medical books. You don't have to
finish the book to come to the meetings so come and have some stimulating
conversation with us!
Cabell Society
The Cabell Society exists to foster and encourage interest in the exciting
field of surgery. This is accomplished via lunch meetings throughout
the school year with prominent faculty surgeons as speakers, resident-taught
suture clinics, and an extensive shadowing program that matches students
with a practicing surgeon in the subspecialty of their choice, allowing
them to be in clinic and the OR.
Charlottesville Free Clinic
The Free Clinic opened in 1992 in order to provide free health care to
that segment of society that was working but was still unable to purchase
health insurance. The clinic is open three evenings a week and is staffed
by volunteers from all medical fields. Medical students can sign-up in
their first and second years to act as initial health screeners. Third
and fourth year medical students may choose to see patients in collaboration
with physicians.
Christian Medical Association
The Christian Medical Association at UVA exists to provide fellowship,
support spiritual growth, and build authentic relationships both within
the Christian community and the larger UVA medical community. Our desire
is to serve and encourage both students and faculty, and promote discussion
on the intersection of faith and medicine. CMA is largely student led
and provides regular weekly meetings, Bible studies, and fellowship times.
Other activities include an annual retreat and semi-monthly dinners with
local physicians and residents.
We are the interest group for students interested in the field of Internal
Medicine. The purpose of Club Med is to foster an interest in the broad
field of internal medicine and to allow the opportunity for medical students
to meet and develop relationships with housestaff and attendings in the
Department of Internal Medicine. The group was founded in 1993 and is
sponsored by the UVA department of Internal Medicine. Students work to
provide speakers on a variety of topics, to introduce medical students
at all levels to the field of Internal Medicine and to host social, academic,
and volunteering events to promote interactions between faculty and students.
Comida y Conversacion
Comida y Conversacion is a club committed to encouraging a facility with
the Spanish language within the UVA medical school and wider health
system, in order to better serve the increasing number of Spanish speaking
patients in Charlottesville and beyond. To this end, we speak Spanish
over lunch on a weekly basis; we show occasional Latin American and
Spanish movies; and we organize several other events throughout the
year.
Community Service
There are many community service opportunities available in the Charlottesville
area-- check out the bulletin board outside Jordan 1-5 for some popular
projects. First years are specifically responsible for putting on a haunted "Boo" house
for the kids at Kluge-- tons of fun and a great excuse to dress up for
Halloween! And first years organize the annual Camp Holiday Trails 5K
race!
Cooking for a Cause
An opportunity for medical students to cook meals for families staying
at the Ronald McDonald House, a place where the families of patients
in the hospital can stay when they can't afford a hotel. Typically three
or four students get together to cook dinner and are welcome to stay
to eat with the families if they wish. Cooking can be done right there
at the RMH or meals can be cooked at home and brought there. Club leaders
will send out dates via email and students can sign up for whenever they
choose.
CAM/HMG seeks to expose students to forms of healing not traditionally
taught in medical school. These include nutrition therapy, traditional
Chinese medicine, herbs, midwifery, naturopathic medicine, homeopathy
and many more. Our activities include lecture presentations and possible
shadowing opportunities with local providers. Check back on our website
later this summer for more information.
Dermatology Interest Group
The Dermatology Interest Group was created to introduce medical students
at the University of Virginia to the field of dermatology. The club
encourages interaction with residents and faculty members from the
Department of Dermatology through lunch time talks and shadowing opportunities.
Furthermore, students can participate in the National Melanoma Awareness
Project or Sun Protection Fun, where they will teach local elementary/middle/high
schools an interactive 50 minute skin cancer curriculum. The goal of
the group is not only to expose students to dermatology, but to develop
community awareness of skin cancer prevention.
The Edgerton Society of Plastic Surgery
The Edgerton Society introduces medical students to the field of Plastic
Surgery and its various subspecialties. Monthly meetings feature speakers
who educate students on a broad array of topics ranging from the residency
admissions process to international and academic medicine. The Society
also offers many opportunities to shadow resident and attending physicians.
Emergency Medicine Interest Group
The Emergency Medicine Interest Group was organized to acquaint medical
students to the field of Emergency Medicine. We will have several meetings
throughout the academic year, introducing new students to the field of
EM and helping students to prepare for an EM residency. In the fall,
there will be a suturing workshop led by EM residents and attendings,
open to all students to learn and/or perfect their suturing techniques.
Students will also have the opportunity to shadow teaching residents
in the ED throughout the entire academic year which is a great opportunity
for first and second year students to apply what they are learning in
the classroom to actual patient cases.
Family Practice Club
FMIG is an organization for students interested in learning more about
Family Medicine or Primary Care. Our lunch lectures will include a Q&A
panel with current residents and faculty that will address Family Medicine
as a career as well as informational presentations about various Primary
Care topics. We will also host Clinical Skills Workshops, which provide
students with the opportunity to learn about and practice venipuncture,
suturing, splinting, performing colonoscopies, and other clinical procedures.
In addition to these activities, we will also have Faculty-Student lunches
and a monthly dinner series at the home of a faculty member. These opportunities
give students a chance to get to know the wonderful Family Medicine faculty
and ask them questions in a very casual environment. We also train students
to teach in the Tar Wars curriculum, which is a national program targeted
at elementary school students that teaches the children about the risks
of smoking and encourages them to be smoke-free. If you are interested
in Family Medicine or Primary Care, if you are completely undecided about
what you want to go into, or if you think any of these activities sound
fun, we would love to see you at our events!
Geriatrics Club
The Geriatrics Club hopes to raise the awareness of the health problems
faced by senior citizens by making UVA medical students more aware of
the field of geriatrics and to provide opportunities for students to
interact with geriatricians as well as senior citizens in the community.
Students in the club will be able to improve their bedside diagnostic
skills with the help of Dr. Mark Williams and will also be able to foster
a relationship with a senior citizen in the community through weekly
lunches.
Honor System
The Honor System is one of the prime examples of student self-governance
at the University. Founded in 1842, the Honor System has flourished for
more than 150 years as an entirely student-run system. Students do their
part to support the system in a variety of ways, from serving as elected
committee members, to reporting transgressions of it by their peers,
to simply behaving with the integrity that has come to be expected of
a Virginia student. Under the system, each student is charged with the
responsibility to refrain from dishonorable conduct. Accompanying this
individual commitment to abide by the Honor System is an even more demanding
commitment and responsibility to ask those who violate our standard of
honor to leave the University. Accepting these responsibilities is vital
to the successful maintenance of our student-run Honor System. By today's
standard, an honor offense is defined as an intentional act of lying,
cheating or stealing which warrants permanent dismissal from the University.
HIV Outreach Program
The HIV Outreach Program serves to introduce UVA medical students to
issues and policy that affect the care and lives of HIV patients. Its
primary role is in education and will work with other organizations at
the school and the local community to spread information and increase
knowledge about both US and world HIV concerns.
International Medicine Club
The International Medicine Club, founded in the spring of 1995, brings
medical students, graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty together
to address the need to view medical and public health issues from a global,
multicultural perspective. Goals are to highlight career opportunities
in global health and to link members with resources for career planning.
The club invites speakers to discuss current health issues from a multidisciplinary
approach, hosts an international film series, and provides students a
forum to engage in research and volunteer activities. The UVA
Center for Global Health works to promote health in resource-limited
settings by fostering the commitment of students, faculty, and partners
from many disciplines to address the diseases of poverty. Contact: April
Ballard,
434-243-6383.
Jewish Medical Students Association
JMSA hosts many different types of activities throughout the school
year. We have a Shabbat dinner early in the year, opportunities to participate
in the Jewish community in Charlottesville, and several other get-togethers.
We also have several "bar nights" with other Jewish student
groups, as well as mixers with both the Business and Law schools.
Kluge Rehabilitation Center (KEEN)
This club was organized to work with children (5-14) who are patients
at the Kluge Rehabilitation Center. KEEN stands for Kids
Enjoy Exercise Now; so if you like to play games
and bring smiles to faces this is for you!
Each week over 3,000 University of Virginia students volunteer their
time and energy to better the community and themselves. Volunteers serve
as tutors, construction workers, day care supporters, patient service
representatives, role models, and peer counselors.
Medical Economics and Policy
We bring in speakers to educate us on a variety of topics including:
- The use of medical technology in making care more efficient and
effective
- The basis, differences, incentives, and roles of HMOs, PPOs, etc.
- How to negotiate with insurance companies
- Different models of physician compensation
- Medicare reimbursement (and why so many doctors are upset with it)
- How to set up your own practice (e.g. space, infrastructure, employees,
etc.)
- Medical malpractice concerns with respect to insurance costs and
legal issues
Medical School Football League (MFL)
The MFL, founded in 2005, is a student and faculty co-rec, two-hand
touch football league open to players of all skill levels. The league
exists as an escape from the rigors of classwork into the world of highly
entertaining, competitive football, meant to bring classmates together
and foster a sense of community within the UVA SOM. The league begins
in the fall and runs through the spring, ending with the Claude Moore
Health Sciences Bowl in February.
Medical Students for Responsible Medicine
We plan to discuss current and emerging topics in medical education, patient
care, and ethical research which have been largely ignored in the curricula.
Particularly important among these are preventive medicine, nutrition, exercise,
and stress reduction. Through video presentations, workshops, seminars,
and community outreach activities, medical students can broaden their training
to pursue excellence, compassion, and integrity in medicine.
MERCI Project International
MERCI Project International is affiliated with the MERCI Project at the
University of Virginia's Hospital. Students and faculty meet to discuss
issues of international medical care that are pertinent to today's world
and evaluate possible avenues of action. Reusable medical supplies are
gathered and then distributed world-wide.
National Network of Latin American Medical Students (NNLAMS)
The University of Virginia Chapter of the National Network of Latin
American
Medical Students UVASOM-NNLAMS is devoted to meeting the unique interests
and needs of Latin American medical students. This includes efforts to
promote student-faculty interaction, community service, health outreach
to
the surrounding community, and communication among Latin American medical
students at the University of Virginia. UVA-NNLAMS collaborates with
other
student associations to promote the recruitment and retention of Latino
medical students and to educate medical students on Latino health issues. Furthermore,
students can voice their concerns about issues pertinent to the
Latino medical community through UVA-NNLAMS.
Neurosurgery Interest Group
The Neurosurgery Interest Group aims to provide medical students with
early exposure to the dynamic field of neurosurgery. The organization
hosts monthly lectures given by various members of the UVA faculty, designed
to give students a sampling of the many subspecialties and the exciting
new technological advances in the field. Presentations include surgery
video clips, instrument demonstrations, and work with bone models. Residents
play an active role in the organization, and are eager to answer questions
about their training. Meetings are a great way to find shadowing and
research opportunities with members of the department. The Neurosurgery
Interest Group will also hold a suture and knot tying clinic. We look
forward to meeting you.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Club
Interested in Women's Health, Endocrinology, Surgery or Oncology? Then
you might be interested in Ob/Gyn; the field is broader than you might
think so take a minute to check out the Ob/Gyn club. The main goal of
the Ob/gyn club is to promote various Women's Health issues and encourage
interest in the area of Obstetrics and Gynecology, including such fields
as Reproductive Endocrinology and Reproductive Oncology. Some of the
programs we plan to sponsor including STD awareness programs for the
undergraduate UVA students, a Resident Mentoring program, and informational
panels. Any questions? Email one of the club coordinators.
Operation SMILE
Operation Smile works closely
with the Department of Surgery to provide plastic surgery to indigent
patients, both here and abroad.
The Ophthalmology Interest Group, initiated in 2005, serves to introduce
University of Virginia medical students to the surgical specialty of
Ophthalmology and the visual sciences. The goal of the organization is
to allow students to gain exposure to various topics in the specialty
and to initiate interaction between faculty and students. Our activities
include helping students to find shadowing opportunities with faculty,
hosting a panel of resident and attending physicians from the department,
sponsoring presentations of subspecialties and particular clinical areas
of Ophthalmology, and searching for potential research opportunities
for students.
The Orthopaedics Club is an interest group with the goal of offering
students a chance to learn more about the field of orthopaedics and its
various sub-specialties through presentations and direct interaction
with faculty. It is also intended for students seeking to learn more
about the workings of the musculoskeletal system, often underemphasized
in medical school. Meetings are held once or twice a semester with faculty
who are invited to share relevant cases, research, and insight from their
practices. A panel of rising interns and residents is assembled in the
spring to answer questions and to help guide interested students. Our
shadowing program allows students to follow an orthopod and staff through
the clinics and OR and is designed to facilitate interaction between
the attending physician and student.
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Interest Group (ENT)
Are you interested in surgery AND diagnostics? Do you enjoy working
with your hands, but also enjoy seeing patients in clinic? Then Otolaryngology-Head & Neck
Surgery may be the subspecialty for you! The purpose of this group is
to let students know what Otolaryngology is all about. We will hold meetings
throughout the school year where doctors in the department will share
about their careers, residency programs, and research opportunities.
In addition, meetings allow networking opportunities and foster shadowing
and mentoring between faculty and students.
Pediatrics Club
This club was founded in 1994 by a group of students interested in the
field of Pediatrics. The club works closely with the UVa Pediatrics Department
in order to sponsor speakers and events designed to introduce first- and
second-year students to clinical issues in Pediatrics.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Club
The field of Physical Medicine and Rehab ( a.k.a. physiatry) focuses
on musculoskeletal disease as well as rehabilitation from traumatic brain
injury, spinal cord injury, burn injury and stroke. Within the field
of PM&R doctors can specialize in any of these areas as well as Sports
Medicine, Pediatric Rehab, and Pain Management. The Club hosts several
lectures per year on various aspects of Physical Medicine and also provides
volunteer opportunities on the medical team for local races.
Project S.M.I.L.E.
"Students Making It a Little Easier" is an organization sponsored by
the American Cancer Society, which matches medical students ("Big Buddies")
with pediatric hematology/oncology patients ("little buddies"). Big buddies
accompany little buddies to oncology clinic appointments, to planned organizational
functions, and in general, provide emotional support to the patient and
to the family of the patient.
Psychiatry Club
The American Psychiatry Association sponsors this club which meets monthly
to discuss current psychiatric topics of interest. They also have a number
of guest speakers and usually open these meetings to any interested students.
qMD
qMD is a club that serves as a resource for LGBT issues in medicine
and for queer students and their allies. qMD can be contacted at UVA_SOM_qMD@virginia.edu.
Radiation Oncology Group
The purpose of this group is to give students early exposure to the
field by meeting with faculty, enabling research opportunities, answering
questions and providing resources and/or contacts. Feel free to get in
touch with one of the contacts with any questions you have
before the first event.
The Radiology Interest Group has been formed to promote and support
students that may have an interest in pursuing radiology. We usually
host one or two meetings a semester concerning various topics in radiology,
including interventional radiology and just introducing students to radiology
in general. All are welcome.
St. Luke's Catholic Medical Society
Saint Luke, the patron saint of physicians wrote the Gospel of Luke,
which emphasized ministering to the poor, opening God’s kingdom
to all, respecting life, and conveying God’s mercy to everyone.
Accordingly, St. Luke’s society is an organization of faith-based
healthcare workers whose mission is to carry out the healing and spiritual
ministry of Saint Luke. Our goal as an organization is to provide a forum
for spiritual discussion, and to offer guidance and support to our patients
and fellow healthcare workers. Throughout the year we sponsor guest lecturers,
brown-bag-lunches, and the Annual White Coat Mass to promote the spiritual
growth of our members.
Significant Others Group
This group is comprised of medical students and their spouses or significant
others. We gather a few times each year, usually over dinner. These gatherings
provide an opportunity to get to know students in similar life situations.
The events are open to all, including children. Gatherings are advertised
via your school e-mail, if you would like to assist in the planning of
events please contact Andrea or Eric (ekc2z@virginia.edu).
We look forward to meeting you this year.
Sloane Society
The Sloane Society was started in 1999 and is partly funded and supported
by the Humanities in Medicine program. Activities range from lectures
on bioethical issues to film viewings and play readings.
Spinal Chords
Founded in 1979, this a cappella singing group is made up of first- and
second-year men and brings "music and mirth" to the hospital and the community-at-large.
The "Chords" practice twice weekly a repertoire that ranges from barbershop
favorites to current hits and everything else that won't land them in
jail! They enjoy tremendous popularity for their performances in class,
on the wards, and throughout the state. In addition, the "Chords" raise
funds for the Children's Medical Center which are presented each May during
the CMC telethon. Membership is open to all male members of the first
and second-year class. Auditions are held each fall as the older chords
are "retired" to the wards. Enthusiasm more than talent is the major requirement.
Student Advocacy Committee
The Student Advocacy Committee is responsible for hearing, evaluating,
and acting on reports of abuse of medical students. Reports include sexism,
racism, sexual and racial harassment, racial discrimination, verbal abuse,
or other types of unprofessional or offensive behavior directed at students.
The Committee has two goals: To investigate complaints and negotiate
solutions and to improve the professional climate for learning.
Student Medical Education Committee (SMEC)
SMEC is the the student run curriculum advisory group. We are a subcommittee
of the Mulholland Society. SMEC discusses all aspects of the medical
curriculum at UVA and makes specific recommendations to faculty members
and education Deans. SMEC is your voice for improving the curriculum
at UVA. First year students can join student advisory committees (SACs)
for individual courses, such as Biochemistry and Anatomy. We will be
in touch with you during the next several weeks about how to become involved.
If you ever have questions or suggestions about the curriculum do not
hesitate to contact any SMEC member.
Student
National Medical Association (SNMA)
Founded in 1964 at Meharry Medical College in Nashville TN, and Howard
University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., the Student National
Medical Assoication (SNMA) is the oldest and largest minority student
organization addressing national minority/underserved health concerns.
SNMA has grown to over 6000 members at 142 academic centers and universities
across the country. Our mission is to address community and societal
health issues that affect underserved America and to increase minority
representation in health professional fields. Through our signature MAPS,
HPREP, and YSEP programs SNMA members work with youths from elementary
school to college introducing them to science and serving as mentors.
In this way, SNMA strengthens the educational pipeline that leads from
elementary school to medical school.
Students Interested in Neurology (SIGN)
The Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) is a national organization
sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). The goal of SIGN
is to introduce medical students to the field of Neurology and its subspecialties.
Activities include lunch meetings with faculty Q&A panels and lectures,
shadowing and research opportunities, and national conferences.
Student Physicians for Social Responsibility (SPRS)
SPRS is a national student group organized under Physicians for Social
Responsibility. Physicians for Social Responsibility has long worked
to
alert the public to pervasive global health threats created over the
past century by human actions. The group's agenda includes addressing
environmental
health issues, violence prevention, and nuclear disarmanment. For more
information, please visit the website: http://www.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=spsr_homepage
Tennis Club
We have a range of players from those who've never played before to
some college tennis pros. It's a great way to get exercise, improve
your game, and to get know other people.
Unite for Sight
Unite for Sight is a service organization, that aims to end preventable
forms of blindness and help those with decreased vision. We do vision
screenings locally, provide educational sessions to people of all ages,
and collect unused or old eyeglasses to give
to those who do not have access or cannot afford proper eyewear.
University of Virginia Chapter of Collegium Aesculapium
The Collegium Aesculapium is an international organization of Latter-Day
Saint health professionals (Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, aka Mormons). Our chapter at the University of Virginia
serves as a way to get to know the other Mormon medical students at the
University of Virginia, while seeking opportunities to provide service
to the community. This chapter also serves as forum to discuss subjects
particular to LDS physicians. The group will also meet for social activities.
Tour Guides
Each year the Admissions Office utilizes fourth-year students to give
tours of the medical center to prospective candidates for admission. All
interested students should request to be considered for selection as a
Tour Guide during the Spring of their third year. Contact the Office of
Admissions for further information (434/924-5571).
Urology Interest Group
The urology club is designed to inform medical students about the field
of urology, a surgical subspecialty that deals with diseases of the male
and female urinary tract and the male reproductive system. Urology is
subspecialized into urologic oncology, calculi, pediatrics, infertility,
female urology, neurourology, and transplant. The surgical management
of patients ranges from large open operations, to laparoscopic and robotic
surgeries, to a variety of endoscopic procedures. Also, many patients
are managed medically in the clinic. Many students do not get urologic
experience on their general surgery rotation and this club can allow
them the chance to see what urology has to offer earlier in medical school.
We plan to host panels of faculty and residents to address topics in
urology and residency application.
UVA American Medical Association Alliance (Med Wives Group)
The purpose of this group is to provide support, information, activities,
and other opportunities for the significant others of medical students.
We are a social group predominately made up of the wives of medical students.
This group, in connection with the Significant Others Group, is a forum
to build camaraderie with fellow medical school wives, fiancées,
and girlfriends and to create opportunities for structured social activities
and volunteer opportunities. We are affiliated with the national AMA
Alliance and membership to this association is available.
UVA Med Club Soccer Tean
Our soccer team is comprised mainly of UVA medical students and residents.
We play in the competitive premier division of SOCA (Soccer Organization
of Charlottesville-Albemarle). The regular season is split up into two
halves (fall and spring) and runs during the school year with games being
played on the weekends. Tryouts for the team will be at the end of August.
UVa Medical Reserve Corp
The University of Virginia Medical Reserve Corps (UVAMRC) is a joint
student-faculty community service and outreach project, housed in the
UVa Health System. The UVAMRC works with many local, state, and national
groups to supplement the local and regional medical response during a
major disaster or bioterror event. The UVAMRC also initiates and develops
ongoing community health projects that serve our local area. Military
experience or commitment is not required; therefore, volunteer opportunities
are open to all medical students with interest.
Veritas
Veritas, Latin for "truth", is the literary arts magazine
for the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Supported by the
Center for Humanities in Medicine, this publication serves as an outlet
for medical students to showcase their creative and artistic talent.
Published annually as an online magazine and now returning to print,
this is a great opportunity for students with an interest in writing,
visual arts or editorial work.
VMed Running Club
The VMed running club is for anyone who enjoys running or wants to start
running. You don't have to be fast; people of all paces are welcome and
encouraged to join. Our goals are to keep you running all through medical
school, to help you improve your running if you desire, and organize
weekly group runs (that will have water and Gatorade stops). If there
is enough interest, we could even try to run some races as a group. Thanks
for reading and keep running!
The purpose of the Wilderness Medicine Society is to provide a structure
and an environment to help students learn about taking care of themselves
and others in a wilderness setting. Speakers and clinics this year will
be geared toward helping prepare members for MedWAR, a medically oriented
adventure race held at Newport News Beach, VA in the spring.
There is also a Wilderness Medicine elective for fourth
year students that will be available beginning in October 2008.
Women in Medicine Club and
AMWA
The Women in Medicine Club is dedicated to examining the role of women
in our ever-changing profession. WIM, whose meetings and membership are
open to both sexes, will hold monthly seminars and discussions on topics
dealing with both women's health issues (fertility, sexual abuse, pregnancy)
as well as the unique challenges facing women in the medical profession
(child rearing, social dynamics, etc). In addition to monthly meetings,
we will have a mentoring program with various women physicians in the
Charlottesville area, a Red Dress Brunch in February, and community service
opportunities in Charlottesville.
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