The Medicine Student Ambassadors is a group dedicated to promoting the interests of medicine throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  The group encourages prospective students and their families regarding health professions and medical educational opportunities, and advocates for educational opportunities in areas of Kentucky that are medically underserved.  

Contacts: J.T. Newman (Bowling Green) 

The Dean's Student Committee on Admissions helps lead medical campus tours throughout the year for interviewees, student organizations, the UK College of Medicine alumni association, and other interested individuals.  

Contacts: Anna Cox (Bowling Green) 

The American Medical Association Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS) strives to be the medical students' leading voice for improving medical education and advocating for the future of medicine. Each section and their dedicated members serve as the basic units for community service activities, grassroots advocacy on issues important to medical students and physicians, medical student representation in the AMA policy-making process and AMA membership recruitment and retention.  

Contacts:   Kaitlyn Kasemodel (Bowling Green) 

Contact:  Ibraheem Murtaza

Contact: Shivam Champaneria (Bowling Green Liason): Shivam.Champaneria@uky.edu 

Contacts: Alicia Fields Alicia.F@uky.edu 

Bowling Green: 

President: Katelin Maggard katelinmaggard@uky.edu 

VP: Megan Haupt Megan.haupt@uky.edu

TBD

Contact: TBD

Contacts: Savannah Duckworth

Contact: Dylan Sanford

Contact: 

Vivek Shah (vpsh222@uky.edu), Mitchell Owens (mitchell.owens@uky.edu)

Contact: TBD

Contact: Melissa Murphy

Contacts:  Lexie Smith (agem225@uky.edu) 

Contact: Ashley Flaquer

Contact:  Kaitlyn Kasemodel 

Fielding Horne (Pres) and Justin Ma (VP) 

Contact:

Kathryn Fox

Contact: Devon Clifton (Bowling Green) 

Contact:

President – Cassidy Carter - Cbca233@uky.edu 

This group creates programs and resources to make personal wellness a priority for all students. In order to provide compassionate, empathetic, and humanistic care to patients, medical students and doctors must take care of themselves first. The end goal is to be well, and do good.

Read more on our Resilient page here. 

Contact(s) Name(s): President - Will Casto mark.casto@uky.edu

The UKSAC is a free clinic run by medical students from the University of Kentucky. The mission is to assume a leadership role in improving the health and well-being of the uninsured adult population in Lexington by providing free medical services and increasing awareness of local health care resources.  

Contact(s) Name(s): Nicole Marker (nicole.marker@uky.edu) and Hunter Akers (hunter.akers@uky.edu)

The Medicine Student Ambassadors is a group dedicated to promoting the interests of medicine throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  The group encourages prospective students and their families regarding health professions and medical educational opportunities, and advocates for educational opportunities in areas of Kentucky that are medically underserved.  

Contacts: Rob Yates (rob.yates@uky.edu)  and Noor Ali (noorali997@uky.edu) 

The Dean's Student Committee on Admissions helps lead medical campus tours throughout the year for interviewees, student organizations, the UK College of Medicine alumni association, and other interested individuals.  

Contacts: 

Katie Collins - katelyn.collins@uky.edu
Chisom Iloegbunam - cvil222@uky.edu
Hannah Osae - hannah.osae@uky.edu

OSR represents medical students nationwide and provides an active role for students in advancing the AAMC mission to improve the nation’s health. Additionally, the OSR seeks to ensure that students actively participate in directing their education, preserving their rights, and delineating their professional responsibilities. To this end, the OSR gives medical students a voice in academic medicine at the national level and strives to foster student involvement and awareness in this arena at a local level. 

Contacts: 

Mallory Johnson - mhjo231@uky.edu

Payal Patal - pjpa233@uky.edu

The American Medical Association Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS) strives to be the medical students' leading voice for improving medical education and advocating for the future of medicine. Each section and their dedicated members serve as the basic units for community service activities, grassroots advocacy on issues important to medical students and physicians, medical student representation in the AMA policy-making process and AMA membership recruitment and retention.  

Contact:   Jenna Wilson jenna.wilson@uky.edu 

AMWA is an organization that functions at the local, national, and international level to advance women in medicine and improve women's health. We achieve this by providing and developing leadership, advocacy, education, expertise, mentoring, and strategic alliances.  

Contacts: Co-Presidents Margaux Danby (margaux.e.danby@uky.edu) and Lindsay Bryant (lindsay.bryant1231@uky.edu)

SNaHP is a chapter of a national organization whose goal is to promote and advance the cause and case for a universal comprehensive healthcare program and to provide opportunities for education about the merits of a universal comprehensive health care program.    

Contact: Contact Ashlee Hamilton (akcrum2@uky.edu) until this student contact person is updated.

SNMA is committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians. SNMA programs are designed to serve the health needs of underserved communities and communities of color.   

Contacts: President- Alexandra Ibewuike, anw225@uky.edu  and VP- Eric Hennemann, eric.hennemann@uky.edu  

FPGH is a student-run organization that provides students the opportunity to understand the barriers facing multicultural communities in accessing health care and to discuss methods of overcoming those barriers. Our mission is to raise awareness of the shortcomings that many multinational groups face in accessing adequate health care. 

Contact: Contact Ashlee Hamilton (akcrum2@uky.edu) until this student contact person is updated.

LLHAA exists to provide health care education, access, opportunity and awareness to the LatinX  community. Additionally, we seek to unite UK College of Medicine students that share the passion to serve this  important piece of the Lexington community.  

Contact name(s):  Carlos Reyes Sarmiento (cdre232@uky.edu) and Elena Manauis (elena.manauis@uky.edu)

This club will be the organizing body for an interprofessional healthcare summer program for incoming college freshmen. Students from different healthcare professions will be representatives for their respective colleges. There will also be volunteering and subcommittees for other students to participate in. 

Contact: Lindsay Bryant (President) ltbr228@uky.edu  

This club is a chapter of the PHR National Student Program which engages medical students and other health professionals from across the world dedicated to the promotion and advancement of human rights. The program provides students with the resources, training, and networks to develop the skills to advocate for human rights. At UK, our primary intention is organizing an asylum clinic to conduct forensic medical or mental health evaluations to uncover signs and sequelae of torture or trauma in patients seeking asylum in our city.  

Contact(s) Name(s): Sydney Martin (sydney.greene@uky.edu) and Katie King (katharine.king@uky.edu)

Contact(s) Name(s): Jamie Land jamie.land@uky.edu and Patrick Bidros patrick.bidros@uky.edu 

An Asian-American interest group focused on building cultural awareness, mental health, and community health empowerment among Asian-American medical school students and the Asian population in Lexington.

Contact(s) Name(s): Cindy Lin cli303@uky.edu and Sean Gillette sgi233@uky.edu 

Contacts: Caroline Heltsley caroline.heltsley@uky.edu

Contact: Nikhil Pallem (nikhilpallem@uky.edu) and Nicole Marker (nicole.marker@uky.edu) 

Contacts: Sydney Winchester (sydney.winchester@uky.edu), Parisa ShamaeiZadeh (pash226@uky.edu)

Contacts: Elizabeth Ashley (ebas223@uky.edu) and Katie Dobson (kmto228@uky.edu)  

Contacts: Aidan Sturgill (ast328@uky.edu) and Carter Smith (carter.smith19@uky.edu)

Contacts: J. Dylan Johnson (j.dylan.johnson@uky.edu) & Alex Lukyanchuk (alu234@uky.edu)

Contacts: Maggie Roe (Margret.Roe@uky.edu)  and Megan Moore (megan.moore@uky.edu)

Contact(s) Name(s): Rebecca Fine (President): rfi236@uky.edu , Evan Conder (VP): emco253@uky.edu , Rachel Fine (Secretary): rfi235@uky.edu 

Contact: 

Nashwa Saleem (nashwa.saleem@uky.edu) and Nathan Brunty (Nathan.Brunty@uky.edu)      

Contact: Ahmad Hakoum ahmad.hakoum@uky.edu  

Contacts: Med-Peds Exec Board (ukcommedpeds@gmail.com), Grace Thomas (gkth222@uky.edu)  

Contact: Kate Whitman (kwh268@uky.edu) 

Contact: George Butros - g.butros@uky.edu

Contact: Jon Vincent jon.vincent@uky.edu  

Contact: Madison Tackett (mbta232@uky.edu) and Lindsay Bryant (lindsay.bryant1231@uky.edu)  

Contacts: Jordyn Hurley (jehu241@uky.edu) and Parvanee Karimpour (parvanee.karimpour@uky.edu)

Contacts: Maddie Mitcham (maddie.romines@uky.edu) and Max Benningfield (max.benningfield@uky.edu) 

Contact: Wyatt Southall (wyatt.southall@uky.edu)

Contact: Heather Short - heather.short@uky.edu

Contact: Yussif Abuharaz (yussif.abuharaz@uky.edu), Addison Jennings (addisonjennings@uky.edu), and Gunnar Eaton (gmea223@uky.edu)

Contacts:  Katie King (kmki246@uky.edu) and Saadia Akhtar (sak229@uky.edu)

Contacts: Ronak Patel (rrpa236@uky.edu) and Will Denton (wdde225@uky.edu)

Contact Kaycee Tackett (kayce.tackett@uky.edu) and Abigail Hurt (abigail.hurt@uky.edu)       

Contact: Pranav Tyagi (pranav.tyagi@uky.edu) and Connor Stewart (connor.stewart@uky.edu)

Contacts: Afiel de Silva (afiel.dasilva@uky.edu), Sydney Strup (sydney.strup@uky.edu), and Eric Wahlstedt  (eric.wahlstedt@uky.edu) 

Contacts: Sadie Junkins (smju228@uky.edu) and Nikhil Pallem (nikhilpallem@uky.edu)

Contacts: Hannah Cleary (President) hlcl223@uky.edu, Matthew Ray (President) matthew.ray@uky.edu, Kat Howard (BG Campus Director) kathryn.howard@uky.edu, Delaney Shroat (BG Campus Director) delaney.shroat@uky.edu, Isabelle Stanfield (NKY Campus Director) isabelle.stanfield@uky.edu

The AI in Medicine Interest Group explores AI and health care, offers discussions, workshops, guest lectures, and fosters community among medical students. Open to all interested in AI's impact on medicine, promoting collaboration, and innovation. 

Contact:

Joey Ampfer (President): jcam222@uky.edu 
Renee White (Vice-President): renee.white@uky.edu 
Rohan Kulkarni (Officer): ryku222@uky.edu

Contact: Contact Ashlee Hamilton (akcrum2@uky.edu) until this student contact person is updated.

Contacts:  Noor Ali (Vice President)  (nal267@uky.edu) and Anika Yadav (Co-President) (aaya223@uky.edu)

Contacts:  Alex Lukyanchuk (alu234@uky.edu) and Sasha Sairajeev (svsa222@uky.edu)    

Contacts: Andrew Arnold Andrew.arnold25@uky.edu and Brooke Bailey BMBA260@uky.edu

Contact: Brian Carter (bgca227@uky.edu)

Contact: Frank Strasser (frank.strasser@uky.edu)   

Contact: Jackson Horn (jacksonhorn@uky.edu) and Abbi Fister (aefi233@uky.edu)

Contact(s):  Matthew Bernard matthew.bernard@uky.edu  

Contact: Andrew Birkhead (ajbi237@uky.edu) 

FGiM is an interest group for all first-generation students in medicine. Whether you are a first-generation college student (FG) or the first in your family to go into a medical career (FiM), this group serves as a networking tool for first-generation and first in medicine students to connect with each other and faculty members from similar backgrounds. This group focuses on building community and mentorship, with informal meetings where you can meet and learn from others' experiences. Learn more about unique experiences of FGiM students at UKCOM here.

Contact: 

Gabriella Beharry Gabriella.Beharry@uky.edu and Hannah Cleary hannah.cleary@uky.edu

Contact: Contact Ashlee Hamilton (akcrum2@uky.edu) until this student contact person is updated.

Contact:  Alexandra Nwokedi, Aibewuike@uky.edu

Contacts: Saadia Akhtar (sak229@uky.edu) and Nashwa Saleem (nsa249@uky.edu)

Contact: Haseeb Ahmad (hah223@uky.edu)

The Med Ed Interest Group is for all students interested in research or careers in medical education, or who are enthusiastic about improving how medicine is taught and learned! We want to help you connect with faculty, find research projects, and learn more about the field of medical education, with absolutely no previous med ed experience required.

Contact:

Ryan Barney ryanpbarney@uky.edu, Shelby McCubbin Shelby.McCubbin@uky.edu, and Garrett Anspach Garrett.Anspach@uky.edu  

Contact: Lindsay Beechem (lebe237@uky.edu)

Contact: Niki Rajendran (Nikitha.Rajendran@uky.edu)  

Contact(s) Name(s):  Mary Wasef (marywasef@uky.edu), Patrick Bidros: (patrick.bidros@uky.edu), and Matthew Fahmy: (mcfa226@uky.edu) 

Contact: Christina Rutherford: christina.meeks@uky.edu  

MOMS gives medical students the opportunity to support and assist pregnant women as they navigate through prenatal and perinatal care.   

Contacts: Brianna Taormina (president, btaormina@uky.edu), Emma Landenwich (VP, emma.landenwich@uky.edu), Mollee Flannigan (secretary, mfl237@uky.edu), Zainy Bangash and Chiamaka Akosa (clinic outreach officers, zainy.bangash@uky.edu and chi.akosa@uky.edu), Bridgett Day (Student outreach officer, btda227@uky.edu), and Caroline Jenkins (M3/M4 Rep, caroline.jenkins@uky.edu) 

Contact: Margaux Danby (meda241@uky.edu)  

This is a student organization composed of students from health colleges focused on education and service opportunities that allow for the exploration of the interface between public health and medicine. 

Contacts: Noor Ali (noorali997@uky.edu) and Parisa ShamaeiZadeh (parisa.zadeh@uky.edu)  

Contact:  Contact Ashlee Hamilton (akcrum2@uky.edu) until this student contact person is updated.

Contact: Matthew Fahmey Mcfa226@uky.edu

Contact: Madison Blount (madison.blount@uky.edu)  and Colt Kendall (coltonkendall@uky.edu) 

Contacts: Makayla Corbin - mca300@uky.edu and Whitney Weinschenk (wjwe225@uky.edu) 

Contacts: Shelby McCubbin (slmc247@uky.edu) and Ethan Wells (ethan.wells@uky.edu) 

Contacts: Amie Woolard (awoolard@uky.edu) and Wes Hall (wesley.hall@uky.edu)  

The Dean's Student Committee on Admissions helps lead medical campus tours throughout the year for interviewees, student organizations, the UK College of Medicine alumni association, and other interested individuals.  

Contact: Sarah Draud

AMSA is a student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training.  AMSA is a vital force of future physicians who believe that patients and health professionals are partners in the management of health care and that access to high-quality health care is a right and not a privilege. Student idealism is transformed into meaningful public service, innovation and institutional change.  

Contact: Valeria Miranda

CCRU (Compassionate Care Reaching you) is a free clinic that serves people facing homelessness at the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky. It is run by UK College of Medicine Northern Kentucky campus medical students. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the homeless population in our community by providing compassionate and accessible medical care. 

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This group creates programs and resources to make personal wellness a priority for all students. In order to provide compassionate, empathetic, and humanistic care to patients, medical students and doctors must take care of themselves first.  The end goal is to be well and do good.    

Contact:

M2 President – Emma Ridener

M3 VP – Alan Ford

Social Committee Chair – Megan Yadav

Mental Health Committee Chair – Lauren Pferdmenges

Physical Health Committee Chair – Zoie Barth

Contact:  Maddie Bland

 Contacts: 

MJ Cain and Isabelle Stanfield

Contact(s) Name(s): 

Nick Brunner and Tori Williams

Contact:

INACTIVE

Jackson Snowden (President) and Lilli Burton (VP)

Contact: Adrianna Brownstead, Luis Comas Marrero, Jessica Ashe

Contact:

Michelle Bosse, president (mlbi229@uky.edu), Kaitlyn Gillespie, co-VP of Programming (kggi229@uky.edu)  

Contact: 

Bridget Wall (President), Joan George (VP), Crystal Vernon-Small (M3 Rep)  

Contacts: Ricky Solis (President), Bukola Omotola (Vice President), Tori Williams (Secretary) 

Contact: Madalyn Bland South & Reagan Parker 

Contacts: Natalie Hagan

Contact: Natalie Hagan

 INACTIVE

Emma Ridener, Joan George, Anna Detherage

Micah Cummings (President), Crystal Vernon-Small (VP), Evan Groneman (Treasurer), Bukola Omotola (Communications chair) 

INACTIVE

Maribeth Stafford and Carter McIntire

Isabelle Stanfield

Cristofer Muench, Luis Comas, Elbony Rodriguez