The UK College of Medicine offers a variety of student organizations, clubs, and specialty interest groups for medical students to engage with peers, hone their professional skills, and explore specific interests within medicine during their educational experience. Involvement in these groups can help medical students develop into more well-rounded physicians.

Below is a list of active organizations approved by the Office of Medical Education. Each organization, specialty interest group, and club includes the name of a designated contact. General questions about student organizations can be sent to:

Student Affairs Contacts

If you don't see information for an organization, reach out to your campus student affairs contact.

Lexington Campus

Ashlee-Nicole Hamilton
ashlee.crump@uky.edu

Bowling Green Campus

Northern Kentucky Campus

Shannon Schumacher
shannon.schumacher@uky.edu

RPLP/Morehead


Bowling Green

Organizations

Medicine Student Ambassador Program (College of Medicine Student Ambassador Program)

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) 

Dean’s Student Committee on Admissions

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) 

American Medical Association/Kentucky Medical Association Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS)

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) 

Specialty Interest Groups

Involvement in the specialty interest groups provides students with insight into the various fields of medicine.  Groups encourage students to join.

Anesthesia and Pain Management Interest Group

Contact:  Ibraheem Murtaza

Cardiology Interest Group

Contact: Jacob Nanney

Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

Contacts: Cassidy Carter

Diagnostic Imaging Interest Group

Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)

Bowling Green: 

President - Samantha Ruley (samantha.ruley@uky.edu)  VP – Katelin Maggard (katelinmaggard@uky.edu

General Medical Interest Group (GMIG)

TBD

Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)

Contact: Angeline Dames

OB/GYN Medicine Interest Group

Ophthalmology Interest Group

Contact: Dylan Sanford

Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group (Sawbones)

Contact: 

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

Otolaryngology Interest Group

Contact: TBD

Pathology Education and Research Interest Group

Contact: Melissa Murphy

Pediatric Interest Group

Contacts:  Lexie Smith (agem225@uky.edu

Psychiatry Interest Group

Contact: Ashley Flaquer

Women in Medicine Interest Group (WIM)

Contact:  Kaitlyn Kasemodel 

Clubs

Various local clubs provide opportunities for students to explore different interests within the broad field of medicine.

Christian Medical and Dental Association

Contact:

Kathryn Fox

UK medPRIDE

Contact: Devon Clifton (Bowling Green) 

Wildcat Wellness Group

Contact:

Jon Smith (jon.smith@uky.edu


Lexington

Organizations

Resilient

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): Co-Presidents 

Mariana Arce 
Erik Roepke 

Salvation Army Clinic (UKSAC)

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): Mary Katherine Oberman & Eric Hennemann 

Medicine Student Ambassador Program (College of Medicine Student Ambassador Program)

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: 

Lacy Mortimer (emmalacy.mortimer@uky.edu
Emalee Patton Combs (emalee.patton@uky.edu
Mallory Allen (meal232@uky.edu)

 

Dean’s Student Committee on Admissions

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: 

Pranav Tyagi (pranav.tyagi@uky.edu
Sara Khandani (sara.khandani@uky.edu
Sam Landoch (sam.landoch@uky.edu)

Association of American Medical Colleges Organization of Student Representatives (OSR)

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: Jodi Llanora

American Medical Association/Kentucky Medical Association Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS)

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:   

Co-Presidents Axel Kiefer (amkiefer@uky.edu) and Charlie Tancula (charlie.tancula@uky.edu);
Vice President Angelica Solomon (angelica.solomon@uky.edu)

American Medical Women’s Association Advocates (AMWA)

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 Taylor Bradley (taylor.bradley@uky.edu), Krista Spears (krista.spears@uky.edu), and Angelica Solomon (angelica.solomon@uky.edu

Students for a National Health Program

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: Hannah Fancher 

Student National Medical Association (SNMA)

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:

Kaylin Batey (president): k.batey@uky.edu 
Hana Kabede (vice president): hske222@luky.onmicrosoft.com 

Future Professionals in Global Health (FPGH)

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:

President – Nick Norman (nicholas.norman@uky.edu

Specialty Interest Groups

Involvement in the specialty interest groups provides students with insight into the various fields of medicine.  Groups encourage students to join.

Anesthesiology Interest Group

Contacts: Ashami Athukorala Cooper (ashami.athukorala@uky.edu), Chandler Johnson (chandlerjohnson@uky.edu)

Appalachian Medicine Interest Group

Contact:

Nate Brunty (Co-President): nebr231@uky.edu
Brad Firchow (Co-President): bradley.firchow@uky.edu

Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Interest Group (Cardio/CT Surgery) (CCIG)

Contact: Stuart Jones (President) - stuart.jones@uky.edu

Christian Faith in Medicine

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

Critical Care Interest Group (CritCareIG) 

Contact:

Frank Strasser (President) frank.strasser@uky.edu 
Zack Sweeney (Senior Advisor) zssw222@uky.edu 

Dermatology Interest Group

Contacts: 

Cody Estep (President) cdes225@uky.edu   

Doane Fischer Pediatric Interest Group

Contacts: 

Kirsten Richards, Charles Coomer, Callie Travis 

   

Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)

Contacts: 

Zack Sweeney (zachary.sweeney@uky.edu
Amanda White (amanda.white@uky.edu)

 

ENT (Otolaryngology Interest Group)

Contacts:

Clayton Burruss (President) at Clayton.burruss@uky.edu, Nashwa Saleem (VP) at Nashwa.saleem@uky.edu

Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)  

President: Olivia Murphy olivia.murphy@uky.edu 
Vice President: Emilie Cornett erco235@uky.edu 
Secretary: Maggie Roe margret.roe@uky.edu 
Treasurer: Huda Kutmah hku222@uky.edu 

Global Surgery Student Alliance (GSSA)

Contact: 

Virginia (Carly) Nunamaker and Angelica Soloman 

Health Administration and Medicine Interest Group

Contact:  Alexandra Nwokedi, Aibewuike@uky.edu

Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)

Contacts: 

President Muna Shakhashiro at muna.shakhashiro@uky.edu and VP Jason Zheng at jason.zheng@uky.edu 

Medical Student Survival Group

Contact:

Max Rakutt (maxrakutt@uky.edu), Mohammed Hindi (mohammed.hindi@uky.edu)  

 

Military Medicine Interest Group

Contacts:

Hanna Carr (President) - hanna.carr@uky.edu

Med-Peds Interest Group

Contacts: Daniel Cooper (President) - Daniel.cooper@uky.edu

Neurosurgery Interest Group (NSIG)

Contact:

Madison Sands (madison.sands@uky.edu

Neonatology Interest Group

Contacts: Skylar Hargrove, Madilyn Limeberry, and Madison Reed

OB/GYN, Reproductive, and Sexual Health Interest Group

Contact:

Kaylee Wilson (kaylee.wilson@uky.edu

Sarah Kosse (sarah.kosse@uky.edu

Gabby Armstrong (gkar222@uky.edu

Oncology Interest Group

Contact: Miranda Lin, Gabriel Kindle, Amina Anwar, Carrigan Wasilchenko

Ophthalmology Interest Group

Emily Ann Altman (President), Nicholas Bontrager (Vice President), Hailey Mair (Secretary), Hares Patel (Treasurer), Max Benningfield, and Maddie Romines (SAC Clinic co-coordinators)

Orthopaedic Interest Group (Sawbones)

Contact: 

Co-Presidents Wells Ducas (wells.ducas@uky.edu) & Taylor Bradley (taylor.bradley@uky.edu

    

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group

Contact: 

Dylan Wood (dylan.wood23@uky.edu) and Kate Cox (k.cox@uky.edu)  

  

Psychiatry Student Interest Group (PsychSIG)

Contacts: 

Patrick Cordero (President) (prco226@uky.edu

Bradley Firchow (Vice President) (bradley.firchow@uky.edu

Public Health Interest Group

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. 

Contact:  Amina Anwar (President); aan235@uky.edu  

Radiology Interest Group (RIG)

Contacts:

Emad Chishti, John Bradley (Co-Presidents) 

Vice President: Harrison Fouch 

Treasurer: Curtis Bethel 

Secretary: Graham Meek 

Sports Medicine Association

Contact:  Michael Nichols Michael.S.Nichols@uky.edu

Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)

Contact: Nicole Perez (president) Perez.Nicole@uky.edu

Ultrasound Interest Group (USIG)

Contact: Cyrus Khalily, Pranav Tyagi

Urology Interest Group

Contact:

Ben Morrison (bgmo225@uky.edu) and Kate Spencer (kate.spencer@uky.edu)

Ward O. Griffen Surgical Society (WOGSS)

Contact: Angelica Solomon (angelica.solomon@uky.edu

Infectious Disease Interest Group (IDIG)

Contact:

Charles Coomer (charles.coomer@uky.edu) and Nicole Robertson (nicole.robertson@uky.edu)  

    

Wilderness Medicine Interest Group (WMIG)

Contact:

Andrew Kennedy (andrew.kennedy@uky.edu) and Rebecca Higdon (rebecca.higdon@uky.edu

Clubs

Various local clubs provide opportunities for students to explore different interests within the broad field of medicine. 

Association of Women Surgeons

Contacts: 

Angelica Solomon, Taylor Bradley 

President- Angelica Solomon (angelica.solomon@uky.edu

Vice President- Taylor Bradley (taylor.bradley@uky.edu

ChefMed

Contacts: Elizabeth Hansen, Emily Gosser, Christine Sharrer

Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA)

Contact:

Adam Kidd 
Megan Moore 
Matthew Skinner 
Brandon Pruitt 

Critical Care Interest Group

Contact: Zack Sweeney 

DanceBlue Interest Group

Contact:

Caroline Heltsley 

Exercise and Medicine

Contact:

President - Taylor Bradley (taylor.bradley@uky.edu

VP – Skylar King (skylar.king@uky.edu)  

Future Professionals in Global Health (Previously CONMIGO, GHA)

Contacts: Daniel Yun

HealthCare Muslim Students Association 

Contact:

Shanze Arshad (sar242@uky.edu

  

Medical Students for Reproductive Health and Justice

Contacts: 

Narrative Medicine at UK

Contact:

Margaux Danby (meda241@uky.edu)  

UK medPRIDE

Contact:

President - Hunter Campbell (hunter.campbell@uky.edu)

Vice President - jeremiah.wayne@uky.edu

Unbridled

Contacts:

Maya David (maya.david@uky.edu) and Ariel Porter (alpo248@uky.edu

   

Vitals Club

Contacts: 

Kate Cox (k.cox@uky.edu), Dealla Samadi (dealla.samadi@uky.edu), Hina Iqbal (hina.iqbal@uky.edu


Northern Kentucky

Organizations

Dean’s Student Committee on Admissions

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:  Makayla Caudill (Northern Kentucky Campus) 

American Medical Student Association (AMSA)

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: Molly Daugherty (Northern Kentucky Campus) 

Compassionate Care Reaching You Clinic (CCRU)

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. 

Contact(s) Name(s): Liv Davis, Ashton Dix, and Christa Mattingly

Specialty Interest Groups

Involvement in the specialty interest groups provides students with insight into the various fields of medicine.  Groups encourage students to join.

Emergency Medicine Interest Group

   Contacts:  Samuel Farmer SFA261@uky.edu and Scotty Farmer CSFA223@uky.edu

Neurology and Psychiatry Association (NAPA)

Contact:

Matt Hall (Co-President, matt.hall@uky.edu)

Liv Davis (Co-President, liv.davis@uky.edu)

Louie Ryes (Treasurer, louis.ryes@uky.edu

Northern Kentucky Pediatrics Interest Group

Contact:

Callen Conroy and Christa Mattingly 

Northern Kentucky Medical Interest Group (NKMIG)

Contact: 

Molly Daugherty (molly.daugherty@uky.edu)

OB/GYN and Women’s Health Interest Group

Contact: 

Dominick Valdez (dominick.valdez@uky.edu), Emily McCord (emily.mccord@uky.edu)  

Procedure Interest Group

Contacts: Durham Colohan (durham.colohan@uky.edu)

Research Interest Group

Pharmocology Literacy Group

Contact:

Adam Mandrell (ama400@uky.edu) 

Clubs

Local clubs provide opportunities for students to explore different interests within the broad field of medicine. 

UK medPRIDE

Ashton Dix and Jay Lindner (Northern Kentucky Campus)