Affiliated Career Student Interest Groups

Dermatology Interest Group
Special Interest Group: Medical Specialties

The Dermatology Interest Group (DIG) is a student organization at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA that has been founded for the purpose of advancing student knowledge of the dermatology specialty. Our objectives include:
  • To pioneer a structured organization that provides a realistic view of the practice of dermatology, subspecialty opportunities, and requirements to enter the specialty.
  • To provide lunchtime talks for students who have a distinct interest in expanding their knowledge base of dermatology during medical school.
  • To provide networking opportunities for shadowing, research, and mentorship.
  • To provide a forum for interaction between upper and under classmen who are interested in dermatology.
In order to fulfill our goals and objectives, we will utilize faculty support to provide lunchtime talks, offer mentorship opportunities, have regular meetings among medical students in their didactic and clinical training, and establish open communication among students conducting research in dermatology at UCLA. The structure of DIG includes a committee focused on didactics (lunchtime discussions), and a cabinet consisting of a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. DIG will also include both upperclassmen and underclassmen so that both clinical and didactic aspects of DIG can be better addressed and included in DIG meetings. The role of our faculty advisor is to assist DIG members in exploration of long range occupational and professional plans in dermatology, refer students to sources for specialized assistance in dermatology, and to contribute awareness of opportunities in laboratories, clinics, and field experiences. Membership includes graduate students, medical students, and faculty.

Contacts:
Mary Lou Bui '10
Dina Farshidi '10
Internal Medicine Interest Group
Sponsoring College: Primary Care
Contacts:
Amanda Chi '10
Brandon Gomes '10
Casey Grover '10

Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)
Special Interest Group: Medical Specialties
Website: http://www.aan.com/go/education/students/medical/sign

The UCLA Chapter of the national organization Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN) is affiliated with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). The purpose of this student interest group is to provide guidance and support for the increasing number of students interested in neurology at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Through SIGN, students gain exposure to both neurology and the neurosciences. SIGN coordinators facilitate communication and interaction between students and faculty members and plan events, in which students can learn about life as a neurologist, residency training, and medical student clerkships. SIGN coordinators also organize an ongoing medical student shadowing program, in which students have the opportunity to shadow physicians in diverse areas of neurology and attend rounds with residents, interns, and attendings. SIGN also offers a Medical Student Summer Research Program scholarship enabling students to undertake neurological research endeavors at various sites across the country. In addition, SIGN student members may attend the annual AAN meeting at no personal cost. All medical students at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA are eligible to participate in SIGN activities and there is no membership fee to join SIGN.


Contacts:
Kevin McEvoy '10
Chris Love '10

Psychiatry Interest Group
Special Interest Group: Applied Anatomy
Contacts:
Irene Tsai '10
John Colby '10
Nevine Hanna '10

Transplantation Interest Group
Special Interest Group: Medical Specialties

The Transplantation Interest Group is a student organization at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA which has been founded for the purpose of educating medical students about: the career and research possibilities that exist in the field of organ transplantation, the routes through which a medical student can enter such a field, and the medical, surgical and humanitarian facets behind transplantation.

Our objectives are to make the knowledge of the aforementioned topics available to all interested medical students with the goal of enriching their medical school experience and helping them find future opportunities in the field of transplantation of the organ(s) of their choice.

We shall fulfill these objectives by remaining in close contact with our Faculty Advisor to find the most suitable speakers and topics of discussion. We will have monthly general meetings for the medical student body to address such things as (1) the criteria involved in selecting a candidate for renal transplantation in the setting of acute renal failure or (2) the various residences that can lead to a career in organ transplantation [ex: Internal Medicine?Gastroenerology?Hepatology with a focus on transplantation] & how one needs to go about preparing for this path. In addition, we shall organize special activities, for example excursions, through which students can gain unique exposure to the considerations that go into performing and maintaining a transplant as well as how life changes for donors and recipients.

The structure consists of only two officers (Armine Avanesyan & James Tabibian) and a Faculty Advisor (Steven-Huy Han, M.D.); it is conceivable that in the future, as this organization grows, the need for committees will arise.

The role of the advisor will be to provide the connection to faculty in various departments who are involved in organ transplantation with the goal of covering a broad variety of organs and the physicians needed for the selection, performance, and maintenance of the transplantation procedure.

Membership is open to all medical students

Contacts:
Sarah Kim '10
Anand Narayan '10




 
 
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