Student Organizations
Student Government
Associated Students of the School of Medicine (ASSM) - The School of Medicine's Student Governing Body. (Website requires login to Group Portal.) Contact assm@ucsf.edu.
Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) - GPSA develops, promotes, and regulates professional and graduate student governments and activities.
Student Medical Education Council (SMEC) - SMEC is a standing committee of the Bridges Executive Operations Committee, which provides oversight and make recommendations for curriculum change to the Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policy. SMEC encourages student participation in, and learning about, medical education; to facilitate adoption of student-driven initiatives; and to engage students in key updates, communications, and feedback sessions. Contact: Committee Co-Chairs, Zachary Brown, Class of 2024, Delaney Tevis, Class of 2025, Sophia Wang, Class of 2026 & Allison Chang, Class of 2027.
Registered Clubs & Organizations
Registered Clubs & Organizations (RCOs) cover a broad range of interests, including educational, social, cultural, artistic, recreational, political and spiritual. Any volunteer organization whose membership is comprised primarily of UCSF students, faculty, and/or staff may apply for registration. For more information on registration, benefits, and a complete list of RCOs, please visit this website.
Interest Groups
Getting involved with interest groups is a great way for students to learn more about various careers in medicine. Students connect with faculty, community physicians, residents, and senior medical students to learn more about: career and professional options, career lifestyles, research and educational opportunities, shadowing opportunities, schedule planning, residency application tips/resources.View current list of Interest Groups on this website.
Group Name | Faculty Advisor & contact email if any |
Anesthesia Interest Group | Joyce Chang |
Black Men in Medicine | Rosny Daniel |
Brain Interest Group | Alexandra Nelson |
Dermatology Interest Group | DermInterestGroup@derm.ucsf.edu Ryan Arakaki |
Emergency Medicine Interest Group | Aaron Harries |
Family Medicine Interest Group | Margo Vener |
Global Cancer Interest Research Group | Katherine Van Loon |
Global Surgery Student Alliance at UCSF Health | Michael Lipnick |
Health Technology Interest Group | healthtech.ucsf@gmail.com Aenor Sawyer |
Internal Medicine Interest Group |
Cindy Lai |
Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group | Anand Dhruva |
Muriel Steele Society Medical Student Committee | womeninsurgeryucsf@gmail.com |
Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group | OBGYN MedEd Team |
Oncology Interest Group | Michelle Hermiston |
Orthopaedics Interest Group | Nikki Schroeder |
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Interest Group | Patricia Loftus |
Pathology Student Interest Group | PSIG.UCSF@ucsf.edu Rageshree Ramachandran |
Plastic Surgery Interest Group | Scott Hansen |
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Health Sciences Education (POCUS) | Sally Graglia |
Psychiatry Interest Group at UCSF | psychSIGN@ucsf.edu Descartes Li |
Society of Women in Medicine | Catherine Lomen-Hoerth |
Student National Medical Association | snma.ucsf@gmail.com Denise Davis |
Students for Organized Medicine | Jack Resneck |
Surgery Interest Group | sig.ucsf@gmail.com |
The Healer's Art | Thomas McNalley |