College Of Medicine
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

UICOM-UC UMSG

University of Illinois College of Medicine Urbana Medical Student Government

Committees and Activities

Faculty Committees

Educational Policy Committee
  • Decides matters of curriculum
  • Consists of three subcommittees - Basic Science, Intro to Clinical Medicine, Clinical Affairs
  • Student Representatives - Keneeshia Williams (M1), Christina Dothager (M4), Mike Wilson (MSP Rep)
Executive Committee
  • Oversees the work of the other committees
  • Chaired by Dean Schwartz
  • Student Representative - Stacey Hughes (M1)
Student Progress and Promotions Committee
  • Reviews student performance
  • Makes decisions regarding student promotions
  • Student Representatives - Turkia "Kia" Abbed (M1), Aikiesha Shelby (M4), Chuck Smittkamp (MSP Rep)

UMSG Activity Committees

Apparel Committee
  • Organizes College of Medicine official apparel sale
  • Chair - Summer Dyer
Fundraising Committee
  • Responsible for all student government fundraising events
  • Chair - Miguel Escalon
Community Service Committee
  • Develops community service projects, providing outreach opportunities for COM students
  • Collaborates with other student organization service projects
  • Chair - Harish Yalamanchili
Auction Committee
  • Organizes annual student auction during spring semester
  • Chair - Keneeshia Williams
Spring Formal Committee
  • Involved in organization and preparation of the annual College of Medicine formal during the spring semester
  • Chair - Danielle Tomevi
Family Day Committee
  • Schedules day of activities for parents and students to introduce families to the College of Medicine and the typical day of a medical student
  • Chair - Summer Dyer
Cadaver Memorial Day Committee
  • Coordinates variety of activities during spring semester, providing students with the opportunity to honor the anatomy cadavers
  • Co-Chairs - Turkia "Kia" Abbed and Stacey Hughes
Clinical Research Committee
  • Will match M1 students to residents seeking research experience
  • Provides M1 students with the opportunity to shadow residents
  • Directs residents to local clinical research opportunities
  • Chair - Graham Huesmann
  • Website: http://www.med.uiuc.edu/studorg/ccr/
Student Variety Show Committee
  • Organizes the Student Variety Show (held during spring semester), featuring performances by M1 students
  • Chair - Alina Huang

Other

UMSC Representatives
  • UMSG elects representatives to serve on the University Medical Student Council (UMSC), the college-wide body with representatives from all four sites
  • Representatives - Colleen Dickinson, Harish Yalamanchili, Graham Huesmann
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