by Jared Rutecki and Carla Saavedra-Santiago
Each year,
Student Government sponsors the college’s RUSH, which
exposes first and second-year students to the excellent
extra-curricular activities and learning experiences available
to them through participating in the various student
organizations and clubs at OU-COM.
The two dozen or so groups
listed on Student Government’s “Organizations
& Officers” Web page range from national entities, such as
the Student Osteopathic Medical Association, to more
specialty-focused groups as the Geriatrics Medicine Club, which
provides a network for students who are interested in
geriatric/gerontology, or the Ob/Gyn Club.
“RUSH is a chance for
all our student organizations to provide details and
descriptions of what activities they have planned for the year,
and
and for
students to figure why they would want to get involved in a
group,” says
Becky Teagarden, Student Government secretary.
RUSH
is open to all medical students, and there is no limit to how
many clubs they can join. RUSH is held noon to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 12, and Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Irvine 194. Each
group will give a four- to five-minute presentation.
RUSH
sign-up begins Sept. 25 from noon to 1 p.m. on the Irvine
Bricks.
Some organizations are centered
on areas of common affiliation or interest such as
the Association of
Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Club, the Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgendered & Allied People of Osteopathic Medicine,
the Student National Medical Association, the Medical Students
For Life, and the Medical Students For Choice.
“Do you want to be involved in
pediatrics, researching journal articles, holding pediatric
fundraisers and having more exposure to pediatric clinical
situations?” asks Ann Brieck,
associate director of Student Affairs. “Or are you more
interested in learning about suturing and having a wide range of
surgical training opportunities?”
Getting involved
in student organizations provides an opportunity to get involved
in the community and explore personal and/or career interests,
she says.
“A well-rounded medical student
is going to be involved in all sorts of different things,
including studies, community service, educating themselves,
working collaboratively with other students and acquiring sound
leadership skills,” Brieck says.
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News for
the weeks of
Aug 28 – Sept 9
