Houston Campus Groups
The AADMD is a national organization that seeks to improve healthcare for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The BCM AADMD student chapter achieves this goal by hosting lectures, attending volunteer events, and promoting advocacy for persons with IDD on campus. Additionally, our members have the opportunity to attend the annual AADMD National Conference! We are passionate about improving the lives of our patients who have IDD, and we welcome anyone to join us!
President: Sujal Manohar
The American Medical Association Medical Student Section is dedicated to representing medical students, improving medical education, developing leadership and promoting activism for the health of America. The TMA-MSS (medical student section) helps focus attention on issues unique to Texas' students and provides a forum for students to communicate with each other. Now over 4,800 members strong, the TMA-MSS helps shape the future of medicine as members participate in the TMA and American Medical Association policy-making process and serve in slotted seats on boards, councils and committees.
President: Bolatito Adeyeri
Our mission is to make science accessible, engaging, and, most importantly, fun for children who may not have regular exposure to such opportunities. In our demonstrations, enthusiastic volunteers lead interactive demonstrations that captivate young imaginations, turning learning into an adventure. From colorful chemical reactions that mimic magical potions to hands-on experiments showcasing basic scientific principles, Chemistry for Kids aims to foster a love for discovery and exploration. By providing these educational experiences, we hope to inspire the next generation of scientists, thinkers and problem-solvers, breaking down barriers and fostering a sense of wonder.
President: Parker Kirby
CHIG is a professional development organization that reaches beyond the boundaries of BCM and medicine by inviting community members, including patients, community health workers and clinic workers, to share their experiences. BCM students also learn from faculty members of diverse specialties about how they have integrated community health into their practice. Finally, CHIG provides a venue for BCM students to reflect on their experiences with Houston’s diverse communities and network with other students interested in community health. In this way, we aim to connect BCM students with opportunities to engage with, advocate for and learn from a variety of different medically underserved populations in Houston.
President: David Curtis
Dream Outside the Box is a volunteer organization that works with underprivileged elementary school students at a local elementary school in Houston. We work to expose these students to pursue different career paths by engaging them in a variety of unique and fun activities. Volunteers will get the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the Houston community and foster new friendships and relationships with these students.
- DOTB also serves as an SLP site
President: Julia Morales
The Global Health Interest Group at Baylor College of Medicine is a student-run organization dedicated to educating the Baylor community about global health through journal club events, documentaries, guest lectures, book discussions, cultural events, and community involvement. We seek to provide medical students with opportunities to contribute meaningfully and sustainably to the lives of refugees and other immigrants in the Houston area as well as communities abroad by addressing barriers in access to healthcare and health literacy.
President: David McDonald
Health Professionals Against Interpersonal Violence is dedicated to promoting awareness, education and engagement of medical students surrounding all aspects of Interpersonal Violence. HPAIV achieves this goal through speaker series events with community IPV experts, volunteering opportunities with survivors of violence and advocacy efforts to enhance curricular education and improve patient safety and wellbeing within the larger community.
President: Ifeoma Ezenwabachili
The Houston Outreach, Medicine, Education, and Social Services Clinic, also known as HOMES, is the only student-managed clinic in Houston and provides free health and social services to people experiencing homelessness. The clinic is a joint collaboration of the Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, the University of Houston College of Pharmacy and the University of Houston College of Medicine. The clinic is entirely student-managed with oversight by attending physicians and the Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston.
President: Emily Busse
The mission of the IHI Open School Chapter of Baylor College of Medicine is to educate students about the importance of quality improvement and patient safety, to equip students with tools & skills in QI/PS for their future careers and to engage students in improving health outcomes and the patient experience.
President: Raymond Kitziger
We are a student organization that creates a space for students to learn more about and get involved with justice-involved populations. Primarily, we lead an initiative where students teach health classes to incarcerated populations in the Harris County Jail to increase health literacy. We hold lectures, workshops and book clubs to give students the opportunity to learn more about the complexities of the criminal justice system and how incarceration works as a social determinant of health. Lastly, we support research and skills training seeking to improve compassionate healthcare delivery to incarcerated patients.
- Justice-InvolvED also serves as an SLP site
President: McKenna Gessner
The Medical Ethics Student Organization is a new BCM organization that aims to provide a space for the discussion of ethical issues as it pervades various disciplines of medicine, from medical decision making to structural issues like social determinants of health. We will have professionals of different specialties and interests who will converse with us on many different topics. We hope to facilitate an environment where we can informally speak with each other about some pertinent topics in medical ethics. In this way, we can become an accessible resource to students who are passionate about ethics, recognizing that knowledge of such plays a key role in the daily life of a healthcare provider.
Presidents: Jennifer Vu and Cyrus Daruwalla
Founded by medical students in 1993 as a response to the almost complete deficit of abortion education in their medical training, Medical Students for Choice works to ensure that medical students and trainees are educated about all aspects of reproductive health care, including abortion. The BCM chapter of MSFC hosts film screenings, lectures and workshops by local and national experts on family planning and reproductive healthcare. Additionally, we aim to provide opportunities to engage in reproductive advocacy and community service around Houston. All are welcome to join!
Presidents: Taylor Beal and Lilly Snellman
Medical Students for Life is an interest group for pro-life Baylor students that encourages discussions about topics and issues relating to the sanctity of life within the biomedical community and beyond. We host lectures from visiting & local experts on these topics, organize discussions and socials and volunteer at events around Houston. Everyone is invited to join.
President: Aaron Lassmann
Moms to Moms addresses maternal health inequities and literacy through education sessions at Lyndon B Johnson and Ben Taub Hospitals, aiming to improve postpartum maternal and fetal health along with social wellbeing. Topics for sessions include postpartum depression, breastfeeding, contraception, nutrition, exercise, interpersonal violence, sexually-transmitted infection prevention, as well as financial and community resources.
Moms to Moms also serves as an SLP site
Presidents: Cara He and Lilly Snellman
The National Perinatal Association Student Society at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX is the pioneering student division of the National Perinatal Association, a nationwide, multidisciplinary non-profit dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of pregnant women, infants, their families, and their healthcare providers.
President: Madeline Graham
The Physicians for Human Rights chapter at BCM advocates for human rights in the local Houston area, and oversees the BCM Human Rights & Asylum clinic. The clinic works to connect local providers with immigration attorneys to provide free forensic evaluations. These evaluations are used as legal documentation in immigration courts on behalf of individuals seeking asylum in the United States. A wonderful team of volunteer clinicians collaborates with interpreters, medical students and the national PHR organization to conduct physical and/or psychiatric evaluations that will be used for legal purposes in determining clients' asylum status. The chapter also organizes volunteer drives for local refugee health populations and educational events on global human rights issues, engaging community members to get involved.
President: Sarah Kim
Siempre Unidos is a BCM student organization dedicated to teaching BCM students Medical Spanish according to their level of expertise! There is a growing Spanish-speaking population, especially in the TMC, that we believe deserve the opportunity to speak with their physicians and receive the best care possible! To do this, we plan to:
- Hold monthly general meetings
- Mock interviews to practice skills
- Presentations from Spanish-speaking physicians who use Spanish in their clinics
- Volunteer events to practice speaking Spanish with members of our community
President: Norvin Hernandez
Baylor Students Against Cancer was founded in January 2015 with a mission to foster and promote an interest in all aspects related to oncology within the Baylor community. To this end, the group’s goals include raising awareness of cancer-related developments through:
- Lectures and interactive sessions
- Increasing student exposure to clinical oncology through shadowing opportunities
- Advocating for oncology education in the Baylor undergraduate curriculum
- Using oncology as a pretext for increasing student involvement in community service
President: Briana Fernandez and Travis Josephs
The United States’ private insurance system alienates health professionals and impoverishes patients. It drives up costs and creates obstacles for caregivers, all while leaving nearly 30 million Americans uninsured. Students for a National Health Program advocates for the creation of a federally funded, single-payer health program that guarantees universal access to care. Our chapter of SNaHP hosts speakers from our parent organization, Physicians for a National Health Program, and creates networking opportunities with other SNaHP chapters from around the country to connect a new generation of leaders in health-equity reform.
President: Ethan Faries
Interested in environmental health and advocacy? Student Physicians for Social Responsibility is a new student organization focused around bringing awareness and change to environmental health related issues. SPSR will invite speakers to educate students on environmental impacts on health, as well as how the healthcare sector plays a role in climate change, and what we can do to be advocates for change. Additionally we have diverse opportunities to be involved in advocacy such as writing letters to the editor urging action on environmental responsibility, crafting a planetary health report card for BCM and directly speaking with legislators in support of environmental safety bills. The U.S. health care sector accounts for 10% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and if the estimated emissions of the U.S. health care sector were itself a country, it would be the 13th largest emitter in the world. We aim to be a part of the change that will reduce environmental impacts on health, as well as the healthcare sector’s impact on the environment.
President: Nikalina O’Brien
Taking Educational Action in Community Health is an organization at Baylor College of Medicine created with the goal of improving community health through health education in a variety of topics, including healthy eating, women’s health, healthy relationships and mental health. TEACH works with Houston organizations that provide opportunities to some of Houston’s disadvantaged women such as Angela House, the Women’s Home and Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men. In addition to providing a long-term opportunity for students to connect with their population, TEACH provides formal training in teaching strategies for all volunteers to become more effective health educators. TEACH aims to find compassionate individuals with a genuine interest in serving Houston, and focuses on making meaningful connections with both students and women in need.
- TEACH also serves as an SLP site
President: Tiffany Lee and Shivanki Juneja
Volunteers Organizing Toward Empowerment and Suffrage, also known as VOTES, at the Baylor College of Medicine is a student organization that aims to increase voter turnout and protect voter rights at both local and state levels through voter registration, education and legislative advocacy. VOTES hosts several voter registration drives/events for TMC providers and patients, organizes educational events on voting and advocates for voter rights through legislative advocacy.
President: Spoorthi Kamepalli
Temple Campus Groups
The purpose of Baylor American Medical Association/Texas Medical Association is to be the representative chapter for Baylor College of Medicine in the medical student sections of the American Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association. We will provide students with leadership opportunities, educational events and advocacy events as well as an avenue to connect to the Texas Medical Association and American Medical Association in a professional manner.
Contact: Jordan Pemberton
