2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2021–2022 182 Email: sriskin@nova.edu Faculty adviser: Suzanne Riskin, M.D. Location: Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus and Tampa Bay Regional Campus American Medical Student Association (AMSA) AMSA, with a half-century history of medical student activism, is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Today, AMSA is a student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. AMSA members are medical students, premedical students, interns, residents, and practicing physicians. Founded in 1950, AMSA continues its commitment to improving medical training and the nation’s health. How is AMSA different from other organizations? When you join AMSA, you become part of a vital force of future physicians who believe that patients and health professionals are partners in the management of health care and that access to high-quality health care is a right and not a privilege. At AMSA, activism is a way of life. Student idealism is transformed into meaningful public service, innovation, and institutional change. Email: steinkohl@nova.edu Faculty adviser: Debbie Steinkohl, M.H.S.A. Location: Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) AMWA was founded in 1915. AMWA is a national organization of female physicians, medical students, and others who are dedicated to serving as a voice for women’s health and the advancement of women in medicine. The KPCOM chapter of AMWA has a philanthropic focus. All proceeds from membership and fundraisers are donated to charities. Members volunteer in the community, meet and interact with local physicians during lectures and events, and gain knowledge and understanding of the factors affecting future and current women physicians in the world of medicine. Email: NSUAMWA@gmail.com Faculty advisers: Jill Wallace-Ross, D.O. and Shahnaz Fatteh, M.D. Location: Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus Email: waziry@nova.edu Faculty adviser: Paula Waziry, Ph.D., M.A. Location: Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus and Tampa Bay Regional Campus American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM) AOASM members desire to go into sports medicine through several paths and use the Sports Medicine Club to learn about the careers available in the field. Students also gain exposure working as medical students alongside sports physicians. The club has opportunities for students to volunteer in the community through sports, to shadow doctors working in sports medicine, and to hear lectures from many types of sports medicine professionals to deepen knowledge and widen exposure to the field. Email: adl1555@nova.edu Faculty adviser: Alessandra Posey, D.O. Location: Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus