Social Committee Chair
Jenna Stevens
Email: j[email protected]
About the Committee:
The Social Committee is the group responsible for planning and organizing events for the entire touro community to enjoy. Our annual event events include the formal, Halloween Spooktacular, and other community related events.
Public relations committee chair
Jordyn Masse
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
The public relations committee serves to keep the Touro community and beyond informed via social media posts, monthly newsletters, website updates, and more! Having fun and getting more people to know what we are all about here at Touro is the goal!
T.O.U.C.H. Committee Chair Karan Trivedi
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee
The TOUCH (Translating Osteopathic Understanding into Community Health) Committee is a national initiative under the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP). At our school, the TOUCH Committee oversees all TOUCH-related activities, ensuring they align with our mission of enhancing community health through osteopathic principles. Committee members are responsible for organizing a variety of community service activities and meticulously monitoring TOUCH hours to ensure active and meaningful participation.
Global health and community Committee chair
Thanuja Suram
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
Our committee is dedicated to fostering meaningful partnerships between Touro and the communities we serve through service, advocacy, and outreach. In addition to organizing our annual student-run health fair in collaboration with campus organizations and community partners, we will work to develop public health initiatives that address the evolving needs of our local community. This year, our committee looks forward to listening to and learning from our community to better understand its unique health needs. Together with the Touro family, we hope to lead initiatives that create a lasting, positive impact on the health and well-being of those we serve. This year, we are also excited to cultivate greater interest in global health within our institution by creating opportunities for students to engage in discussions, service projects, and educational events that highlight health disparities both locally and globally. We hope our committee will inspire collaboration, service, and a shared commitment to improving health equity in our communities and beyond.
student ambassadors Committee chair
Jennifer Libretto
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
Want to share your medical school experience with prospective students? This committee does just that! Student ambassadors attend a minimum of two weekly student-led Q and A sessions per semester, and host prospective/interested student shadows to showcase what everyday life is like at TouroCOM Middletown. Student Ambassadors also assist with tours during the Open House. As a member of this committee, you provide a safe space for prospective students to ask questions and find out what makes TouroCOM Middletown unique. Most importantly, you support people in making the difficult decision of where to attend medical school.
CONTINUING PHYSICAL EDUCATION Committee chair
Clarissa Nock
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
The Continuing Physical Education Committee is committed to providing students with resources and events to maintain their physical health and wellness during the school year. We enable students with similar interests to engage with each other by creating GroupMe chats for different sports, games, and fitness activities. We host our annual Field Day in the early Fall where students and faculty come together to play large team games and lawn games at a nearby park. Additionally, we plan to host a Super Bowl watch party during the Spring semester on-campus for students to come and watch together. We are open to adding new events and ideas to our current list and look forward to meeting you!
WELLNESS Committee chair Ariana Dedvukaj
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
Managing the stressors of academic life is ongoing. Regularly reducing stress levels is necessary to ensure mental and emotional longevity and sustainability, especially in a rigorous field like medicine. What does wellness mean to you? What does it look like in practice? How do you keep up with your practices of wellness? These are just some questions to encourage reflection about implementing wellness into our daily lives. The commitment to being well extends beyond an event or a committee. We are all responsible for taking care of ourselves, and when we can, take care of each other. Each person may practice wellness differently; what works for one person may not work for another. Moreover, our needs are subject to change from day-to-day, week-to-week, year-to-year. On behalf of the Wellness Committee, I encourage you to think about and practice self-listening and self-compassion. Balance this with the various events on campus to foster community and prosocial engagements. This way, when we take care of ourselves, we become better at taking care of others.
Unity in Medicine committee chair
Daniyal Syed
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
The Unity in Medicine Committee is dedicated to supporting current minority medical students while promoting the development of culturally competent and socially conscious future physicians. We’re excited to begin planning our 5th Annual Fashion/Talent Show, bringing together the TouroCOM community and beyond for an evening at the Paramount Theater that highlights diversity, creativity, and unity in medicine. In addition, we host events that showcase the culture on our campus, including language workshops, school outreach presentations, and global health initiatives. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @touromiddletownunity to stay updated and get involved!
CLINICAL ROTATIONS Committee
Gabriella Shtudland
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
The clinical rotations committee works together to ensure rising OMS-II students have the proper information before choosing their rotation sites in the spring. The main event the group organizes is the clinical rotations panel where OMS-III students from each clinical site share their experiences and students have the opportunity to ask them questions. Outside of that, the clinical rotations committee is the main point of contact to address students' concerns, and if needed, committee members will contact the school's rotation coordinators or the clinical sites directly for clarification.
Alumni Relations Committee
Austyn Yamada
Email: [email protected]
About the Committee:
The Alumni Research Committee will serve as a sector of the PPP (Publication Project Pipeline), which aims to connect Alumni looking for students to contribute to the writing process of their research publications. Throughout each semester, the students will reach out to individual alumni in order to gauge interest in participation in this project, as well as outline the expectations of the roles set for each particular project.