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National Student Leaders

2025-2026

 

At-Large Executive Committee Members

Nina Silver – East
Drexel University College of Medicine, M4
Nas327@drexel.edu

Andrew Meci – Northeast
Penn State College of Medicine, M4
ameci@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Kevin Hu – West
University of Chicago, M2
kevinyhu@uchicago.edu


Political Advocacy

Chair – Priya Patel – South
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, M4
priya.k.patel@ttuhsc.edu

Chair – Helen Bassett – South
University of Miami, M4
heb78@med.miami.edu

Carson Hartlage – Central
University of Cincinnati, MD/PhD-G1
hartlams@mail.uc.edu

Daniel McInerney – East
Cornell Medicine, M4
dsm4004@med.cornell.edu

Jessica  George – East
CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy, Masters in Public Health 2026
jessicageorge1018@gmail.com

Maria Liong – West
University of Arizona, M1
mvliong@arizona.edu

Walker Foley – Central
The Ohio State University, M2
walker.foley@osumc.edu

Aron Kishore – West
UC Davis, MPH
Aronkishore@gmail.com

Pavan Gudoor – South
University of Florida College of Medicine, M2
pgudoor@ufl.edu

Gitanjali Lakshminarayanan – South
University of Florida College of Medicine, M2
glakshmi@ufl.edu

Kyle Patel – South
Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, M3
kpatel79@jh.edu

Angela Zhang – South
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, M2
angela.zhang.1@vanderbilt.edu

Micah Jordan – East
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, M2
mj3227@cumc.columbia.edu

Elma Jashim – South
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, M2
elma.jashim@vanderbilt.edu

Theres Alexander – East
Cooper Medical School, M2
alexan62@rowan.edu


Education

Cathleen Rabideau – South
University of Florida, Health Science 2025
cathleenrabideau@ufl.edu

Madeline Canal – South
University of Florida COM, M2
mcanal@ufl.edu

Brooke Adams – South
Vanderbilt, M2
badams0909@gmail.com

Zach Grissom – Central
Carver College of Medicine, M2
zach-grissom@uiowa.edu

Samuel Marquina – South
University of Florida COM, M3
samuel.marquina@ufl.edu

Omeed Mehrzad – Central
Indiana University Bloomington, Political Science/Economics B.A. 2027
omeedmehrzad@gmail.com

Amira Malik – Central
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, M3
malikami@msu.edu

Amber Akhter – Central
University of Illinois College of Medicine, M2
aakht@uic.edu

Taite Lipchak – East
Quinnipiac University, Connecticut, M2
Taite.Lipchak@quinnipiac.edu


Inclusivity & Outreach

Chair -Cortez Johnson – West
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, M4
cjohnson0997@gmail.com

Manav Shah – East
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, M4
mshah11@pride.hofstra.edu

Sadie Gernetzke – Central
Creighton, Nebraska, Nursing 2028
skg74000@creighton.edu

Harley Ledbetter – South
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, M2
harley.ledbetter25@gmail.com

Akshaykumar Ganesh – Central
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, M2
akshaykumar.ganesh@osumc.edu

Cassie Craig – South
KYCOM, M3
cassandracraig@upike.edu

Sogan Karimian – East
Drexel University College of Medicine, M3
sogand.karimian@gmail.com

Sritha Alla – Central 
Creighton University, Neuroscience 2028
sal83643@creighton.edu


Media

Chair – Natalie Koconis – West
University of Washington in Seattle, M4-PhD
nkoconis@uw.edu

Selin Tukel – East
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, M3
selin.tukel@med.uvm.edu

Erika Germinario – Central
Creighton University
emg03814@creighton.edu

Griffin K Johnson – Central
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, M2
griffinkjohnson@gmail.com

Shirsika Kummeta – South
University of Florida, M2
shirsikakummeta@ufl.edu

Serina Sajjad – South
University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, M2
serinasajjad@upike.edu

Raveena Bhui – South
University of Miami, M4/MPH
rxb1236@miami.edu


Infrastructure

Chair – Allison Benjamin – Central
Creighton University, Bachelor’s in Spanish and Sociology 2025
allisonbenjamin@creighton.edu

Grace Tremonti – Central
University of Michigan, M4
getrem@med.umich.edu

David Harary – East
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, M3
david.harary@students.jefferson.edu

Thomas Statchen – Central
University of Chicago, M3
thomas.statchen@uchicagomedicine.org

Lydia Borsi – East
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, M2
lydia.borsi.med@dartmouth.edu

Ronnie Page-Harley – West
University of Southern California, M3
pageharl@usc.edu

Pritom Karmaker, South – Central
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, M2
pxk473@miami.edu

Sammy Jaber – South
University of Pikeville – Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, M2
sammyjaber@upike.edu

Tayyiaba Farooq – East
Rowan-Virtua SOM, M2
farooq23@rowan.edu