Saturday, November 18, 2006

Organizations

American Association of Osteopathic Women Physicians Delta Omega Chapter

Purpose:

To establish an association of women students in the Osteopathic Medical Colleges recognized by the American Osteopathic Association which shall endeavor to:

Student Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Healthcare Executives

Purpose:

1. To promote educational development of skills necessary for the effective leadership in healthcare organizations.
2. To provide information about career alternatives and job opportunities in the field of healthcare management.
3. To develop an association with local and regional healthcare executive groups to enhance academic and career opportunities.
4. To promote interaction among graduate students, medical students, public health students and faculty of the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
5. To provide members with opportunities to participate in community service events.

American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

Purpose:

1. To advance the standards of family practice in the field of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery by encouraging and improving the educational opportunities for the training of family physicians in all branches of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.
2. To encourage establishment or expansion of residency programs in family practice hospitals.
3. To obtain and promote a general understanding of the scope of the services rendered by the family physician and his/her relationship to specialty groups.
4. To promote and maintain the highest moral and ethical standards in the practice of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.

American Medical Association-Texas Medical Association/Medical Student Section

Purpose:

The Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section of the University of North Texas Health Science Center /  Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is organized to communicate more thoroughly all information about the federation and especially that which is of specific interest to medical students; to encourage Medical Student Section leadership at the local level for better continuity of programming/service and for the development of leaders at the Texas Medical Association level; to promote greater retention of members and to provide a forum for the establishment of programs; to strengthen the concept of “federation” (County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association and American Medical Association  membership early and the idea of working within the structure of organized medicine to achieve the Medical Student Section objectives; and to increase the communication between medical students and county medical societies.

Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons

Purpose:

1. To be a joint services support group for all active HPSP recipients.
2. To promote the scholarship program through collective example to all prospective applicants.
3. To act as liaison between the students, their respective services and school administration.
4. To disseminate information concerning military and Public Health Services medicine and the program in general to all members and prospective members.
5. To orient the new classes to situations that will affect their school and careers.
6. To promote tradition, professionalism and patriotism through example to the University of North Texas Health Science Center and the community.

American Medical Student Association

Purpose:

AMSA is committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training and to improving the nation’s health.  On a local level, the focus is to engage in projects and activities that put philosophy into action, initiating and providing alternative learning opportunities, community outreach programs, and putting forth effort to reform medical education.

Association of Underrepresented Students in Public Health

Black Graduate Students Association

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Christian Medical Association

Purpose:

1. To aid Christian physicians, medical students, and others in the medical profession, attain maturity in Christ through sharing together the Scripture and bearing each other’s burdens in prayer.
2. To present a positive witness of God our Father and our Saviour, Jesus Christ, to the medical profession and to the recipients of  medical care.
3. To emphasize the essential duty and privilege of every Christian to take a definite interest and share in worldwide missions.

D.O./Ph.D. Student Association

Purpose:

1. Formalization of structure of the body of D.O./Ph.D. students at University of North Texas Health Science Center
2. Presentation of united and common body in communication with the University of North Texas Health Science Center faculty, staff and administration (including Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and Graduate School  of Biomedical Sciences).
3. Provisions for a route by which the rights of the individual as well as the majority may be heard and considered within the DPSA and by involved authorities.
4. Establishment of a formal liaison between the Student Government Association and the Graduate Student Association (herein referred to as SGA and GSA respectively).
5. Promotion of research among osteopathic medical students.
6. Enhancement of the University of North Texas Health Science Center D.O./Ph.D. program.

D.O./Ph.D. Student Association

Emergency Medicine Club

Purpose:

The desire of the Emergency Medicine Club is provide an atmosphere for student member involvement and education.  Our main goal is to provide opportunities and information to our members about the profession of emergency medicine and the tools necessary to obtain the residency program of their choice.  Additionally we hope to provide community programs which highlight the emergency medicine profession and allow students first-hand experience.

Forensic Investigation, Research & Education

Purpose:

F.I.R.E. is an organization dedicated to learning about the various fields of forensics through seminars, workshops, and fieldtrips. We hope to build a network of contacts that will aid our members in future endeavors.

Gay Lesbian Straight Health Network

Purpose:

The Gay Lesbian Straight Health Network (GLSHN) or Glisten is an organization open to all students, faculty, and staff of the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Our mission is to ensure a safe and friendly environment for lesbian, gay, straight, bisexual, transgender, and intersex students, faculty, and staff at the University of North Texas Health Science Center by providing education, resources, and support. Our organization meetings are the second Monday of each month. For more information email Ben Adams at beadams@hsc.unt.edu.

UNTHSC Golf Club

Purpose:

The Golf Club at The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth is a non-profit, student-run organization consisting of medical students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and community physicians. We are currently affiliated with The City of Fort Worth Golf Division.

Graduate Student Association

Internal Medicine Club

Purpose:

1. To promote interest in the practice of Internal Medicine and its subspecialties.
2. To provide support and guidance for trainees in the area of Internal Medicine.
3. To provide a forum for meaningful personal interaction between trainees and faculty.
4. To assist trainees in planning for rotations and residencies in their areas of interest in Internal Medicine.
5. To provide didactic programs, clinical experiences, and special functions which will promote learning and growth in Internal Medicine.
6. To provide opportunities for service to the medical community and local public.
7. To provide a mechanism for commendation of trainees who excel in the area of Internal Medicine and the activities of the Club.

Medicine/Public Health Initiative

Purpose:

1. To provide a forum for student discussion and action on matters related to public health and medicine education, practice, and research.
2. To develop and implement student directed community health education and preventive medicine programs.
3. To foster cooperative interaction between students enrolled in medical, public health, and biomedical science curricula.
4. To attract knowledgeable authorities and leaders in public health and medicine for speaking engagements at University of North Texas Health Science Center.
5. To recruit and aid students at other institutions of higher learning in establishing local student chapters of the M/PHI.
6. To promote public health and medical research among students at University of North Texas Health Science Center.
7. To enhance the quality of education in matters of medicine and public health among students at University of North Texas Health Science Center.
8. To engage the community by promoting the contributions to increased quality of life made by public health and medical research and practice.
9. To promote a shared vision of health and illness that acknowledges the reciprocal influence of public health and medical variables upon individual, community, and global well-being.
10. To offer the perspective of tomorrow’s medical and public health leaders on matters related to the health needs of the people of the state of Texas, and of the United States as a whole, at state and national levels.
11. To incorporate, extend, and assist in realizing the goals of the national organization called The Medicine/Public Health Initiative.

Medical Association of Catholic Students

Purpose:

The purpose of Medical Association of Catholic Students (MACS) is to:

1. Promote medical ethics in the Hippocratic tradition, which is a natural-law-based medical ethics, which emphasizes the Aristotelian virtue tradition.
2. Sponsor an annual White Mass in honor of St. Luke the Physician.
3. Sponsor regularly scheduled lectures or discussions on issues of importance to the ethical practice of medicine.
4. Seek out volunteer opportunities for serving the sick and the poor; for example, working in free clinics or serving as extraordinary ministers of communion in the hospital or community setting.
5. Serve as a support groups for students who share similar values and Catholic beliefs.

Multicultural Medical Student Association

Purpose:

1. Assist incoming Minority Students in adjusting to the beginning phase of the Medical School curriculum.
2. Provide valuable contacts with individuals and groups in the minority community.
3. Promote positive attitudes among faculty and staff toward multicultural groups.
4. Increase the graduation rates of minority students.
5. Participate in efforts to increase the enrollment of minority students at University of North Texas Health Science Center / Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
6. Encourage the development of skills to implement the philosophy of Osteopathic medicine.

Medical Student Class of 2005 Scribe Service

Medical Student Government Association

Physician Assistants Class of 2009

PA Club

Purpose:

The purpose of this organization is to establish an association of physician assistant students in the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine which shall endeavor to:

1. Support one another in their studies of physician assistants.
2. Enrich their educational experience through educational programs.
3. Assist one another in dealing with unique situations to physician assistants.
4. Maintain a high standard of ethics among all Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students.

Physician Assistants Class of 2006

Physician Assistants Class of 2008

Physician Assistant Student Association

Pediatrics Club

Purpose:

The Club is an organization intent upon fostering the development of improvements in the health and well-being of all children and stimulating interest in the practice of pediatric medicine among students.  One of our goals is to help the children of society to become interested in their health and recognize the importance of healthy living.  We wish to encourage the osteopathic philosophy in the practice of pediatrics.   Also, we will strive to educate society in ways to keep children safe from abuse.

Public Health Student Association

Psi Sigma Alpha - Zeta Chapter

PSI SIGMA ALPHA IS A NATIONAL HONORS FRATERNITY
Purpose:

The purpose of Psi Sigma Alpha is to recognize and encourage scholarship, friendship, cultural interests and osteopathic progress.

Psychiatry Club

Purpose:

The purpose of this organization is to grow in knowledge and understanding of the field of psychiatric medicine.

Student Associate Auxiliary

Student Chapter of the American Geriatrics Society

Purpose:

1. To encourage interest in geriatrics among faculty and students in the various disciplines concerned with the care of the elderly.
2. To encourage curriculum development in medical schools, so as to include geriatrics in the general
3. curriculum as well as course offerings and multidisciplinary programs.
4. To promote educational programs in geriatrics that will be open to the school faculty as well as to local physicians.
5. To promote educational activities within community facilities such as nursing homes.

Student Osteopathic Medical Association

Purpose:

1. To improve the quality of health care delivery to the American people and the world.
2. To contribute to the welfare and education of Osteopathic medical students .
3. To familiarize its members with the purpose and ideals of osteopathic  medicine.
4. To establish lines of communication with other health science students and organizations.
5. To prepare its members to meet the social, moral, and ethical obligations of the osteopathic profession.

Student Osteopathic Surgical Association

Purpose:

To expose the membership to various surgical techniques and topics through a variety of lectures and  laboratories.  To provide a broader education in the field of surgery and surgical issues to the membership.  To provide a forum for discussion amongst students and osteopathic surgeons.

Sigma Sigma Phi

Purpose: To further the Science of Osteopathic Medicine and its standards of practice. To improve the scholastic standing and promote a higher degree of fellowship among its students. To bring about a closer relationship and understanding between the student bodies, the officials and members of the faculties of our colleges. To foster allegiance to the American Osteopathic Association and to perpetuate these principles and the teachings through the maintenance and development of this organization.

TCOM Medical Student Class of 2005

TCOM Medical Student Class of 2006

TCOM Medical Student Class of 2007

TCOM Medical Student Class of 2010

TCOM Medical Student Class of 2008

TCOM Medical Student Class of 2009

Texas Obstetrics & Gynecology Association of Students

Purpose:

1. To expand a baseline of knowledge of topics in Obstetrics and Gynecology through educational endeavors.
2. To establish or promote a system of unity and support for those students interested in obstetrics and gynecology.
3. To heighten awareness of pertinent current issues in women’s health.
4. To promote cohesiveness among Obstetrician/Gynecologists and other primary care specialties in the areas of women’s health.
5. To provide opportunities to practice techniques useful in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
6. To participate in community services in educating the public on issues related to the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

Undergraduate American Academy of Osteopathy

Purpose:

This UAAO has been organized by students at the University of North Texas Health Science Center under the auspices and guidance of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) for the purposes of acquiring a better understanding of osteopathic principles, theories, and practices.  This includes attaining a maximum proficiency in osteopathic structural diagnosis and manipulative treatment, and fostering a clear concept of the clinical application of osteopathy in health and disease.

Undergraduate Academy of Sports Medicine

Purpose:

The organization is intent upon fostering the development of improvements in the health and well-being of all people and stimulating interest in the practice of sports medicine among students.

United Latin American Medical Students

Purpose:

We the Latin-American students of the medical schools of Texas, recognize the need for unity among ourselves in order to address health care issues of the Latin-American community in Texas.  We pledge to work to expand the applicant pool of Latin-American students, to increase matriculation, to maintain retention and to establish better communication between the allopathic and osteopathic schools in order to increase the number of Latin-American physicians, reducing the disparity to the state representation.  We will also work towards improving the delivery of health care services among the Latin-American community in Texas.

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