Leadership

Students on the MSC Executives Board are voting members of the MSC. Each executive is elected to serve a one-year term. The executives attend at least three meetings per month: the monthly MSC general meeting, an Executive Board meeting and a Deans meeting. Executives may be called upon to represent the student body at additional meetings and events. Generally, meetings are not held during the summer months or in December.

Any medical student in good standing can run for an MSC executive position. However, the demands of the job typically require an extensive knowledge of the infrastructure of both student government and IU School of Medicine. All interested candidates are encouraged to attend a few MSC general meetings prior to running. Please read below for the particular nuances of each position.

Candidates must submit a platform for consideration two weeks prior to the day of election. Any IU School of Medicine student can attend the election meeting and voice his or her opinion about the candidates, although only MSC voting members can vote. On the day of the election, the MSC president will open up each position for election sequentially from president onwards. All candidates for each office will have five minutes to speak on their qualifications and two minutes for questions. Afterward, the voting members make their decision and vote by instant runoff.

Should a class officer or center representative decide to run for an MSC position, he or she must be willing to step down from their current voting position. All students elected to the Executive Board undergo a transition and orientation by outgoing executives.

President: Maria Khan

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Although not required, the most qualified candidates are:
  • A Phase 1 Year 2 or Phase 2 student at the time of election
  • Previously an MSC Executive, class officer or center rep

Responsibilities

• Represent the MSC in all its affairs
• Serve as the primary liaison between the student body and IU School of Medicine Office of Medical Student Education (MSE)
• Form ad hoc committees
• Call and preside at MSC meetings
• Formulate an agenda for MSC meetings
• Oversee all MSC Executive Council Officer elections
• Have oversight of MSC members, both elected and appointed
• Coordinate the monthly Student Leadership/Deans meeting
• Serve on the Campus Appeals Committee
• Serve on the Data Survey and Vetting Committee
• Aid the other MSC Executives in MSC business

Additional Meetings

• Monthly meetings with the class presidents and an Office of Medical Student Education student affairs dean

Vice President of Leadership: Haider Al-Awadi

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Although not required, the most qualified candidates are:
  • A Phase 1 Year 2 or Phase 2 student at the time of election

Responsibilities

• Share responsibilities with the president, including representing MSC in its affairs when the president is unavailable
• Preside at MSC meetings in the absence of the president
• Oversee and monitor the class officers, house reps and college leaders
• Plan and develop Leadership Day in conjunction with the IU School of Medicine Events Coordinator and the IU School of Medicine Alumni Organization
• Develop a half-day or shorter event for newly elected MSC class leaders to orient students to the responsibilities, communication expectations and leadership expectations of their position
• Carry out class elections using an MSC-approved account
• Continue to build upon opportunities for student leadership collaboration with other professional schools
• Aid the other MSC executives in MSC business

Vice President of Committee Affairs: Andrea Gonzalez

Responsibilities

• Plan and Execute the annual MSC Interview Day for both the spring and fall semesters
• Oversee and manage all IU School of Medicine committees, including MSC-appointed, MSE-appointed, Dean-appointed, Wellness and PMC Committees
• Outline committee descriptions and responsibilities and keep information updated on the MSC website
• Ensure all committees are following proper reporting protocols to ensure MSC is updated on all current proposals and policy decisions
• Aid the other MSC executives in MSC business

Additional Meetings

• Attend IUPUI Registered Student Organization governance meetings if the treasurer is unable to attend

Vice President of Statewide Affairs: Faith Roberts

Responsibilities

• Work with and oversee the activities of the MSC-recognized Student Interest Groups (SIGs) and statewide “super SIGs”
• Conduct the annual SIG Orientation, to be held in the early summer
• Maintain general SIG records, passwords and activities
• Chair the SIG Accountability Committee
• Coordinate the SIG approval process
• Aid the other MSC executives in MSC business

Additional Meetings

• Organize and preside over monthly College & House meetings with the college leaders

Vice President of Committee Affairs: Matthew Wilcox

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Vice President of Committee Affairs to oversee curricular committees including: CCSC, CCC, ASC, ACE, SCLC, FCC, SCC, CDW, and Threads. Individual committee information can be found here.
• Communicate important curricular issues to MSC and student body as needed.
• Oversee creation and integration of new curricular committees as needed.
• Act as point-of-contact for faculty, curricular committees, and Medical Student Council on relevant curricular issues.
• Aid the other MSC executives in MSC business.

Vice President of Wellness: Makayla Burrell

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• The student who holds the position of Chair of Wellness of the Wellness Coalition concurrently holds the position of Vice President of Wellness on the MSC Executive Board. Member will be fed through the established Wellness Coalition Executive Board and will not be elected in the Medical Student Council Elections.

Responsibilities

• Attend all MSC executive meetings, monthly Dean’s meetings, and monthly MSC general body meetings.
• Adhere to requirements of concurrent position on Wellness Coalition executive board.
• Aid other MSC executives in MSC business.

Vice President of Service: Minal Patel

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• The student who holds the position of MSC liaison on the Medical Student Service Group executive board concurrently holds the position of Vice President of Service on the MSC Executive Board. Member will be fed through the established SLC executive board and will not be elected in the Medical Student Council Elections

Responsibilities

• Attend all MSC executive meetings, monthly Dean’s meetings, and monthly MSC general body meetings.
• Adhere to requirements of concurrent position on SLC executive board.
• Aid other MSC executives in MSC business.

Vice President of Finance: Acacia Williams

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Treasurer must be based in Indianapolis

Responsibilities

• Audit and balance MSC finances
• Chair the Indianapolis Student Activities Fund Committee
• Coordinate statewide funding committees to maintain communication about funding opportunities at each campus
• Maintain Registered Student Organization status with IUPUI and continuously update MSC student groups on IU School of Medicine and IUPUI policy changes
• Create a semesterly budget for the upcoming semester MSC funds. This budget must be voted on and approved once each semester at an MSC General Meeting by a majority of present MSC Voting Members. At the time of each vote, a current count and report of all MSC finances must also be given.
  • For the fall semester budget (July 1 – December 31), this vote will occur in August
  • For the spring semester budget (January 1 – June 30), this vote will occur in January
  • Aid the other MSC executives in MSC business.

Additional Meetings

• Attend IUPUI Registered Student Organization governance meetings

Vice President of Communications: Ashton Moody

Responsibilities

• Record the live minutes of the MSC meetings
• Publicize the agenda for each upcoming council meeting
• Maintain an updated MSC roster consisting of the names and email addresses of council members, committee representatives and representatives of all recognized medical student organizations
• Supervise the maintenance and updating of MSC electronic materials. This shall include, but is not limited to, uploading monthly meeting minutes, updating annual membership and contact information, updating student organization lists and contact information, and the MSC blog/newsletter
• Notify council members of any change in the status of their voting privileges
• Oversee the use of Daly bulletin board space
• Aid the other MSC executives in MSC business

Additional Meetings

• Any meeting where minutes are needed (see other positions)

Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion: Deena Mohamed

Additional Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a member of one or more of the established student Affinity Groups available at IUSM including Student National Medical Association, The Alliance, Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, American Medical Women’s Association, and/or Latin Medical Student Association.
  • It is encouraged the student has been a member of one or more of these groups for at least a year, but not required. 
• Must be in Phase 1 or Phase 2 of medical training.
• Must have availability to complete at least 1-term as VP Diversity and Inclusion (Nov-Nov)
• Must be elected by majority vote from the sitting executives boards of the IUSM student Affinity Groups including Student National Medical Association, The Alliance, Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, American Medical Women’s Association, and Latin Medical Student Association.
• Must be in good academic standing. 
• May be from any IUSM campus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cross Cultural Collaboration
• Serve as liaison between Medical Student Council and IUSM affinity groups
• Support students with initiatives that promote DEI at IUSM
• Maintain communication with all IUSM campuses 
• Work towards creating spaces for BIPOC students and other minoritized students and  creating programming that teaches students to act as responsible allies
• Attend all MSC executive meetings, monthly Dean’s meetings, and monthly MSC general body meetings.
• Aid other MSC executives in MSC business.