Medical Student Council (MSC) Executive Board
Medical Student Council’s Executive Board serves as the direct liaison between the statewide medical student body and the Office of Medical Student Education (MSE).
General Information
Responsibilities
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.
Requirements
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.
Elections and Transition
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.
Current MSC Executive Board and Responsibilities
President

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

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

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

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 Curriculum

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Student Officers and Representatives
These leadership roles ensure student voices from all campuses and class years are represented.
Class Officers
Class officers represent their class for all four years of study at IU School of Medicine.
Class Year | President | Vice President | Treasurer |
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2021 | Gabe Gerena | Amit Nag | Mackenzie Madison |
2022 | Stephanie Asdell | Lauren Pitz | Jorge Figueras |
2023 | Allison Young | Jaquantey Bowens | Larry Wang |
2024 | Makayla Morning | Karis Bamba | Camilo Suescum |
House (Campus) Representatives
As a part of the College and House integration with MSC, the House (Campus) Representatives are elected by the student body present at their respective campus. There is at least one representative per campus for each phase. Representatives help organize social, volunteer and wellness activities for their College and House. House representatives are elected before the beginning of each new phase.
Campus | Phase 1 Year 1 | Phase 1 Year 2 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 |
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Bloomington | Gabriel San Roman Austin Natalie |
Minal Patel Alexus Gonzalez |
Grace Rushton (IN) Sean Buehler (BL) |
Jonathan Wheeler Michael Wiley</td |
Evansville | Olivia Carlton Victoria (Tori) Rone |
Macy Dimmett Abhi Mishra |
Livia Hopper Humza Khan (EV) |
Charlie Matias Chris Jenks |
Fort Wayne | Ali Farhat Sam Garrison |
Lovekirat Singh | Randall McComb Steven Dawson |
Jarrett Campbell Michaela Campbell |
Indianapolis | Matthew Blackwell Nicole Gavin |
Punit Vyas Faith Roberts |
Bianca Blaettner Lauren Bryant |
Nathanael Rollison Mariel Luna Hinojosa |
Muncie | Megan Peffley | Alexander Heymann | Adam Voss (MU) Brian Porter (IN) |
Kaela Miller Mackensey Saxton |
Northwest-Gary | Chinade Roper Meghan Willoughby |
Justin Couetil Marcy Simpson |
Chiamara Anokwute (IN) Bill Trimoski (NW) |
Phoebus Sun Cao Jaclyn O’Connell |
South Bend | Maggie Holohan Nikki Warstler |
Bandon Gregory Christian Lankford |
Michael Harding (IN) John Stillson (SB) |
Abe Leiser Julia Kovalenko |
Terre Haute | Melody Wickstrom Natalie Cox |
Keegan Steele Julie Vaughn |
Annie DeLaCruz (IN) Colton Junod (TH) |
Diane Choi Joey Herbert |
West Lafayette | Kasyap (Kash) Kondury Aditya Desai |
Gabrielle Omoregie Nick Young Victoria Sanchez |
Priyanka Ghosh (IN) Jorge Lopez Perez (WL) |
Guadalupe Jimenez Kendal Weger |