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Admissions Ambassadors are student leaders chosen to represent and promote Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine to prospective students. Ambassadors will dedicate their time to sharing their experiences at KPSOM and assisting Office of Admissions with recruiting the next generation medical students.

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The Advisory Panel for Research and Scholarship will provide input and advice to the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship (SADRS) and, through the SADRS, to other leadership at the school. Its agendas will focus broadly on the current and future resources of the school to support research and scholarship for students and faculty. Issues considered will include the support of students in their scholarly work, including, but not limited to, the required scholarly project. Consistent with the varied methods and topics of scholarly activity at the school, the group will be asked to consider quantitative and qualitative research, and other forms of scholarship. Three particular focus areas in which the school will seek to develop capacity include: equity in health and health care (including community-based research), research embedded in health systems (including implementation science), and medical education research.”

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To foster a vibrant community of physician-scientists committed to advancing healthcare through cutting-edge research, collaboration, and the integration of clinical and scientific expertise. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and empower our members to excel in both medicine and research, ultimately contributing to the advancement of medical knowledge and improvement of patient care.

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) is a interest group that examines and discusses how the rapidly advancing field of AI collides with medicine and medical education. We aim (pun intended) to advocate for the ethical, safe, and equitable application of AI in medicine and medical education. We will work with the KPSOM community to discuss and create resources that educate on artificial intelligence and how best to apply AI to studies and practice of medicine.

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We intend to provide the KPSOM community with information about local athletic activities as well as the equipment and resources necessary to participate in those activities. We also plan to host 2-4 events per academic year centered around athletics that will be open to the entire KPSOM community. Finally, we will reserve a portion of our budget for students to apply to fund their own athletic initiatives at KPSOM. 

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CIA is part of the School’s administrative structure and a standing administrative committee charged with developing strategies, policies, and deliverables that supports the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine’s (KPSOM’s) data, information, and decision-making needs. It advises and informs the Dean, members of the Dean’s Cabinet, faculty, staff, and the Board of Directors on a variety of issues related to the KPSOM community’s data and analytics infrastructure (e.g., models of analytics systems and platforms, data governance, data use, reporting). The committee is meant to be forward looking by identifying and proposing priorities through the examination and evaluation of related services and infrastructure that affect the school’s mission to deliver on the promises of world-class teaching, service, and scholarship.

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The mission of the KPSOM Community Medicine Interest Group is to cultivate a deep understanding and commitment to community health among future healthcare professionals. We aim to prepare compassionate, culturally humble, and socially responsible physicians dedicated to improving the health and well-being of their communities.

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The purpose of the Student Curricular Board is to partner and collaborate with the school's administration to effectively design, implement, and evaluate the medical school curriculum.

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CET is focused on technologies that facilitate effective learning in the classroom and online. The scope of the CET includes: Elentra, Panopto, Learning Resources, CAE LearningSpace, Anatomy technologies, Clinical Library, KP HealthConnect Training Environment.

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The purpose of this organization is to provide opportunities for student engagement and leadership development at KPSOM for those interested in Emergency Medicine.

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The EID Committee of the Student Council is an organization committed to providing opportunities for student engagement and leadership development around EID at KPSOM. We are involved in programming, curriculum, and the broader discussion around the mission, vision, and values of the school related to equity, inclusion, and diversity. Our committee includes student representatives from each class, support from the EID office, and leadership from the school's Senior Associate Dean for EID.

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The purpose of this organization is to provide opportunities for student engagement within the field of family medicine. The Family Medicine Interest Group seeks to provide mentorship, networking, career advising, and skill building opportunities within the field of family medicine. 

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Members are invited to join in FMIG events and given first priority for networking events or hands-on events where space is limited. Members are also invited to reach out to current board members to help brainstorm future events.

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The Student Honor Council serves as a liaison between students and the school about the learning environment. We provide resources to students to help them better navigate challenges that may arise in the learning environment. We are not a disciplinary body.

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The purpose of this organization is to expand understanding of healthcare and health disparities in carceral spaces (including, but not limited to: jails, prisons and detention centers); explore the roles of physicians in the care of and advocacy for incarcerated individuals; partner with advocacy organizations to fight for more just and equitable healthcare for incarcerated patients and for alternatives to incarceration.

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This student organization will work to bring students of different spiritual and religious backgrounds together in an inclusive and safe space to share and discuss traditions, practices, and holidays related to their spiritual and/or religious identity. The organization will host educational and celebratory events so the represented backgrounds can be learned about and celebrated by the KPSOM community.

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The purpose of this organization is to “strengthen Jewish community at KPSOM and facilitate opportunities for meaningful engagement with Jewish culture, traditions, and holidays."

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The purpose of this organization is to facilitate the development and maintenance of a creative KP community through the shared practice of yarn-based artistry.

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The purpose of this organization is to:

1. To empower learners with a self-identified affinity for the Spanish language (including native speakers, near-native speakers, heritage speaker and otherwise conversationally-fluent speakers) to actively develop advanced communication and clinical/diagnostic linguistic abilities in the Spanish language—in the interest of providing accurate, accessible and equitable healthcare to patients in both English and in Spanish. 
2. To provide a culturally aware, high-fluency-level clinical Spanish education grounded in active-learning methods and clinical Spanish simulation, accounting for and teaching future clinicians about the diversity of linguacultural uniquities present in the array of Spanish dialects spoken throughout the Hispanic/Latine world.
3. To cultivate future leaders in healthcare to develop a rich and comprehensive understanding of disparities, disease, customs and community—via peer and faculty mentorship pathways, research/publication opportunities, as well as access to the expanding body of didactic/instructive clinical Spanish resources.
4. To provide opportunities beyond the simulation/learning environment for advanced Spanish speakers to participate in community involvement/outreach, collective action, and other extra-organizational activities related to community-building with the Spanish-speaking community in Pasadena, the greater Los Angeles area, and the state of California as a whole. 
5. To provide a nurturing space for advanced Spanish speakers to exercise and develop their clinical Spanish in simulation, training, classroom, and other learning environments (such that speakers with a strong background in the Spanish language may identify, discuss, develop, and apply the unique features of advanced clinical Spanish during their future practice). 
6. To prepare future Spanish-language healthcare providers to use advanced clinical Spanish beyond direct translation, such that it conveys the tonal richness and idiosyncrasies relevant to equitable and accessible care (including but not limited to expressions of deference, empathy and compassion, rapport-building, metaphorical, illustrative, and instructive language, as well as the expression of complex concepts not directly translatable from English to Spanish). 
7. To prepare future bilingual providers to enter into clinical spaces (such as residency programs, community health centers, and healthcare advocacy/action spaces) equipped to teach colleagues, other healthcare providers, and more broadly other members of the healthcare apparatus to themselves utilize advanced clinical Spanish—based off of the model and modalities of instruction, dialectic glossaries, clinical cases, oral case presentations, and other instructional materials provided by KPAX to learners throughout and beyond their years at KPSOM. 
8. To enhance and expand recruitment, retention, and outreach to future medical students/trainees with a self-identified affinity for the Spanish language at KPSOM. 
9. To perform the above purposes longitudinally, as a living and evolving instructional/training process spanning across all four years of medical education at KPSOM—with time expanding to comprise a national web of alumni, colleagues, community networks, and advisors/mentors involved in the development of the next generation of Spanish-speaking physicians.

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To give students an opportunity to experience and engage with a media they may not be familiar with. We hope to create a welcoming and inclusive environment within the KPSOM community for people who do or do not already watch anime. Japanese anime and its roots in manga comes with such a rich culture that continues to expand with time. We hope to highlight the depth and broad scope of content in anime that can really cater to a variety of interests.

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The purpose of this organization is to provide opportunities for students to create community through making art, talking about art, musing as we look at art, and planning an end-of-the-year arts event with the Skid Row community.

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To create a supportive culture of belonging and community within the School of Medicine. To promote the holistic development of students with an emphasis on well-being. To engage students in meaningful outside of classroom experiences. To provide opportunities for students to explore and develop their skills as leaders.

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To create a supportive culture of belonging and community within the School of Medicine. To promote the holistic development of students with an emphasis on well-being. To engage students in meaningful outside-of-classroom experiences. To provide opportunities for students to explore and develop their skills as leaders.

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To create a supportive culture of belonging and community within the School of Medicine. To promote the holistic development of students with an emphasis on well-being. To engage students in meaningful outside-of-classroom experiences. To provide opportunities for students to explore and develop their skills as leaders.

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To create a supportive culture of belonging and community within the School of Medicine. To promote the holistic development of students with an emphasis on well-being. To engage students in meaningful outside-of-classroom experiences. To provide opportunities for students to explore and develop their skills as leaders.

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Medical Humanities (MedHum) is a student group committed to fostering critical thinking, artistic production, and community by creating spaces for students to engage with the humanities. We are committed to building a coalition of student-artists and student-thinkers who are eager to explore the multifaceted role that the humanities can play in medicine. Through Storytime, Common Reads, and our affiliated Nostrum publication, MedHum seeks to use the tools at our disposal to fight for justice in and out of health care.

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MedPeds is a unique dual specialty incorporating the breadth and depth of both pediatric and internal medicine to provide comprehensive care. Through MedPeds SIG, we hope to provide opportunities for exposure to, involvement in, and professional growth towards MedPeds and its related subspecialties. 

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Our primary focus is to create a network for students, offering avenues for research, volunteering, and shadowing opportunities, as well as collaborating with community organizers. Additionally, we aim to foster leadership development within KPSOM.

Otolaryngology is a unique medical specialty integrating both clinical and surgical skills to provide continuous otolaryngologic care for patients. OIG strives to facilitate direct learning from otolaryngologists, enabling students to explore this specialty, and preparing them for residency applications and subsequent training.

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The purpose of this organization is to teach students how to build and protect their personal finances in order to fulfill their personal and career goals.

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The purpose of this organization is to support students interested in pursuing Plastic Surgery by providing community, research opportunities, support surgical skill development, and establishing mentorship between students, residents, and attending physicians.

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The purpose of this organization is to provide opportunities for student engagement and education in POCUS and learn about its use across a wide array of specialties at KPSOM, with a focus on hands-on opportunities.

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Social media ambassadors will assist with creating and developing content to help engage and foster community amongst current and prospective students while helping to raise brand awareness through KPSOM social media channels. Students will act as liaisons between students, Marketing & Communications, and Student Affairs to advocate for and produce content that amplifies the culture of KPSOM student life on digital platforms. Students should be available to provide feedback on social media creative, host and coordinate student takeovers and content, identify and recruit KPSOM social media influencers, and participate in planning around social media initiatives.

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The Street Medicine Student Interest group intends to help everyone humbly learn, understand, and then help the communities experiencing houseless in the greater LA area. We welcome all regardless of prior experiences! We value open-mindedness, continuous community support, and an unwavering dedication to serve the underserved

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It was established to create a more collaborative, systematic, strategic, transparent, and consistent process for presenting and making IT-related decisions throughout the School of Medicine. Faculty, student, and administrative representatives compose the TSC's roster to ensure the actions and recommendations of the committee are consistent with the School's academic mission and administrative goals.

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Urology is a unique medical specialty integrating both clinical and surgical skills to provide continuous urologic care for patients. UIG strives to facilitate direct learning from Urologists, enabling students to explore this specialty, preparing them for residency applications and subsequent training.

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The purpose of the Student Wellbeing Committee is to establish a culture of well-being at our medical school that ensures inclusivity. We want to promote a school environment where students feel supported and valuable.

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The purpose of this organization is to 1) Empower medical students who identify as women through mentorship, networking, and skills building. 2) Form strong networking ties with nearby medical schools, residency programs, and women physicians. 3) Create a safe space to discuss issues and fears that affect women in medicine.

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