CMSC Executive Board
2024-25 Executive Board
Executive Board Roles
President:The president of Chicago Medical Student Council establishes a schedule of meetings;; directs the Chicago Medical Student Council meetings; acts as a liaison between the student body and the faculty and administration; reviews all correspondence from Chicago Medical Student Council; tracks progress of Chicago Medical Student Council projects; performs all other appropriate responsibilities that might be encountered; is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the duties of Chicago Medical Student Council and Chicago Medical Student Council officers are fulfilled; acts on behalf of the student body as a representative on the Alumni Council; and annually reviews and leads committee on updates to Chicago Medical Student Council constitution.
VP Curriculum: The vice president of curriculum (VPC) of Chicago Medical Student Council chairs the committee that selects student representatives for all UICOM-Chicago academic committees (Phase 1, Phase 2/3, M3/M4, Curriculum, Chicago Student Promotions, USMLE Preparedness) along with the Student Curricular Board (SCB). The VPC also assists in the appointment of student representatives from the Chicago campus to college-wide committees including instruction & appraisal (CCIA), research (CCR), student awards and scholarships (CCSAS), and student promotions (CCSP) as per the University Medical Student Council (UMSC) constitution. The VPC will also assist in appointing the health fair coordinator and leadership series coordinator (led by the vice president of student life) and webmaster (led by the vice president of communications) concurrently in the Fall of their term. The VPC submits a list of all voting and non-voting representatives to the appropriate deans and staff members in the Office of Student Affairs and Curricular Affairs and presents academic committee reports when a representative is absent from the Chicago Medical Student Council meeting. The VPC sets the agenda for the SCB executive board and organizes Curricular Town Halls, forms and dissolves curricular focus groups, and disseminates important curricular updates to the College of Medicine student body.
VP Student Life: The vice president of student life will oversee the operations of student organizations and oversee the ad hoc committees. The vice president of student life is responsible for overseeing the Specialty Outreach Chair (SOC) position for Speciality Interest Groups, including regular meetings with the Dean for Advising and Career Planning and the Director of Career Services. Guidance of student organizations, and ensuring effective collaboration and communication between relevant organizations and ad hoc committees, is a core responsibility of the position. The position will oversee and utilize the help of Treasurer, Chicago Medical Student Council Head Alumni Rep, Health Fair Coordinator, Student Leadership Coordinator, and Webmaster to effectively accomplish its goals. The vice president of student life will assist in the planning of the M1 orientation student activities fair. The vice president of student life will oversee the student organization affiliation process with Chicago Medical Student Council and work with the Vice President of Communications and Webmaster to ensure an updated Chicago Medical Student Council event calendar.
VP Communications: The vice president of communications will oversee the flow of information between students, staff, faculty, and administration within and across campuses To accomplish this, the position will entail serving as the editor-in-chief of the quarterly Chicago Medical Student Council newsletter, The Medical Messenger, in tandem with other members of the Chicago Medical Student Council executive board, moderating and optimizing the U of I College of Medicine Slack workspace, working with the Webmaster for strategic messaging on the Chicago Medical Student Council website and social media pages (Facebook and Instagram), collaborating with the Secretary to create engaging minutes for General Body Meetings, and leading other communications-related projects including but not limited to creating and administering surveys, planning college-wide announcements, creating marketing material for prospective students, onboarding M1s to Slack, and increasing visibility of campus resources. Furthermore, the position will oversee and utilize the help of the eight (8) total representatives chosen to represent each Class Board at UMSC and the two (2) HPSC representatives to compile monthly updates of HPSC, UMSC and Senate agendas one week before each scheduled Chicago Medical Student Council General Body Meeting. The position will be responsible for complying with the HPSC, UMSC and Senate constitutions in order to designate proper proxies and coordinate attendance to all of the meetings. The position will require attendance to the first meeting of the academic year for HPSC, UMSC and the Senate in order to establish a relationship with each body. Thereafter, it will be at the discretion of the vice president to create a reliable system of communication between all representatives. The position will also require attendance at the first meeting of the academic year for the UMSC Executive Board in addition to attendance at meetings held thereafter.
Treasurer: The treasurer of Chicago Medical Student Council manages the budget and expenditures of Chicago Medical Student Council, establishes an annual fiscally sound budget which is subject to approval by the Chicago Medical Student Council executive board and the Senior Associate Dean of Students, presents a treasurer’s report at each Chicago Medical Student Council meeting, and ensures the appropriate and expedient management of moneys to respective parties. The treasurer also is responsible for obtaining food and drinks for Chicago Medical Student Council meetings. The treasurer will also be responsible for helping organize the student organization orientations in regards to funding access, presenting the executive board’s suggestion for allocating funds to the general student body, and approving funding requests for student organizations. The treasurer will serve as the main liaison between the Office of the Dean of Students, Center for Student Involvement, Chicago Medical Student Council, and COM student organizations regarding all issues relevant to funding and funding opportunities.
Head Alumni Representative: The Head Alumni Representative to Chicago Medical Student Council is responsible for attending all the Alumni Council meetings; for overseeing class Alumni representatives; for voting on Alumni issues on behalf of Chicago Medical Student Council and the UIC-COM medical student body at Alumni Council meetings; for conveying pertinent Chicago Medical Student Council and Chicago campus issues to the Alumni Council; for presenting a report summarizing the events of Alumni meetings at Chicago Medical Student Council meetings; for organizing student participation at the annual Alumni Reunion; for extrapolating pertinent student issues in the biannual Alumni Magazine; and for facilitating communication between the class Alumni representatives and the Alumni Council members.
Secretary: The secretary of Chicago Medical Student Council is responsible for maintaining a contact list for all voting and nonvoting members; for recording the minutes of each meeting; for distributing agendas, prior meeting minutes, and other documents to all members; ensuring distribution of Chicago Medical Student Council reports to each class; for maintaining a collection of all pertinent Chicago Medical Student Council reports. The secretary will also be responsible for reserving a room for each general body meeting. If the general body meeting is a social-distanced video-conferencing meeting, the secretary will be responsible for scheduling that meeting over Zoom and distributing the link with the agenda prior to the meeting. The secretary will be responsible for organizing a Dialogue with the Deans event at the discretion of the Chicago Medical Student Council board when there is a substantial matter that the student body needs to discuss.
Webmaster: The webmaster is responsible for developing and maintaining the Chicago Medical Student Council website and social media pages (Facebook and Instagram) to promote the vision and goals of Chicago Medical Student Council. The webmaster is responsible for obtaining meeting minutes from the Secretary and posting them within two weeks after each meeting. The webmaster will work with class board historians to maintain a repository of student photos and to update class board positions on the website at the beginning of each term. The webmaster will work with the Vice President of Student Life to update the list of Chicago Medical Student Council-affiliated student organizations on the website and will work with the Vice President of Curriculum to update the Student Curricular Board section of the website. The position is also responsible for posting all relevant news, events, and updates in a timely fashion on the website (ie, Dialogue with the Deans, Curricular Changes, Chicago Medical Student Council Newsletter, etc.). For the social media pages, the webmaster must keep a consistent schedule to post relevant news, events, and student highlights to engage with the Chicago student body.
Health Fair Coordinator: The health fair coordinator is responsible for maintaining and organizing the stock of supplies, preparing supplies, and helping student organizations on campus to prepare for health fairs. Collaborate with the VP of Student Life to annually assess needs of the student organizations that conduct health fairs. especially around linguistic diversity and access. The health fair coordinator will report to the VP of Student Life.
Student Leader Coordinator: The student leadership series coordinator is responsible for working with the VP of Student Life to run the annual spring student organization orientation. The student leadership coordinator plans the Student Awards Night and encourages recognition of outstanding student leaders in the UICOM-Chicago community as well as outstanding student organizations throughout the year. The student leadership coordinator plans initiatives to honor student leaders and engage students, collaborating with the Webmaster, Vice President of Student Life, and the Vice President of Communications.
HPSC Representative: The Chicago Medical Student Council representatives to HPSC must ensure that the UICOM-Chicago receives at least its fair share of funds from student fees through HPSC; must report HPSC’s activities and funding opportunities to Chicago Medical Student Council and UMSC; and must report pertinent Chicago Medical Student Council and UMSC activities to HPSC. Two Chicago Medical Student Council representatives to HPSC will be selected during Committee Representative interviews, with one representative being designated as reporting to UMSC and one as reporting to Chicago Medical Student Council. Both representatives will be overseen by the VP of Communications.
LMSA Representative: Each academic year, Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) will internally select a member to serve as the Chicago Medical Student Council Representative. This student will serve as a liaison between LMSA and Chicago Medical Student Council; communicate relevant updates to both groups; attend Chicago Medical Student Council executive board meetings, Deans Meetings, and GBMs; and vote on Chicago Medical Student Council issues.
SNMA Representative: Each academic year, Student National Medical Association (SNMA) will internally select a member to serve as the Chicago Medical Student Council Representative. This student will serve as a liaison between SNMA and Chicago Medical Student Council; communicate relevant updates to both groups; attend Chicago Medical Student Council executive board meetings, Deans Meetings, and GBMs; and vote on Chicago Medical Student Council issues.
CMSC Executive Board 24-25
President:The president of Chicago Medical Student Council establishes a schedule of meetings;; directs the Chicago Medical Student Council meetings; acts as a liaison between the student body and the faculty and administration; reviews all correspondence from Chicago Medical Student Council; tracks progress of Chicago Medical Student Council projects; performs all other appropriate responsibilities that might be encountered; is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the duties of Chicago Medical Student Council and Chicago Medical Student Council officers are fulfilled; acts on behalf of the student body as a representative on the Alumni Council; and annually reviews and leads committee on updates to Chicago Medical Student Council constitution.
VP Curriculum: The vice president of curriculum (VPC) of Chicago Medical Student Council chairs the committee that selects student representatives for all UICOM-Chicago academic committees (Phase 1, Phase 2/3, M3/M4, Curriculum, Chicago Student Promotions, USMLE Preparedness) along with the Student Curricular Board (SCB). The VPC also assists in the appointment of student representatives from the Chicago campus to college-wide committees including instruction & appraisal (CCIA), research (CCR), student awards and scholarships (CCSAS), and student promotions (CCSP) as per the University Medical Student Council (UMSC) constitution. The VPC will also assist in appointing the health fair coordinator and leadership series coordinator (led by the vice president of student life) and webmaster (led by the vice president of communications) concurrently in the Fall of their term. The VPC submits a list of all voting and non-voting representatives to the appropriate deans and staff members in the Office of Student Affairs and Curricular Affairs and presents academic committee reports when a representative is absent from the Chicago Medical Student Council meeting. The VPC sets the agenda for the SCB executive board and organizes Curricular Town Halls, forms and dissolves curricular focus groups, and disseminates important curricular updates to the College of Medicine student body.
VP Student Life: The vice president of student life will oversee the operations of student organizations and oversee the ad hoc committees. The vice president of student life is responsible for overseeing the Specialty Outreach Chair (SOC) position for Speciality Interest Groups, including regular meetings with the Dean for Advising and Career Planning and the Director of Career Services. Guidance of student organizations, and ensuring effective collaboration and communication between relevant organizations and ad hoc committees, is a core responsibility of the position. The position will oversee and utilize the help of Treasurer, Chicago Medical Student Council Head Alumni Rep, Health Fair Coordinator, Student Leadership Coordinator, and Webmaster to effectively accomplish its goals. The vice president of student life will assist in the planning of the M1 orientation student activities fair. The vice president of student life will oversee the student organization affiliation process with Chicago Medical Student Council and work with the Vice President of Communications and Webmaster to ensure an updated Chicago Medical Student Council event calendar.
VP Communications: The vice president of communications will oversee the flow of information between students, staff, faculty, and administration within and across campuses To accomplish this, the position will entail serving as the editor-in-chief of the quarterly Chicago Medical Student Council newsletter, The Medical Messenger, in tandem with other members of the Chicago Medical Student Council executive board, moderating and optimizing the U of I College of Medicine Slack workspace, working with the Webmaster for strategic messaging on the Chicago Medical Student Council website and social media pages (Facebook and Instagram), collaborating with the Secretary to create engaging minutes for General Body Meetings, and leading other communications-related projects including but not limited to creating and administering surveys, planning college-wide announcements, creating marketing material for prospective students, onboarding M1s to Slack, and increasing visibility of campus resources. Furthermore, the position will oversee and utilize the help of the eight (8) total representatives chosen to represent each Class Board at UMSC and the two (2) HPSC representatives to compile monthly updates of HPSC, UMSC and Senate agendas one week before each scheduled Chicago Medical Student Council General Body Meeting. The position will be responsible for complying with the HPSC, UMSC and Senate constitutions in order to designate proper proxies and coordinate attendance to all of the meetings. The position will require attendance to the first meeting of the academic year for HPSC, UMSC and the Senate in order to establish a relationship with each body. Thereafter, it will be at the discretion of the vice president to create a reliable system of communication between all representatives. The position will also require attendance at the first meeting of the academic year for the UMSC Executive Board in addition to attendance at meetings held thereafter.
Treasurer: The treasurer of Chicago Medical Student Council manages the budget and expenditures of Chicago Medical Student Council, establishes an annual fiscally sound budget which is subject to approval by the Chicago Medical Student Council executive board and the Senior Associate Dean of Students, presents a treasurer’s report at each Chicago Medical Student Council meeting, and ensures the appropriate and expedient management of moneys to respective parties. The treasurer also is responsible for obtaining food and drinks for Chicago Medical Student Council meetings. The treasurer will also be responsible for helping organize the student organization orientations in regards to funding access, presenting the executive board’s suggestion for allocating funds to the general student body, and approving funding requests for student organizations. The treasurer will serve as the main liaison between the Office of the Dean of Students, Center for Student Involvement, Chicago Medical Student Council, and COM student organizations regarding all issues relevant to funding and funding opportunities.
Head Alumni Representative: The Head Alumni Representative to Chicago Medical Student Council is responsible for attending all the Alumni Council meetings; for overseeing class Alumni representatives; for voting on Alumni issues on behalf of Chicago Medical Student Council and the UIC-COM medical student body at Alumni Council meetings; for conveying pertinent Chicago Medical Student Council and Chicago campus issues to the Alumni Council; for presenting a report summarizing the events of Alumni meetings at Chicago Medical Student Council meetings; for organizing student participation at the annual Alumni Reunion; for extrapolating pertinent student issues in the biannual Alumni Magazine; and for facilitating communication between the class Alumni representatives and the Alumni Council members.
Secretary: The secretary of Chicago Medical Student Council is responsible for maintaining a contact list for all voting and nonvoting members; for recording the minutes of each meeting; for distributing agendas, prior meeting minutes, and other documents to all members; ensuring distribution of Chicago Medical Student Council reports to each class; for maintaining a collection of all pertinent Chicago Medical Student Council reports. The secretary will also be responsible for reserving a room for each general body meeting. If the general body meeting is a social-distanced video-conferencing meeting, the secretary will be responsible for scheduling that meeting over Zoom and distributing the link with the agenda prior to the meeting. The secretary will be responsible for organizing a Dialogue with the Deans event at the discretion of the Chicago Medical Student Council board when there is a substantial matter that the student body needs to discuss.
Webmaster: The webmaster is responsible for developing and maintaining the Chicago Medical Student Council website and social media pages (Facebook and Instagram) to promote the vision and goals of Chicago Medical Student Council. The webmaster is responsible for obtaining meeting minutes from the Secretary and posting them within two weeks after each meeting. The webmaster will work with class board historians to maintain a repository of student photos and to update class board positions on the website at the beginning of each term. The webmaster will work with the Vice President of Student Life to update the list of Chicago Medical Student Council-affiliated student organizations on the website and will work with the Vice President of Curriculum to update the Student Curricular Board section of the website. The position is also responsible for posting all relevant news, events, and updates in a timely fashion on the website (ie, Dialogue with the Deans, Curricular Changes, Chicago Medical Student Council Newsletter, etc.). For the social media pages, the webmaster must keep a consistent schedule to post relevant news, events, and student highlights to engage with the Chicago student body.
Health Fair Coordinator: The health fair coordinator is responsible for maintaining and organizing the stock of supplies, preparing supplies, and helping student organizations on campus to prepare for health fairs. Collaborate with the VP of Student Life to annually assess needs of the student organizations that conduct health fairs. especially around linguistic diversity and access. The health fair coordinator will report to the VP of Student Life.
Student Leader Coordinator: The student leadership series coordinator is responsible for working with the VP of Student Life to run the annual spring student organization orientation. The student leadership coordinator plans the Student Awards Night and encourages recognition of outstanding student leaders in the UICOM-Chicago community as well as outstanding student organizations throughout the year. The student leadership coordinator plans initiatives to honor student leaders and engage students, collaborating with the Webmaster, Vice President of Student Life, and the Vice President of Communications.
HPSC Representative: The Chicago Medical Student Council representatives to HPSC must ensure that the UICOM-Chicago receives at least its fair share of funds from student fees through HPSC; must report HPSC’s activities and funding opportunities to Chicago Medical Student Council and UMSC; and must report pertinent Chicago Medical Student Council and UMSC activities to HPSC. Two Chicago Medical Student Council representatives to HPSC will be selected during Committee Representative interviews, with one representative being designated as reporting to UMSC and one as reporting to Chicago Medical Student Council. Both representatives will be overseen by the VP of Communications.
LMSA Representative: Each academic year, Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) will internally select a member to serve as the Chicago Medical Student Council Representative. This student will serve as a liaison between LMSA and Chicago Medical Student Council; communicate relevant updates to both groups; attend Chicago Medical Student Council executive board meetings, Deans Meetings, and GBMs; and vote on Chicago Medical Student Council issues.
SNMA Representative: Each academic year, Student National Medical Association (SNMA) will internally select a member to serve as the Chicago Medical Student Council Representative. This student will serve as a liaison between SNMA and Chicago Medical Student Council; communicate relevant updates to both groups; attend Chicago Medical Student Council executive board meetings, Deans Meetings, and GBMs; and vote on Chicago Medical Student Council issues.
