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cGuide: the massive list of student activities at cornell med

This topic section of the cGuide is still under massive construction. Please submit your updates and additions to hgw2001@mail.med.cornell.edu.

AIDS Teaching Program (ATP)
ATP is a community outreach program designed to educate high school students about AIDS prevention and transmission. The sessions are conducted at various public high schools in Manhattan by pairs of medical students who have attended the fall training session. The 1998-99 curriculum was approved by the Board of Education. Contacts: Elaine Rabin, David Canes, Jessica Goldstein, Liana Leung (1998).

Asian Health Forum
The Asian Health Forum was formed to address the needs and concerns of Asian-American students at Cornell University Medical College. We focus on community service, socio-cultural events, and informal forums on Asian health issues. There are no club dues and the entire CUMC community is invited to participate in all our events. Contacts: Makoto Ishii '02, Henry Wei '02, Genevieve Yuen '02. Meetings: TBA. (9/5/99)

AMSA - American Medical Students Assocation
The Cornell Chapter of the American Medical Students Assocation originally spun off several community service organizations such as the AIDS teaching program (ATP), which have since become independent organizations. Because, in recent years, the original community service component of AMSA has been superseded by the creation of a community service office and hired coordinator, AMSA's activities have been scaled back. More recently, the interim leadership of AMSA has suggested that the respective Community Service VP's of each class be assigned as the AMSA representative, to ensure that Cornell is represented at the national and regional conferences every year. AMSA actually offers quite a number of scholarship and fellowship opportunities -- find out more information by going to the AMSA Website. Contacts: Henry Wei '02, Margaret Skinner '02. Meetings: To be announced. (9/02/99 - HGW)

American Medical Women's Assocation (AMWA)
AMWA is a national organization that addresses women's health issues and serves as a national support network for women in medicine. Contacts: Dorothy Wang '02, Natasha Herron '02. Meetings: To be announced. (9/4/99 - NIH)

Boricua-Latino Health Organization (BLHO)
The Cornell Chapter of the Boricua-Latino Health Organization (BLHO) was founded in 1985. Its goals and purposes include recruiting promising Hispanic men and women and advising them about their opportunities to aid their communities through the health profession, opportunities for community involvement to strength and foster ties with various NYC communities, retain members via academic and social support, and provide members with mentors and role modesl and to provide members with opportunities to network and discuss concerns/medicine with other Hispanic students and health professionals. Contact: Miriam Romero, Venus Rivera, Leslie Castelo. (1998)

Chinese Medical and Graduate Student Association of Cornell
The Chinese Medical and Graduate Student Association of Cornell was formed to address the needs and concerns of Chinese medical students and graudate students at CUMCGMS. Contacts: Jian Shen '02, Juliana Xu GMS, Ping Chi GMS. (1998)

Christian Medical Fellowship
Everyone is welcome to join the Christian Medical Fellowship. We are a group devoted to Christian fellowship, studying the Bible, and growing in out personal walks with Jesus Christ. We are affiliated with the national organization CMDS -- the Christian Medical and Dental Society. Contacts: Grace Kim class of 2000, 212-861-6474, gkim@mail.med.cornell.edu. Meetings: To be announced. (9/02/99)

cAMP - Cornell Adventure in the Mountains Program
cAMP is the first-year outdoors program founded in 1998. It runs on or prior to orientation week, under the auspices of several enthusiastic second-years. Contact: Steve Kleiner '02, Adam Weinstein '02 (9/5/99).

Cornell Geriatrics Interest Group
Students with interest in exploring the field of geriatrics plan and participate in blood pressure screens, social activities, and a medical escorting group to accompany seniors to doctor appointments. Heather Whitson 4th year; 585-2060, hewhitso@mail.med.cornell.edu. Meetings: ad lib. (9/4/99)

Health Education for Life Program (HELP)
HELP is an organization developed to teach homeless people and people in neighboring shelters about essential health issues, such as nutrition, and disease like STD's and TB. Contacts: Soo Yun Chun '01, Dave Hass '01, Hilary Hochberg '01. (1998)

Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered Organization (LGBTO)
LGBTO of Weill Medical College and the Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University provides on- and off-campus events to educate and promote understanding of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered individuals; and to help end intolerance, misconceptions, and stereotypes through education, outreach, activism, visibility, and cultural awareness. Activities in the past year include the Matthew Shepherd vigil, World AIDS Day vigil, GMHC AIDS Walk, Heritage of Pride Parade, monthly movie night in Weill Auditorium, Same Sex Marriage Panel: the mental and public health implications. Our current projects include volunteering at Hetrick Martin High School & shelter for gay and lesbian teens, the Millenium March on Washington and domestic partner benefits. We maintain vertical integration with NYPH and and lesbian teens, the Millenium March on Washington and domestic partner benefits. We maintain vertical integration with NYPH and horizontal integration with other Tri-State area medical schools through NYGLP, GLMA, and AMSA. Joseph Matta, Class of 2000, 517-4880, jmmatta@mail.med.cornell.edu; Julie Clark, Class 2001, 570-5722, jdclark@mail.med.cornell.edu (9/4/99)

The South Asian Club of Cornell Medical College
The South Asian Club of Cornell Medical College was founded in 1990 to promote awareness of South Asian culture among the medical college community; to foster a feeling of community among medical students and residents of South Asian origin; to represent the medical college's South Asian voice in national meetings and activities; and to celebrate cultural and religious events important to the South Asian continent. Contacts: Sanjay Vanguri '01 (1998).

Stimpson Surgical Association
Contact: Abdalla E. Zarroug, azarroug@mail.med.cornell.edu (9/4/99)

Students for Equal Opportunities in Medicine (SEOM)
SEOM is the umbrella organization for historically underrepresented minority students at Weill. Contact: Jhanelle Rhoden (1998).

Streetside at Cornell
Students participating in Streetside vaccinated people at a soup kitchen at St. John the Divine, residency hotels for people with AIDS, and a nd a needle exchange drop in center. The misssion of Streetside is two-fold: providing direct health care to a very need group, and further educating Streetside participants and and the Cornell community about interactions with this special group of people. Contact: Julie Clark (1998).