Check out a useful Resource Guide for Engaging Medical Students at the Chapter Level.
Reports to
Charge
Respond to requests from the Board of Regents, committees and staff for review of programs, products and services. Advise the Board of Regents and Board of Governors on:
- Promoting internal medicine as a career
- Increasing the value of ACP membership to medical students
- Strengthening chapter and medical school level activities
- Aligning council activities with the College’s Strategic Plan
Composition (12)
Chair, who must be a member of the Council at the time of selection and who serves ex-officio on the BOR; Vice Chair, who must be a member of the Council at the time of selection and who serves ex-officio on the BOG; 10 at-large members to be selected with consideration given to the College’s Diversity Policy, as well as year in medical school and type of academic program. Up to two at-large positions may be filled by student members from international chapters outside of the US. All members must be medical student members of ACP at the time of selection to the Council. The CSM will automatically appoint an open at-large member position to a CSM Vice Chair who does not move into the Chair position and remains eligible to serve on the CSM and an open at-large member position to a CSM Chair who remains eligible to serve on the CSM.
The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are invited to attend in-person meetings as guests.
Terms
Chair & Vice Chair shall serve one-year terms; all terms end upon graduation from medical school, not to exceed three years as an at-large member. A CSM member may serve up to five years on the Council, if the 4th or 5th year are served as Vice Chair or Chair. Chairs and Vice Chairs must be current medical students in good standing.
2024-25 Council Members
Austin Hoeg, Chair
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
University of Minnesota Medical School
Saint Paul, MN
Term ends: 2025
Tionna Szymanski, Vice Chair
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate
Rocky Vista University
Arvada, CO
Term ends: 2025
Likitha Aradhyula
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate
California Health Sciences University - College of Osteopathic Medicine
San Jose, CA
Term Ends: 2026
Nissma Bencheikh
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
LA Jolla, CA
Term ends: 2025
Emily Chong
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Carlsbad, CA
Term Ends: 2026
Rashmeet Kaur
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate
Lake Erie College of Medicine
Bradenton, FL
Term Ends: 2027
Noel Bobby Hawkins
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine
Bermuda Dunes, CA
Term ends: 2025
Justin McCaskill
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
Term Ends: 2027
Alexandra R. Packham
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Spokane, WA
Term Ends: 2025
Amelia Papadimitriou
Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Urban & Community Health Pathway Candidate
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Term Ends: 2025
Hassler Stefan Macias Sanchez
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Universidad de las Américas Puebla
San Andres, Cholula, Mexico
Term Ends: 2026
Ikaasa Suri
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bergenfield, NJ
Term ends: 2026
Staff Liaison: Amy Allen Collins aallen@acponline.org
To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.