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Our Advisors

Thuy-Huynh Nguyen
Thuy-Huynh Nguyen,
M.D., D.F.A.P.A.
Staff Psychiatrist
County of San Bernardino
Dept. of Behavioral Health
Emma Simmons
Emma Simmons,
M.D., M.P.H
Salma Haider Endowed Chair, Thomas Haider Program
Senior Associate Dean, Student Affairs
UCR School of Medicine
Sang Nguyen
Sang Minh Nguyen, M.D.
Resident Physician Advisor 
UCR School of Medicine, Class of 2020
UCSF Pediatric Program 2020-2023
Sophia Montoya
Sophia Montoya
UCR Alumni
MBS
Niresh Perera
Niresh Perera, M.D.
Resident Physician Advisor
UCR School of Medicine, Class of 2021
Harbor UCLA Emergency Medicine Program 2021-2025
Amanda Limon
Amanda Limon,
MPH, MS
Community Health Education Project Coordinator
UCR School of Medicine Pathway Programs
Teresa Cofield
Teresa Cofield
Director of Pathway Programs
UCR School of Medicine

2023-24 Executive Board

 

Karim Jamaleddine
Karim Jamaleddine

Karim Jamaleddine

Director of Internal Affairs

Responsibilities include: Acting as the primary representative of MMS, keeping in close contact with both the UCR SOM and GSOE, managing the executive board.


Matthew Duong, Verniece Lau, & Kyle Vu

Co-Directors of External Affairs

Kyle Vu
Kyle Vu
Verniece Lau
Verniece Lau
Matthew Duong
Matthew Duong

Responsibilities include: New venue outreach, coordination of MMS groups signing up and going to events, information about venues.


Abtin Shafie
Abtin Shafie

Abtin Shafie

Director of Research

Responsibilities include: Managing and compiling data for surveys, working with the UCR School of Medicine to assess impact on community.



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Amrisha Shrivastava

Amrisha Shrivastava

Director of Finances

Responsibilities include: Allocating grant money appropriately to MMS groups, processing of MMS groups requesting materials, tracks budget and advises spending, fundraising.


Alondra Ramirez
Alondra Ramirez
Luiza Rose Chavez
Luiza Rose Chavez

Luiza Rose Chavez & Alondra Ramirez

Media Coordinators

Responsibilities include: Raising student awareness of MMS, leading media projects, managing social media, managing the website and keeping information up to date, flyer creation (digital and actual)


Jeevan Rao, Rana Rezkalla, Diane Hashem, Natalie Bishara & Kulpreet Chhokar

Co-Directors of Training

Kulpreet Chhokar
Kulpreet Chhokar
Natalie Bishara
Natalie Bishara
Diane Hashem
Diane Hashem
Rana Rezkalla
Rana Rezkalla
Jeevan Rao
Jeevan Rao

Responsibilities include: Maintaining a record of presentation’s progress in the approval process, assists with general needs of an MMS group (presentation execution, scheduling, errors, etc).


Prerana Kelkar
Prerana Kelkar

Prerana Kelkar

Director of Communications

Responsibilities include: In charge of mass communication (announcements/emails), manages MMS email and responds appropriately, takes meeting minutes, manages the MMS roster.


Shreya Deshmukh
Shreya Deshmukh

Shreya Deshmukh

Project Manager 

Responsibilities include: Management of project roster, Providing feedback and resources for groups, terminating inactive groups.

 


Past Advisors

  • Jacklyn Loya
  • Linda Scott Hendrick
  • Hanh The-Trinh Nguyen