(Meals & Mentorship advice event)

Advice: The MSTP SC compiles and consolidates advice, resources, and wisdom of senior students and hosts events to help all students navigate MD/PhD transitions and milestones. Events are planned and implemented by MSTP SC.

• Associated events: Meals & Mentorship (M&M) Series (MD-to-PhD & How to Publish; PhD-to-MD & How to Succeed in Clinic; MSTP-to-Beyond: Preparing and Applying for Residency).

(MSTP-Park Day)

Communication: The MSTP SC is a conduit for reciprocal communication between the MSTP student body and the MSTP administration. MSTP SC also serves to promote program cohesion, community building, and peer mentorship through social events. The Communication Committee is responsible for overseeing the social, interactive, and messaging program of MSTP SC.

• Associated events: MSTP Park-Day, Social Hours, Annual MSTP Retreat, Revisit Weekend

• Initiatives: MSTP-Pods, SWAG
• Resources: SC-Slack, MSTP Intranet (repository of MSTP resources), Quarantine Chronicles Newsletter, Twitter

Policy: The MSTP SC studies issues related to current program structure and makes recommendations for programmatic change to the MSTP administration. Policy changes are recommended only after careful consideration and consultation of the MSTP student body and all relevant stakeholders.

• Associated events: Quarterly MSTP SC Business Meetings.

• Current Topics for Study: New curriculum, Return to Clinic Refresher Course

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Advocacy (IDEA): The MSTP SC serves to facilitate a broad awareness of how and why diversity is unequivocally linked to all MSTP areas of concern such as intellectual freedom, education and continual learning, literacy and fairness of access; to support our current and future students in all aspects of equity and justice; and to foster the development of a diverse MSTP student community.

• Studies diversity issues affecting MSTP students, recommends policy changes, advocates for students facing discrimination, collaborates with other campus advocacy groups, and interfaces with Community Outreach

Community Outreach:

As a branch of the MSTP Student Council, the MSTP Community Outreach Group has the mission to connect with and provide community to people regardless of race, gender, or family income. The Community Outreach Group coordinates community service and engagement opportunities for MSTP students. This includes emailing existing volunteer opportunities on campus monthly, regular meetings with the Outreach Interest Group, organizing service projects, supporting MSTP student-led outreach initiatives, and building new outreach programs.

Annual Projects:

AMC Pre-doc Mentoring Program, STEM Scholars, MD-PhD Panel Informational Session, and community volunteer projects

Past Outreach Projects/Initiatives:

Summer Research Training Program (SRTP), Westminster High School Scientific Advisory Board and Outreach, monthly Outreach Interest Group meetings, and more!