Specialty Clubs Overview
These are student-run organizations with faculty advisors and guest speakers.
Each specialty club explores situations and medical problems associated with
the particular specialty. The clubs meet regularly during the school year
and flyers are distributed, listing time and place of the meetings. Meals
are provided. Students can belong to more than one of these organizations;
no commitment is necessary, only an interest in becoming more informed about
a specialty.
Club Medd (Internal Medicine) Club
Internal Medicine is the medical specialty of adult primary care. With a
career in internal medicine, you can be a primary care physician or a specialist.
The medial specialties included in internal medicine are:
- Allergy
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
Club Medd meetings have been held on the Wright State campus and at Miami Valley Hospital.
The meetings include presentations of current medical topics of interest with
emphasis on internal medicine.
Dermatology Interest Group
The WSU Dermatology Interest Group is a club
that allows medical students to learn about and become more involved in the
specialty of dermatology. Skin is the largest organ in the human body. This
complex system is also very vulnerable. Learning and focusing on care, treatment,
research, and also helping in the area of community-awareness is our main
goal. There are no club dues, and all medical students are invited to come
to the meetings. The DIG faculty advisor is Dr. Julian Trevino.
Emergency Medicine Interest Group
The Emergency Medicine Interest Group EMIG allows medical students an inside
look into one of the most competitive specialties in medicine. Residencies
in Emergency Medicine are increasingly sought after due to its inherent patient
and case variety, fast pace and excellent compatibility with both family
and personal life. Meetings are held every other month and include hands-on
seminars in techniques such as suturing and wound closure, casting and splinting,
and airway management. Presentations are also made by noted attending physicians
in Emergency Medicine, and cover important case studies and ways to improve
the student's chances of earning an EM residency. EMIG students are also
afforded opportunities to shadow in local Emergency Departments with current
residents and attending physicians, participate in ride time with local EMS
units, and even experience flight time with Miami Valley Hospital's CareFlight
helicopter medical transport service. The EMIG faculty advisor is Dr. Michael
Ballester.
Family Medicine Interest Group
The Family Medicine Interest Group is a club that allows students to learn
about and become involved in the diverse field of family practice. The family
physician is trained to provide continuous, comprehensive health maintenance
and medical care to the entire family. Members are also actively involved
in the Ohio and American Academies of Family Physicians as student representatives
at meetings and convention. Past guest speaker topics have included new diagnostic
procedures and therapies, economic issues in modern medicine and how they
will affect your practice, and physician lifestyle management. Members can
receive The
American Family Physician, a very readable journal, free for the first
year. There are no club dues, and all medical students are invited to come
to the meetings. The FMIG faculty advisor is Dr. Bruce Binder.
Obstetrics and Gynecology Club
Obstetrics and Gynecology Club is a newly active organization created for
those with a special interest in the reproductive health care of women. An
emphasis will be placed on the health care needs of patients addressed by
Ob/Gyn physicians. Topics of interest include: prenatal care, contraception,
menopause, and preventative screening procedures.
Ophthalmology Club
The Ophthalmology Club is an organization dedicated to helping eliminate
preventable blindness in the Dayton Area through educational opportunities
and screenings.
Pediatrics Club
The Pediatrics Club is an organization composed of medical students, pediatric
residents, and physicians. Student members enjoy monthly meetings featuring
guest speakers, discussion with fellow students, and the opportunity to interact
with pediatric faculty. Student input regarding topic content and meeting
scheduling is highly encouraged. The club strives to introduce students to
pediatrics as well as to provide support and guidance throughout medical
school. Dr. Ralph Hicks is the faculty supervisor.
POPmed
POPmed is an organization designed to meet the interests of students in
population-based medicine. This includes the topics of health systems, preventive
medicine, health economics, health care public policy, and any other areas
of interest that the club develops. We believe these subjects are important
to the current and future practice of medicine and that through education
and involvement in population-based medicine that we can better serve our
patients and our communities. Faculty sponsors are James Ebert, M.D., M.B.A.,
and Richard Schuster, M.D., M.M.M.
Psychiatry Club
The Psychiatry Club meets bimonthly to present speakers and topics of discussion
related to psychiatry and psychosocial issues. Lunch time meetings are held
about once a month on the WSU main campus with food provided. Evening meetings
are held once a month, often at the home of a class officer or advisor. In
addition, a regular exercise and relaxation program for the medical school
community is planned.
Surgery Club
The Surgery Club meets regularly to discuss topics related to surgery. The
club also provides activities such as a suturing lab and opportunities to
spend time with a surgery resident on call in the emergency room.
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