Medical Student Section (MSS)

The MSS is the medical students' leading voice for improving medical education and advocating for the future of medicine.

The MSS encourages medical student participation in the activities of PAMED to have meaningful impact into PAMED’s decision and policy-making process; improve medical education and to further professional excellence; provide a forum for the discussion and dissemination of information; develop medical leadership; initiate and effect necessary change; promote activity within organize medicine on the local and state levels; and to work cooperatively with student groups at Pennsylvania medical schools to meet these objectives.

Medical Student Section Executive Committee (MSS EC)  

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for creating and overseeing workgroups that advance the mission of PAMED MSS. The Executive Committee shall also be responsible for creating and implementing MSS Executive Committee policy as it relates to the governance of PAMED MSS.

Effective January 1, 2026

Board of Trustee
Nicole Don 
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Board of Trustee Elect  
Katherine Jerakis

Chair
Denise Ocampo

Vice Chair
Anna Slebonick

PAMPAC Representative
Andrea Jakubowski

AMA Alternate Delegate for Region 6
Denise Ocampo

AMA Alternate Delegate-Elect for Region 6
Denise Ocampo

The Foundation of PAMED Trustee
Manvita Mareboina

The Foundation of PAMED Trustee Elect
Noor Baban

Medical Student Section Executive Committee (MSS EC)  

The Executive Committee shall be responsible for creating and overseeing workgroups that advance the mission of PAMED MSS. The Executive Committee shall also be responsible for creating and implementing MSS Executive Committee policy as it relates to the governance of PAMED MSS.

Effective January 1, 2025

Board of Trustee
Donald Bourne 
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Board of Trustee Elect  
Nicole Don

Chair
Ashini Patel

Vice Chair
Alekhya Madiraju

PAMPAC Representative
Stacie Kerbel

AMA Alternate Delegate for Region 6
Donald Bourne

AMA Alternate Delegate-Elect for Region 6
Denise Ocampo

The Foundation of PAMED Trustee
Stacie Kerbel

The Foundation of PAMED Trustee Elect
Manvita Mareboina

Medical Student Section Governing Council 

Effective January 1, 2026

Drexel University College of Medicine
Representative:
Alternative Representative:

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Representative:
Alternate Representative:

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Representative: Maryam Khan
Alternate Representative:

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Representative:
Alternate Representative:

Penn State University
Representative:
Alternate Representative:

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Representative:
Alternate Representative:

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
Representative:
Alternate Representative:

Thomas Jefferson University
Representative:
Alternate Representative:

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Representative:
Alternate Representative:

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Representative:
Alternate Representative:

Medical Student Section Governing Council 

Effective January 1, 2025

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Alternate Representative: Anant Mishra

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Representative: Nicole Don
Alternate Representative: Naomi Shin

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Representative: Wassy Jalal
Alternate Representative: Iyaniwura Olarewaju

USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Representative: Christopher Guske 
Alternate Representative: Shamir Harry

Penn State University
Alternate Representative: Jacqueline DeRusso

Drexel University College of Medicine
Representative: Mansi Kinare
Alternative Representative: Rishika Pasula  

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Representative: Jasmine Pabla
Alternate Representative: Katharine Kleinbrahm

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
Representative: Makinzie Hamilton
Alternate Representative: Gayatri Rao

Thomas Jefferson University
Representative: Shriya Baweja
Alternate Representative: Kishan Patel
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