Weill Cornell Community Service Program Report 2010 - 2011

years, the Cornell chapter of MAPS has been working with the Hunter College chapter by co-
sponsoring events. It hosted a mixer to introduce the mentees to their mentors, volunteered at
the Settlement Health Fair, and one-on-one events between mentors and mentees.
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA)
[formerly known as Boricua-Latino Health Organization (BLHO)]
2010-2011 Coordinators: Crystal Castaneda, ’13 Alyssa Marchman, ‘13
Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) is devoted to community service and improving
the health of the Latino community. Its mission is to promote the act of community service
within the Latino population and provide leadership opportunities, increase awareness of
Latino health issues to medical students, advocate for underrepresented medical students and
the rights of Latinos in health care, promote recruitment and retention of Latino medical
students.
In conjunction with the Students for Equal Opportunities in Medicine and Student National
Medical Association, members of LMSA assist in organizing the Annual Regional Pre-
medical Conference and the Students Revisit Weekend.
Students for Equal Opportunity in Medicine (SEOM)
2010-2011 Coordinator: Bem Atim, ‘13
Students for Equal Opportunity in Medicine (SEOM) is the umbrella organization for
historically underrepresented minority student groups at Weill Cornell. It currently
recognizes local chapters of SNMA and LMSA. The organization primarily functions to
support minority students at WCMC, coordinates the Annual Regional Pre-medical
Conference along with LMSA and SNMA, host underrepresented minorities when they are
interviewing at Weill Cornell and during the Revisit Weekend, and coordinate events during
the Revisit Weekend. Members of SEOM also coordinated the Step I Study Guide Survey
Project. The Step I Study Guide Survey Project organized the thoughts and opinions of the
Class of 2013 into a comprehensive guide. This guide was then made available to the Class
of 2014 in an effort to provide them with guidance.
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