Student Representatives
2025-26 Class Officers
Year 2 Class Officers
- President: Vaishali Padarthy
- Vice president: Emma Thomas
- At-large representative: Vignesh Tiruvannamalai
- At-large representative: Hafsa Rahman
- At-large representative: Herbie Villaflores
Year 3 Class Officers
- President: Madeline Grimes (B.A./M.D.)
- Vice president: Ethan Villasenor (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Alex Gerken (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Evan Rupp (M.D., HSD)
- At-large representative: Madeline Merrill (M.D., STJ)
Year 4 Class Officers
- President: Qasim Chohdry (B.A./M.D.)
- Vice president: Riya Bhat (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Pooja Reddy (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Annika Tsay (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Ethan Laudie (M.D., HSD)
- At-large representative: Bryce Bolden (M.D., STJ)
Year 5 Class Officers
- President: Brandon Park (B.A./M.D.)
- Vice president: Hana Mehal (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Cameron Quick (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Ryan Sasse (M.D., HSD)
- At-large representative: Sophie Li (M.D., STJ)
Year 6 Class Officers
- President: Daniel Song (B.A./M.D.)
- Vice-president: Abbie Poisson (M.D., HSD)
- At-large representative: Rachel Perera (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Malavika Rajaram (B.A./M.D.)
- At-large representative: Holden Joynes (M.D., STJ)
Council Representatives
UMKC School of Medicine students are represented on school-wide councils responsible for various aspects of the educational program. These are elected positions with several student representatives on each council. The election process occurs in spring and is initiated through self-nomination, allowing students who have an identified interest in a particular aspect of medical education to become involved in that area.
All terms begin on the first day of the school year, occurring in late May.
Coordinating Committee
The Coordinating Committee approves all actions by the other councils. The student representative for the Coordinating Committee is elected by and among the other council representatives.
- Representative: Riya Mehta (voting)
- First alternate: Maggie Lopez
- Second alternate: Ross Dare
Council on Selection
The Council on Selection is responsible for identifying and selecting students for admission to the School of Medicine. It meets four times a year, and members of this council are asked to be available for applicant interviews December through March. It is necessary for Council on Selection members to be on a rotation that fits with this interviewing schedule. Students serving on this council must currently be in good academic standing.
- HSD: Sarah George
- HSD: Mira Bhatia (year 6)
- STJ: Sidney Jones
Council on Evaluation
The Council on Evaluation is responsible for evaluating performance at all levels of the medical school, both student and faculty (although students do not sit on the subcommittee for faculty promotion). It meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.. Students serving on this council must have good academic standing for their entire medical school career.
- Year 3-6: Ross Dare
- Year 3-6: Griffin Schwenk
- Year 2: Benjamin Choi
Council on Curriculum
The Council on Curriculum is responsible for monitoring all curricular programs and initiating curricular changes at the School of Medicine. It meets on the second Monday of the month at 1np.m. in the Humanities Conference Room. Students serving on this council must currently be in good academic standing.
- HSD: Riya Mehta (voting)
- HSD: Mary Abou Jawdel (first alternate)
- HSD: Sydney Cobb (second alternate)
- STJ: Lucas Farrow
Council of Docents
The Council of Docents is responsible for all activities and curriculum related to the Docent Units, including the ambulatory care clinics and Docent Rotation. Meetings are once a month, currently at 7:30 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Students must be in good academic standing.
- Blue: Ayra Ali
- Gold: Natalie Abanathie
- Green: Samir Mehta
- Purple: Rekha Swamy
- Red: Shannon Mathew
- STJ: Joe Turley
Inclusive Excellence Council
- HSD: Ethan Nguyen
- HSD: Raabia Qureshi
- STJ: Maggie Lopez
- B.A./M.D. Year 2: Tanvi Genti
- Graduate: Brianna Velazquez, Bioinformatics
Faculty Awards Review Committee
- Nina Zhu
Student Awards Review Committee
- HSD: Asad Siddiqui (2-year position ending in Spring 2027)
- STJ: Jalin Stelzer (2-year position ending in Spring 2027)
- Year 2: Zoya Rizvi (2-year position ending in Spring 2027)
National Board of Alumni and Partners
- Samuel Kim (2-year position ending in Spring 2026)
AAMC
- Luna Muhamad (voting delegate for 25-26, completing second year of position in 25-26)
- Jackson Klump (St. Joseph representative, completing second year of position in 25-26)
- Shekhar Gugnani (2-year position, position expires in spring 2027, voting delegate in 26-27)
- Parker Boyce (2-year position, position expires in Spring 2027)