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Medical Student Committee Update

February 2022


Blake Pruitt, TCOM MS4, TCEP MSC Chair

The Texas College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Committee kicked off 2022 with a speakers series. . In conjunction with the UTSW emergency medicine interest group, we hosted Rhonda Edmunds, the nursing director at Lily's Place, an institution that cares for mothers and babies who have been exposed to opioid, who discussed the nature of emergency medicine and opioid interventions. We also partnered with the TCOM emergency medicine interest group to host Dr. Michael Galuska, program coordinator of Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center and medical student mentor, for an advising session.

Looking forward, we are beyond excited to host Dr. Todd Berger as he discusses applying and matching into emergency medicine and Dr. Jamie Hope for her talk on how working in a high-stakes environment teaches you to thrive in any situation.

We are also looking forward to emergency medicine interest groups across the state holding local Two Step CPR and Lone Star Survival basic bleeding control training events. We are so proud of our student members for their commitment to public education and serving their community members.

Over the next month, we will elect the new members of the TCEP MSC 2022-2023 Executive Board. If you are interested in running for a role on the board please email [email protected] for more information! 

Registration for the TCEP re-CONNECT conference is open! This year's conference will be held in Fort Worth, Texas at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel on April 22-23rd with the student content on Saturday the 23rd! There will be so many incredible lectures, hands on skills clinics, simulation, and opportunities to network and connect with Texas emergency medicine residency programs! Register today (www.texacep.org/connect-22)! 

For the past several years, TCEP has awarded one outstanding medical student from each Texas medical school with a certificate of commendation and a monetary award. We received nominations from residency directors as well as students. Join us in congratulating the following students for being recognized for their commitment to the Texas EM community! 

  • Deeksha Madala, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Nathalie Scherer, TCU and UNTHSC College of Medicine*
  • Eric Swanson, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Suma Ganji, TTUHSC Paul L Foster School of Medicine (El Paso)
  • Callie Adams, TTUHSC School of Medicine (Lubbock)
  • Christopher Heins, San Antonio
  • Ciaura Brown, UT at Austin- Dell Medical School
  • Garret Carroll, McGovern
  • Stephen Braden, University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
  • Nicholas Krejchi, UTRGV
  • Anthony Han, UT Southwestern 
  • David Jacobson, University of Houston COM
  • Silver Martin, UIW
  • Blake Pruitt, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lastly, we truly can’t wait to celebrate with our 4th year students who are anxiously awaiting to find out where they will be going to residency!! The following week, we will be hosting a TCEP MSC 4th Year Match panel to allow students to celebrate and ask questions to our newly matched 4th years! 

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