Council of Student Members

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Reports to

Board of Regents

Charge

Respond to requests from the Board of Regents, committees and staff for review of programs, products and services. Advise the Board of Regents and Board of Governors on:

  • Promoting internal medicine as a career
  • Increasing the value of ACP membership to medical students
  • Strengthening chapter and medical school level activities
  • Aligning council activities with the College’s Strategic Plan

Composition (12)

Chair, who must be a member of the Council at the time of selection and who serves ex-officio on the BOR; Vice Chair, who must be a member of the Council at the time of selection and who serves ex-officio on the BOG; 10 at-large members to be selected with consideration given to the College’s Diversity Policy, as well as year in medical school and type of academic program. Up to two at-large positions may be filled by student members from international chapters outside of the US. All members must be medical student members of ACP at the time of selection to the Council. The CSM will automatically appoint an open at-large member position to a CSM Vice Chair who does not move into the Chair position and remains eligible to serve on the CSM and an open at-large member position to a CSM Chair who remains eligible to serve on the CSM.

The President and Chair of the Board of Regents are invited to attend in-person meetings as guests.

Terms

Chair & Vice Chair shall serve one-year terms; all terms end upon graduation from medical school, not to exceed three years as an at-large member. A CSM member may serve up to five years on the Council, if the 4th or 5th year are served as Vice Chair or Chair. Chairs and Vice Chairs must be current medical students in good standing.

2026-27 Council Members

Rashmeet Kaur, Chair
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate
Lake Erie College of Medicine
Bradenton, FL
Term ends: 2027

Justin McCaskill, Vice Chair
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
Term ends: 2027

Nathan Deep
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wauwatosa, WI
Term ends: 2029

Andrew Ibrahim
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Lubbock, TX
Term ends: 2029

Kristina La
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, CA
Term ends: 2029

Erica Leser
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Portland State University School of Public Health
Portland, OR
Term ends: 2027

Kaitlyn P. Lew
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
University of California - San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, CA
Term ends: 2027

Sophia M. Ly
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wauwatosa, WI
Term ends: 2027

Colin Mach
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Georgetown University School of Medicine
San Marino, CA
Term ends: 2029

Beatrice Ojekunle
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate
Touro University California
Sacramento, CA
Term ends: 2028

Aidan Tice-Raskin
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Term ends: 2029

Jeni Zhang
Doctor of Medicine Candidate
George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC
Term ends: 2028

Staff Liaison: Amy Allen Collins  aallen@acponline.org

To contact any of these individuals, please consult the Member Directory (members only) or request assistance from acpgovernance@acponline.org.