A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine of Arizona Upsilon Chapter Report

 Advisor: Dr. Thomas McWilliams  President: Emily Ottiniano  Vice President: Brian Choi  Secretary/Treasurer: June Chapin

 16 SSP Seniors graduated on June 7 th 2013, all of whom matched to various residencies across the country.  Inducted 12 new members from the Class of 2014  Currently in the process of inducting new members from the class of 2015

 Current membership has representation that includes students from SOMA community health center campuses across the country  The members are comprised of students from Hawaii, California, Oregon, Arizona, Ohio, Alabama, South Carolina, and New York  SSP-Y has members in the vast majority of the school’s campuses with the highest concentration of membership at the California Campus, home campus to six current members

 Members log their service hours on the SSP-Y website  They have completed over 500 hours over the past year alone

 This year’s service activities include:  Tutoring for junior high/ high school students  Participation in ASSADE/DOCARE in Guatemala  Meals for the homeless  Conducting high school sports physicals  Assisting medical staff for marathons and Special Olympics  Participating in Health Fairs by providing OMT  And many more…

 This past year, we implemented the use of a new application for students interested in SSP  This new application provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their involvement in leadership and service activities and to share more about their experiences in a short essay  The application was put together through collaboration between the SSP-Alpha Chapter, previous officers, and current officers

 We will be holding elections for the new board in the fall which will be open to the entire Upsilon chapter by anonymous vote  As previously mentioned, new SSP members from the class of 2015 will be inducted within the month  Our plans for the future of the chapter are to increase awareness about the Society with the OMS I and II classes and by encouraging Society Members to submit ideas for more unification across the multiple campuses

Thank you for your attention!