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Welcome Class of 2030!
Mission:
Mission:
The mission of UA COMP FMIG is to serve the community, inspire students to pursue family medicine, and prepare leaders for the future of healthcare. We will expose members to the specialty of family medicine, teach relevant procedural skills such as suturing and casting, host discussions on current topics in family medicine, and form relationships with family doctors and local family medicine residency programs. Additionally it is our goal to prepare medical students for the future of family medicine through exposure to full spectrum family medicine, dispelling myths, and educating students about continuity, coordination, and comprehensive care.
Statement of Purpose:
Statement of Purpose:
Our club serves to expose members to the specialty of family medicine, host hands-on clinics to teach relevant procedural skills such as suturing and casting, encourage student involvement in FMIG and community activities, host discussions on current topics in family medicine, and form relationships with family doctors and local family medicine residency programs. Additionally, FMIG aims to highlight the breadth of family medicine and the impact the specialty can have on healthcare and health outcomes. Discussions with family medicine physicians and residents will help direct our members towards
Class of 2029 Student Leadership:
Class of 2029 Student Leadership:
Faculty Advisor:
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Kiana Espinosa
Family Medicine
Dr. Jacob Anderson
Past Events 2016-2022:
Past Events 2016-2022:
Fall 2022:
Primary Care Week
Splinting and Suturing Clinic
Fall 2021:
Career Night Meet and Greet
Primary Care Advocacy Town Hall
Spring 2021:
Navigating Social Determinants of Health and Telemedicine Lunch Talk
Lung Cancer in the Outpatient Setting Lunch Talk
Spring 2019
Family Medicine Subspecialties Panel
Casting Clinic
Family Medicine Community Volunteering Day
October 2018
Primary Care Week
Settings and Practices in Primary Care Lunch Panel
Full-Spectrum Family Medicine SIM night
Stations including: Suturing, Skin shave and punch biopsies, Circumcision, Knee aspiration
August 2018
Family Medicine Mixer
October 2017
Primary Care Week
Previous Interest Group Leaders:
Previous Interest Group Leaders:
Class of 2028
Jerry Ruvalcaba, jerryruvalcaba@arizona.edu
Sage Liu, sageliu@arizona.edu
Class of 2027
Franki Walsh, mfwalsh@arizona.edu
Van Dexter Calo, vandextercalo@arizona.edu
Class of 2026
Lauren Schutz, laurenschutz@arizona.edu
Nina Gautam, ninagautam@arizona.edu
Class of 2025
Erin Howard, erinhoward@email.arizona.edu
Amy Arias, amyarias@email.arizona.edu
Class of 2024
Natalie Alteri, nataliemalteri@email.arizona.edu
Fran Buranday, aburanday@email.arizona.edu
Jessica Dong, jessicadong@email.arizona.edu
Prathima Harve, prathimaharve@email.arizona.edu
Class of 2023
Amaris Tapia, amaristapia@email.arizona.edu
Karishma Kothari, kkothari@email.arizona.edu
Class of 2022
Merrion Dawson, MerrionDawson@email.arizona.edu
Alec Smith, alecryansmith@email.arizona.edu
Class of 2021
Cecilia Cruz, cycruz@email.arizona.edu
Cornel Popescu, corneliup@email.arizona.edu
Kaitlyn Simmons, ksimmon1@email.arizona.edu
Clinical Skills Night: Casting Clinic
Students learned upper and lower extremity casting and splinting, led by Dr. Sarah Coles, Dr. Jake Anderson, and residents and faculty from Phoenix residency programs!
Family Medicine Happy Hour
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