LMSA-NE General Organization
National Executive Council
The Latino Medical Student Association--Northeast is governed by an Executive Council consisting of at least eleven members who are health professions students elected yearly at the annual LMSA-NE Conference. The Council members are:
Co-Chairs(2) | Co-Chairs Elect (2) | |
Secretary | Treasurer | |
Parliamentarian | Membership Chair | |
Webmaster | Conference Chair | |
LMSA Liaison |
House of Delegates
The House of Delegates is the ultimate ruling body of LMSA-NE. The House of Delegates considers recommendations and constitutional amendments and approves or disapproves actions taken by the Executive Committee. Each LMSA-NE chapter has two delegates who are members of the House of Delegates. The House of Delegates convenes at least twice a year at the LMSA-NE Fall and Spring Meetings, the latter of which takes place at the LMSA-NE Annual Conference. These meetings are open to all members.
Advisory Board
In accordance with Article VII of the Constitution, an Advisory Board to the organization complements the National Executive Committee and the House of Delegates. The members of the Advisory Board are selected by the National Executive Council. Local chapters are asked to submit candidates for the Advisory Board on a yearly basis.
Local Chapters
Chapters may be formed in the northeast region of the Unites States by any group of at least one student in the health professions wishing to form a chapter as specified by the Bylaws of the NBLHO. The chapters generally have an Executive Board comprised of a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. A representative of that chapter (generally the president or vice president) serves as a liaison between the chapter and the Executive Council. For more information please read the Chapter Blueprint and and follow the LMSA Template for Chapter Constitution.
General Membership
LMSA-NE is open to individuals regardless of race, gender, age or creed that share a common commitment to the recruitment of Latinos into higher education and the health professions, as well as a commitment to improving Latino health. The classifications of members are as follows: 1) Medical Student 2) Graduate Student 3) Physician 4) Allied Health Student 5) Post-Doc 6) Undergraduate Student 7) Health Care Worker and 8) High School Student.
Chapters
Connecticut | Yale University School of Medicine |
Maryland | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
Massachusetts | Boston University School of Medicine |
Harvard Medical School | |
Tufts University School of Medicine | |
University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
New Hampshire | Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth |
New Jersey | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School | |
Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | |
Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine | |
New York | Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons | |
Hofstra University School of Medicine | |
Mount Sinai School of Medicine | |
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) | |
New York Medical College | |
New York University School of Medicine | |
SUNY - Downstate College of Medicine | |
University of Rochester School of Medicine | |
Weill Medical College of Cornell University | |
Pennsylvania | Drexel University School of Medicine |
Penn State College of Medicine | |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | |
Temple University School of Medicine | |
Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine | |
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | |
Rhode Island | Brown University School of Medicine |
Washington, D.C. | Howard University College of Medicine |
George Washington University School of Medicine | |
Georgetown University School of Medicine |