Medical Student Council

The PACEP Medical Student Council (MSC) is a great opportunity to become more involved in the field of emergency medicine, expand your network, and develop resources to navigate medical school and the residency application process.

PACEP MSC Events
MSC holds four regularly scheduled events throughout the year. PACEP also hosts an annual virtual residency fair in August for you to visit with programs without the added time and expense. View PACEP's event calendar for login details.

PACEP MSC Journal Club - First Monday of the month at 7pm
Discussion of landmark and hot topic scientific articles
PACEP Engage Discussion Series - Third Thursday of June, September, December, March at 7pm
Discussion pertaining to residency or career advice provided by residents, program faculty and PACEP leadership
Monthly Speaker Series
Topic lectures organized by school liaisons
Student Council Meetings
Monthly MSC meeting organized by the elected leadership
PACEP Virtual Residency Fair
Held annually in August to connect students with residents and faculty at EM programs from across the state in preparation for Match activities.

MSC Leadership
The medical student council leadership has been selected through an application process completed by EMRA. Elections are held each year in March. The leadership positions include: Chair; Vice Chair; Secretary; Social Media Chair. The PACEP MSC leadership for 2025-2026 includes:
- Chair - Dominic Gregorio - Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
- Vice Chair - Anna Meyer - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Secretary - Akshay Krishnan - Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson
- Policy & Advocacy Coordinator - Sarah Suchko - University of Pittsburg School of Medicine
- Community Engagement Coordinator - Helen Connolly - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Outreach Chair - Porsche Lee - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- PACEP Board Liaison - Monisha Bindra, DO - Assistant Program Director at Tower Health - Reading

About PACEP MSC
In partnership with EMRA, PACEP's MSC works to:
- Educate medical students about the specialty of emergency medicine and its importance in the medical field;
- Facilitate communications with students, EM residents and EM attending physicians;
- Develop a network of resources for medical students to access EM-related career advice, EM rotations in Pennsylvania, EM training programs in Pennsylvania, and scholarly activity opportunities;
- Promote communication and collaboration with emergency medical interest groups across all medical schools in Pennsylvania;
- Provide medical students with opportunities to get more involved with emergency medicine;
- Develop leadership roles in organized emergency medicine;
- Promote and expand medical student membership in PACEP.

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