Student organizations
More than 40 active student organizations are available for students to explore and get involved in.Each group is focused on areas of professional interest, personal interest, social issues, and ethnic or religious affiliation. For questions about current recognized student organizations or the formation of new organizations, email the Office of Student Life and Engagement.
The following is a list of current student organizations for the 2022 - 2023 Academic Year:
- American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)*
- Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)*
- Black Excellence*
- Black Nursing Student Union*
- Cardiovascular Perfusion Student Government Association
- College of Health Sciences Student Government Association (CHS-SGA)
- College of Nursing Student Council (CONSC)
- DACA Medical Association*
- Do No Harm: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Food as Medicine
- Friends of MSF (Doctors Without Borders)
- Global Perspective
- Global Surgery Student Alliance at Rush (GSSA)
- Graduate College Student Council (GCSC)
- Habitus: The health humanities journal of Rush University
- Latinx Medical Student Association (LMSA)*
- Men in Nursing*
- National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)
- Neurodiversity Allies (NDA)
- Respiratory Care Student Government (RCSGA)
- Restorative Justice Initiative*
- Rush Christian Fellowship (RCF)*
- Rush Emergency Medicine Simulation Student Group (REMS)
- Rush Medical College Student Council (RMCSC)
- Rush Muslim Association (RMA)*
- RushPRIDE*
- Rush Students for Choice
- Rush Students for Global Health
- Rush University COVID-19 Journal Club
- Rush University Physician Assistant Student Society
- Rush University Student Senate
- Rush University Student Wellness Association (RU Well)
- Rush Wilderness Medicine Society (RWMS)
- Student Academy of Audiology (SAA)
- Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP)
- Student National Medical Association (SNMA)*
- Student Nurses Association (SNA)
- Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA)
- TEDxRushU
- Together We Thrive*
- Topics in Medical Economics (TIME)
- White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL)*
Individual student organization pages are updated on a bi-annual basis. For questions about individual organizations or group contact information, click on links above.
*Denotes groups that are Student Affinity Groups, advised by the office of Student Diversity and Community Engagement
Community Engagement
The Office of Community Engagement provides students with the opportunity to participate in community outreach. If you are interested in volunteering your time to serve the community, please email Sharon Gates, senior director of community engagement.