TAMS Medical Society

TAMS Medical Society
Topic(s)	Medicine
Abbrev.	TMS
Advised	Yes
Execs	President: Aishi Ranjan Vice President: Subiksha Sankar Volunteer Coordinator: Krithi Meduri Events Coordinator: Neha Sunkavalli Treasurer: Rohit Kandi
Event(s)	Aid the Cause
Website	https://www.tmsmedics.org/
Facebook	Link
Email	tmsexecs@gmail.com

"TMS" redirects here. For the TAMS Memeing Society, see Underground Clubs.

TAMS Medical Society (TMS) is dedicated to enriching the medical experience of TAMS students through a host of activities, including, but not limited to, shadowing, volunteering, service, current events, and competitions.

Events

AID the Cause (ATC)

Main article: AID the Cause

HOSA

HOSA stands for Future Health Professionals, an organization made to develop leadership and technical HOSA skill competencies through a program of motivation, awareness and recognition. Through the UNT HOSA Student Organization, around 30 TAMS students participate each year as a competition member and win awards at the HOSA State Leadership Conference and the HOSA International Leadership Conference.

2021 Officer Board

Secretary: Daphne Sahaya

Treasurer: Kelly Kim

Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator: Ashley Kim

(UNT Officers: Ashley Douglas, Jessica Demafiles, Megan Collins, Kelly Chau)

Committees

TMS Shadows

Welcome to TMS Shadows! Our committee strives to provide you with direct exposure to various branches of the vast field of medicine, primarily through medical shadowing and guest speakers. Shadowing medical professionals is an extremely beneficial opportunity to learn about the variety of medical careers and opportunities that await interested students, so we will be arranging opportunities to shadow doctors throughout the school year. Furthermore, we will be hosting guest speakers to discuss their professions and their experiences with the medical field. We look forward to working with you!

Committee Heads	Years
Krithi Meduri	2021-2022
Ajeong Kim
Vigna Lavu
Hunter Anderson	2020-2021
Eeshan Joshi
Aiswarya Atluri
Hersh Trivedi	2019-2020
Tanvi Kalagara
Sneha Banerjee

Student Emergency Response Team (SERT)

SERT is a new committee under the TAMS Medical Society with the purpose of educating future medics about procedures necessary for medical emergencies and disaster relief (i.e. CPR, AED, “Stop the Bleed”). Along with providing general lessons and/or workshops on medical procedures, SERT allows students to experience biannual CPR and AED demonstrations from the Denton Fire Department and the opportunity to receive CPR certifications from the American Heart Association. Volunteers can serve the community by administering First Aid during emergencies or in the case of injuries at various events.

Committee Heads	Years
Kelly Kim	2021-2022
Alan Moon
Devna Cherukuru
Jalini Balasubramaniam	2020-2021
Sriya Sadhu	2020-2021
Emily Zhou	2019-2020
Khyathi Thallapureddy
Maansi Srinivasan

TAMS Psychology Association (TPA)

The TAMS Psychology Association (TPA) is a committee under the TAMS Medical Society dedicated to educating TAMS students in the areas of psychology and mental health. We hold QPR training, educational lectures, and various other activities to suit the betterment of TAMS.

Committee Heads	Years
Anee Anisa	2021-2022
Venkat Ayalavarapu	2021-2022
Allison He	2020-2021
Harish Suryadevara	2020-2021
Mekal Mathew	2019-2020
Smrithi Upadhyayula
Stephen Chen

TMS Neuroscience Committee (TNS)

Hey guys! Welcome to the Neuroscience Committee page! The TMS Neuroscience Committee (TNS) plans to help other students seeking advancement into the neuroscience field through activities with a strong correlation to neuroscience topics. We hope to increase awareness about the neuroscience committee through fundraisers giving back to the community and participating in neuroscience-related competitions. The purpose of this committee is to learn more about the brain and apply it to real life situations to inspire the minds of young students, neuroscience careers, perform neuroscience-related volunteering, gain insight into a future in neuroscience. We are super excited and let’s have a wonderful year!

Committee Heads	Years
Allen Chau
Daphne Sahaya
Pranathi Pilla	2020-2021
Nirvana Maleki
Shreya Nallaparaju

Denton Nursing Home (DNH)

Denton Nursing Home (DNH) is a joint committee, under both TAMS Medical Social (TMS) and Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE). DNH provides students the opportunity to interact with the residents of the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home, twice a week. Our volunteering opportunities include making crafts, hosting parties, and, in general, playing games and spending time with the residents of the nursing home. DNH is an amazing opportunity for TAMS students to be involved in serving and making an impact in the Denton community. If you ever have any questions, feel free to contact any of us via Facebook messenger or email us at [[1]]. We are super excited and let’s have a wonderful year!

Committee Heads	Years
Pavithra Gopalakrishnan	2021-2022
Vignesh Sanagala	2021-2022
Kaitlin Sanders	2020-2021
Eric Roach II	2020-2021
Chandana Chitralekha	2019-2020
Khyathi Reddy	2019-2020

TMS Outreach

Welcome to TMS Outreach! We are a committee dedicated to educating the youth of Denton about medicine; whether it be on neuroscience, emergency response teams, or veterinary medicine, our goal is to inspire elementary and middle school children to get involved in medical fields. Through the incorporation of interactive activities and games along with lessons taught by our very own students. TAMS students will volunteer within the classroom weekly, providing a safe, friendly, (and most importantly) fun environment to spread the importance and variety of the medical field. Our mission is to spread the passion for medicine from the TAMS community to a future generation of medics.

Committee Heads	Years
Nithin Dodla	2021-2022
Raghav Krishnan
Tanvi Panchumarthy
Anirudh Nimmagadda	2020-2021
Rithi Kowtha
Sanjna Anand
Rayyan Khoja	2019-2020
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TMS Integrated Volunteering

Integrated Volunteering is a committee under TMS with a goal of raising awareness for medical causes through fundraising events during the year. Events such as Thanksgiving Pies and Valentine’s Candy Grams provide opportunities for students to be involved within the TAMS community, earn volunteer hours, and learn about various medical causes, such as UNAIDS, while donating to them!

Committee Heads	Years
Jaishri Ramesh
Sanjana Bolnedi
Srisha Veeramachaneni
Kathy Yella	2020-2021
Nidhi Kotha
Jennifer Yu
Kimberly Gao	2019-2020
Anvith Kowtha
Shriya Veluri

CURE International

Welcome to CURE International! CURE is a nonprofit organization that operates charitable hospitals and programs worldwide to serve children in developing countries with treatable medical conditions, such as hydrocephalus and spina bifida. As a TMS Committee, our fundraisers will raise awareness for these children and support them through the CURE Hero program. This program will allow TAMS to directly sponsor a child each month for $38, giving the TAMS community the opportunity to help cure a child of a preventable disease.

Committee Heads	Years
Vignesh Sanagala
Aadhunik Sundar
Bhavik Tadigotla
Tiffany Kumala	2020-2021
Sage Copling	2020-2021

Project Sunshine

Welcome to Project Sunshine! Our mission as a nonprofit TMS committee is to help ensure that all children, regardless of their health conditions, are given the childhood they deserve. By making Sunshine Craft Kits during Volunteering GAs and holding fundraisers, we aim to cheer up and provide a sense of normalcy to children during their hospital stay. Our committee strives to impact our local community to further spread the joy that everyone deserves, so come and join Project Sunshine to make a difference in these children’s and their families’ lives!

Committee Heads	Years
Dolapo Ogunyemi	2021-2022
Zabrina Sidhu	2021-2022
Angeline Ajit	2020-2021
Govind Nandagopal
Sai Sarnala
Victor Thieu	2019-2020
Lylian He
Sruti Kanyaboyina

Make-A-Wish

Hello! We are the Make-A-Wish committee and our goal is to connect the TAMS community to the Make-A-Wish organization. we provide students with various opportunities to participate in fundraisers, raise money, get volunteer hours, and of course, give back to the community!

Committee Heads	Years
Vivian Tu	2020-2021
Jahnavi Janjirala	2020-2021
Pramati Madugula	2019-2020
Apsara Mitra
Naman Bhasin

Charity Run

TMS Charity Run organizes the annual 5K race for the Denton community. This includes TAMS, UNT, and families from the area. All the proceeds from 2019-2020 will be going to the Children’s Cancer Research Fund! CCRF supports the brightest and boldest minds in groundbreaking research which could lead to more effective treatments and cures. The first 5K marathon was held in 2018-2019.

Committee Heads	Years
William Nguyen	2019-2020
Jessica Sateesh
Jake Ha
Connie Hu

Other

Once a year, TMS publishes Stethoscope, which is a magazine focused on the future of medicine.

Front cover of the first issue of Stethoscope, published January 2019.
Front cover of the second issue of Stethoscope, published January 2020.
Front cover of the third issue of Stethoscope, published April 2021. Available here.