Office of Student Affairs
Student Involvement
We encourage students to continue participation in USF student organizations and student government and support the use of video-teleconferencing to facilitate participation in these groups. A wide variety of USF student interest groups and organizations are available for participation.
For questions related to student organizations, please contact:
Lerren Bradley-Tyler
MDstudentaffairs@usf.edu
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- The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society is a national society that was initiated in 1902 and celebrates the scholastic achievements of medical students as well as Alumni and faculty who have distinguished themselves in their professional careers.
- Membership in AΩA may be attained as a medical student, resident, fellow, faculty member, alumni, clinician, or distinguished leader in medicine. Each school may elect up to 20% of the graduating class of students, up to 25 residents/fellows, up to 10 faculty, and three to five alumni, who, based on merit, demonstrate the characteristics of excellent physicians in alignment with AΩA’s mission and values.
- The characteristics of excellent physicianship will be identified by each school; examples include trustworthiness, character, caring, knowledge, scholarship, proficiency in the doctor-patient relationship, leadership, compassion, empathy, altruism, and servant leadership. Nominees must be in good academic standing and must not have any professionalism concerns. For more information about AOA, please visit alphaomega.org!
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- The Gold Humanism Honor Society is a national society that was initiated in 2002 and supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation; for more information about the Gold Foundation please click here. Those selected demonstrate outstanding care and compassion for others. The students, faculty, and residents inducted are regarded as compassionate leaders, role models in patient-centered care for other students, residents, and physicians, and viewed as change agents in medicine.
- Those eligible are medical students in their 4th year, residents, and role-model physician teachers. Approximately 16 to 20 percent of the graduating class are elected. There is a peer nomination process that has been externally validated and is based on criteria designed to identify students recognized by their peers as demonstrating exceptional humanistic characteristics.
- For more information contact our chapter advisor, Kira Zwygart, MD at kkz@usf.edu
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- The Robert A. Good Honor Society (RGHS) was initiated at USF in 2017 and seeks to recognize medical students, faculty, and alumni who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to improving health outcomes through research, innovation, and scholarly endeavors. Potential applicants must be in good academic and professional standing reflecting the highest ideals of the profession of medicine.
- Students who fulfill the application criteria are encouraged to self-nominate by completing an online application, providing a CV, a personal statement and one letter of support. Membership is competitive with anticipated maximum inductees no greater than 20% of a given graduating class.
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Updated as of September 2026
A.I. and Technology in Medicine
Addiction Medicine Interest Group
Advocacy for Survivors
American Association of Neurological Surgeons at USF Student Chapter
American Medical Association
American Medical Women's Association
Anesthesiology Interest Group
Artificial Intelligence in Radiology Student Interest Group
Asian American and Pacific Islander Mentorship
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
Association of Medical Science Graduate Students (AMSGS)
Association of Physical Therapy Students
Association of Physician Assistant Students
Athletes in Medicine
Athletic Training Students' Association
BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic
Bulls Birding Club
Canine Companion Collar Scholars
Cardiology Interest Group
Cardiothoracic Surgery Interest Group
Christian Medical and Dental Association
College Football Interest Group
College of Medicine Allocation Committee
College of Medicine Wellness Council
Crochet for Kids at MCOM
Dermatology Interest Group
EdByMed
Emergency Medicine Interest Group
Family Medicine Interest Group at USF
Fitness Rx
Health Buddies at USF
Healthcare Improvement Group
Interdisciplinary Oncology Interest Group
Internal Medicine Interest Group
International Health Service Collaborative
Interventional Radiology Student Interest Group
Latino Medical Student Association at Morsani College of Medicine
Let's PLAY
MCOM Athletic Club
MCOM Book Club
MCOM Collegia
MCOM Dance Club
MCOM Nephrology Interest Group
MCOM Plant Club
MCOM Running Club
MCOM Student Council on Diversity and Inclusion
MCOM Wellness Installment
Medical American Sign Language
Medical Cooking Club
Medical Education Outreach Program
Medical Genetics Interest Group
Medical Mandarin
Medical Music Club
Medical Simulation Interest Group
Medical Spanish Club
Medical Students for Choice
Medical Vietnamese
Medicine in Motion
Morsani Chess Club
Morsani College of Medicine Disability Coalition
Morsani College of Medicine Green Club
Morsani Mahjong
Morsani Student Council
Muslim Student Doctor Association
Narrative Medicine Interest Group
Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group
Oncology and Hematology Interest Group
Orthodox Christian Medical Fellowship
Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group
Otolaryngology Interest Group
Pathology Interest Group (PATHOS)
Pediatrics Interest Group
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group
Plastic Surgery Interest Group
Plastic Surgery Outcomes Research Team
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Interest Group
Preventive and Integrative Medicine Interest Group
Project Hillsborough Health
Project World Health
Psychiatry Interest Coalition
Radiation Oncology Interest Group
Radiology Interest Group
South Asian Medical Student Association
Sports Medicine Interest Group
Student Interest Group in Neurology
Student Interest Group in Ophthalmology
Student National Medical Association
Student Physicians for Social Responsibility
Surgical Interest Group - CORE
Surgical Outcomes Research Team
Suture Club
Tampa Bay Street Medicine
The Pulse Student Review
Urology Interest Group
Vascular Surgery Interest Group
Virtual Reality in Medicine Special Interest Group
Vot-ER at USF
Women Building Women
Women in Orthopaedic Surgery
Women in Radiology
Women in Surgery Interest Group
YYC AfterHours
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