Pre-Health Organizations at SFSU:

  • American Medical Student Association - Premedical Chapter at San Francisco State University
    President: Shacy Rivera
    Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barry Rothman

    AMSA SFSU is the premedical chapter of the American Medical Student Association at SFSU.

  • Health Education Access Link (HEAL)
    President: Sierra North
    Faculty Advisors: Drs. Ramon Castellblanch and Barry Rothman
    HEAL is an organization of community-minded SFSU students who aim to make health care more accessible to all, especially the underserved.

  • Health Education Student Association (HESA)
    President: Ann Pattison
    Faculty Advisor: Buffy Bunting
    HESA promotes the Health Education Department on campus and serves as a resource for Health Education students.

  • Holistic Health Network
    President: N/A
    Faculty Advisor: Kenn Burrows
    The Holistic Health Network is a student-run organization that coordinates the activities of the Holistic Health Learning Center.

  • Nursing Students Association (NSA)
    President:
    Faculty Advisor: Mary Ann Vandam, RN, PhD
    Description to be provided...

  • Post Baccalaureate Student Association (PBSO)
    President: Karla Solheim
    Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barry Rothman
    PBSO is a networking student organization for the growing post-bac community at SFSU.

  • Peer Educators Advocating Campus Health (PEACH)
    Administrating staff: Kamal Harb, MPH and Teresa Leu, RD
    PEACH is a program implemented by the Student Health Center which trains students to provide information to their peers about sexual health as well as nutrition.

  • Pre Health Professions Student Alliance (PHPSA)
    President: Mariam Ebrahimi
    Faculty Advisor: Dr. Barry Rothman
    PHPSA is an alliance of the following student-run pre-health organizations: pre-medical, pre-osteopathy, pre-optometry, pre-physicians assistant, pre-veterinary, pre-dentistry, pre-naturopathy, and pre-pharmacy.

  • Pre Health Students of Color (PHSC)
    President: Tye Elliott
    Faculty Advisor: Dr. Leticia Marquez-Magana
    PHSC offers support to students of color heading into health professions.

  • Pre-Dental Club
    President: Julie Mai
    Faculty Advisor:

  • Pre-Forensics Club
    President: Helen Wolcott
    Faculty Advisor:

  • Pre-Optometry Club
    President:Raman Uppal
    Faculty Advisor:

  • Pre-Pharmacy Club
    President: Diana Park
    Faculty Advisor:

  • Student Dietetics Association (SDA)
    President:
    Faculty Advisor: Joan Frank
    SDA's goal is to promote an awareness of dietetics, health care, food and nutrition related issues, and to prepare members for their post graduate endeavors. They provide networking opportunities with health care professionals relevant to the field, guidance about curriculum and internships, career fairs and guest speakers to enhance the dietetics student' knowledge of the field.

  • Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
    President: Florentina Dobrin
    Staff Advisor: Kamal Harb, MPH
    SHAC makes recommendations on behalf of the SFSU student body in regards to student health services, programs and fees.