Multicultural Education Organizations

AAPI is the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School branch of a national organization that seeks to promote the excellence of the American physicians of South Asian origin. We do this by promoting cultural diversity of South Asia in the medical school and also by coordinating community events that reaches out to the South Asian community. For instance, we organize annual diversity show at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School which features dances, music, and cuisines of various cultures. We promote healthy dietary habits, mental health, and HIV education in the South Asian community through our outreach programs.

The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-APAMSA chapter is dedicated to ensuring cultural competency and sensitivity to the health care needs of Asians and Asian Americans through greater awareness of the unique health concerns that affect Asian populations. We are also committed to combating health disparities by organizing service activities that benefit local Asian communities. We are part of the larger APAMSA regional and national organizations, which provides our members opportunities to network with other Asian and Asian American physicians and medical students.

Christian Medical Association (CMA) at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is part of CMDA (Christian Medical & Dental Association), the nation’s largest organization of Christian healthcare professionals (www.CMDA.org). CMA is a Christian organization formed on campus to foster an environment where Christian students from different churches and denominations can come together for fellowship through various social activities including bible study and community service events. In addition, CMA connects students with faculty and healthcare professionals by providing lectures focusing on faith and healthcare. As a student organization, CMA gladly welcomes all students, irrespective of their religious affiliation or belief system, to participate in our events.

Non-Credit Elective: Global Health Elective

The International Health Interest Group (IHIG) is designed to raise awareness of international health issues through a close collaboration with the Office of Global Health. IHIG runs an "International Health Elective,” which includes lunch lectures and events over the two semesters with speakers who have worked in different capacities in global health. Topics covered throughout the year will broaden students’ perspectives on different cultures and world medical problems that are not seen in the United States. In addition, IHIG raises funds for charities that contribute to international health relief work and assists students who wish to study abroad during the summer between first and second year or during fourth-year electives with fundraising and information sessions. The IHIG coordinators are also members of the steering committee for the Office of Global Health at the medical school.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School's Muslim Student Organization, which allows students to learn more about the Islamic faith while providing opportunities to put Islamic values such as community service and mentorship into practice.

The goal of JMSS is to maintain a sense of Jewish community at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. JMSS provides programming and support for Jewish medical students at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Events throughout the year include Chanukah and Passover parties, lunch lectures, and Shabbat dinners, and we will also hold events with other faith-based student groups in order to understand the similarities and differences between groups. While we provide a social outlet for Jewish students, we encourage students of all faiths to participate in JMSS eve

LMSA is the local Robert Wood Johnson Medical School chapter of Latino Medical Student Association Northeast (LMSA-NE). Its mission is to recruit Latinos into higher education and health-related areas, educate the public and one another about Latino health issues, and promote awareness about social, political, and economic issues as they relate to Latino health and the Latino population.

SAGA is a group for LGBTQIA medical students and their allies to organize and discuss LGBT+ issues in medicine and medical education. Our mission is to educate our peers through events and trainings, provide a community for queer medical students and work with the administration to make the school more inclusive of non-conforming gender and sexual identities.

SNMA is committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of under-served communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians. We aim to do this through the following goals: - To serve as a credible and accurate source of information relevant to minority issues in the field of medical education. - To encourage and foster the development of minority faculty in order to increase the presence of minority mentors and biomedical researchers in academic health centers. - To evaluate and cultivate the necessary measures to eradicate practices in the field of health profession education that compromise the goal of providing quality education to minorities and women.