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About the Forum

The Medical Student Forum on Female Sexual Medicine is an independent medical trainee-led organization to facilitate medical students and residents to collaborate, learn, and educate academic peers about Female Sexual Medicine (FSM). There are a variety of medical conditions and treatments addressed by this field, yet such information is typically underrepresented in medical school curricula. Knowledge of this field is a critical component of a comprehensive medical education. At the Forum, students advocate and collaborate within their academic communities on the importance of including FSM in medical school education through conducting curriculum reviews, as well as creating educational materials, lectures, discussions, and an annual Symposium featuring experts in the field of FSM. The Forum was founded in May 2020 by Jen Romanello.

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Leadership

​The Forum has had students from all 7 Chicago-area medical schools as part of its leadership team. We are not expanding our Leadership Team to include medical schools in the NY tristate and Philadelphia area. The advisor for the Forum is Lauren Streicher MD, Rachel Rubin MD, Mary Lynn DO, and Sameena Rahman, MD

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Faculty Advisory Board

​The Forum is grateful to collaborate with and have the support of professionals in the field of Female Sexual Medicine. 

 

Meet Our Board Members

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Meet Our Committee Members

Meet Our Community Liaison Members

Name
Medical School
Graduation Year
Megan Dufault (she/her/hers)
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (NY - Manhattan)
2029
Bianka Northland MD
Mt Sinai West (OBGYN Resident) (NY - Manhattan)
2028
Kaila Helm (she/her/hers)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, MD/MPH candidate (NY - Manhattan)
2027
Vanessa Soriano (she/her)
NYU Grossman School of Medicine (NY - Manhattan)
2026
Christine Schremp
NYU Grossman School of Medicine ( (NY - Manhattan)
2026
Kate Tolleson
NYU Grossman School of Medicine (NY - Manhattan)
2026
Annabelle Dalzon (she/her/hers)
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine (NY - Long Island)
2027
Zehava Weiss
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NY - Long Island)
2027
Navdha Sharma (she/her)
New York Medical College, MD/MPH candidate (NY - Valhalla)
2028
Erica Lee
Johns Hopkins (MD), md/phd
2028
Aditi Mahajan
Georgetown University (DC)
2026
Gabrielle Smotrich
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (DC)
2027
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