Student Involvement

Students have been brought into the Accreditation and CQI process as key members. Two Student Curriculum Committee (SCC) students continue to serve on the new LCME Element Review Group. A minimum of 4 SCC students from all grade levels are assigned to every Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) group meeting. An MD program-wide call was made for non-SCC student participation, and this yielded 14 more non-SCC volunteers. These additional non-SCC students (up to 4) are assigned to CQI meetings based on their stated interests when volunteering. In addition to the students from the SCC, the EMBRACE group is also driving programmatic change through our internal CQI process.

EMBRACE

EMBRACE Team

  1. MopeninuJesu Oluyinka, Chair

  2. Olivia Veira

  3. Keenan Davis

  4. Alison Dickstein

  5. Hanna Waltz

  6. Joseph Abergel

  7. Colby Lewis

  8. Daniel Leach

  9. Rylea Trudeau

  10. Kuhan Mahendraraj

  11. Brendan Pulsifer

  12. Deborah Feifer

  13. Ifeyinwa Ogu

  14. Tionne Pete (c/o 2025)

Emory Medical Benchmark for Refining and Advancement through Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Evaluation (EMBRACE) is a student-led, faculty-advised group representing various student organizations and voices. It is the first initiative of its kind at Emory, dedicated to promoting continuous evaluation and quality improvement in alignment with LCME elements and standards. The group conducts annual data collection—both qualitative and quantitative—from the entire Emory School of Medicine student body. This data is used to provide actionable, student-informed feedback to Deans and key stakeholders to improve the medical education experience. EMBRACE’s insights help inform changes across multiple domains such as the curriculum, student support services, and learning environment.

Current Updates

  • Executive Summary of Spring 2025 EMBRACE Survey:  EMBRACE Spring Report 2025
  • Fall 2025 EMBRACE Survey Announcement:  
    • EMBRACE Fall Surveys will take place at the following times:
      • M1s: 10/14, 1pm (Small Group)
      • M2s: 10/17, 8am (Small Group)
      • M3s: 10/7, 5pm (Small Group)
      • M4s: September 16th—>October 15th (survey open online)
    • Individualized links will be emailed to students. All responses will be kept anonymous. While EMBRACE and school leadership are aiming for universal participation, we have set a goal of at least an 80% response rate for each class and for the overall student body, in alignment with LCME standards (our accrediting body). We’re excited to share that there will be a monetary incentive for participation! Students who complete the survey can enter to win one of twenty $50 gift cards (five winners per MD class). To enter the raffle, be sure to complete the survey in its entirety and submit the Microsoft Form for the drawing.


Student Curriculum Committee (SCC)

The charge of this committee is to collect and review student feedback about curricular and programmatic issues. This committee is led by and made up of students across all four years of the MD curriculum. This committee reports student concerns directly to the Executive Curriculum Committee, the governing body of the Medical Education Curriculum.

  1. Olivia Veira, Chair

  2. Ramya Ginjupalli, Co-Chair