Region 2 includes New York and New Jersey
The current Region 2 Director is Alex Schick, MD Candidate at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry Class of 2026.

To get in touch with a specific branch, contact Alex at [email protected] and she would be more than happy to connect you! If you don’t see your branch listed here, would like to establish a branch, or would like to update your branch leadership, please reach out to Alex. To explore local and regional events, see the Region 2 calendar below.
Save the date!
Region 2 Conference:
The 2025 Region 2 Conference will take place on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm at the University of Rochester School of Medicine with hybrid in person and Zoom sessions!
Please RSVP here by Friday, March 21st if you are planning to attend in-person or virtually! We will reach out with registration confirmation and additional conference details as the conference approaches.
We are also accepting abstract submission for the conference poster session with options for both in-person and virtual attendees. Please submit your abstracts here by Friday, March 14th if you would like to present at the conference! If you submit an abstract, please also make sure you are registered for the conference.
Questions about the conference? Reach out to Alex at [email protected].
Virtual Premed-Med Mixer and Q&A Event:
RSVP here to attend our first virtual Premed-Med Mixer and Q&A event, which will be held on Zoom. We’re seeking medical students to share insights on applying to med school, their experiences so far, along with any advice or tips for premeds! This event has been rescheduled – new date TBD! Please check back for updates.
Current Branches:
- Albany Medical College
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Presidents: Skylar Harbour, Shanzeh Sayied
- Event Coordinators: Hannah Leibowitz, Nancy DeGrezia
- Mentorship Chair/PATH Coordinator: Maria Burdjalov
- Banquet Chair: Tamar Levisohn, Daisy Chen
- Pre-Med Conference Chair: Lauren Koralnik, Ilene Tisnovsky
- PR/Marketing Chair: Sydney Gilmore
- Treasurer: Emery Hakim
- City College of New York Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
- President: Mariam Quraishi
- Vice President: Ayesha Khan
- Secretary: Oluwafisola Aruleba
- Treasurer: Anna Kulapurathazhe
- Events Coordinator: Vianyi Sanchez
- Greater Outreach Coordinator: Iyana McKnight
- Social Media Coordinator: Sarah Mazurovsky
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Co-Leader: Ruiyan Wang
- Co-Leader: Abigail Graham
- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Co-Chair: Stephanie Sabido
- Co-Chair: Divya Kalluri
- Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
- Co-Leader: Divya Kumar
- Co-Leader: Allison Trabold
- Co-Leader: Christina O’Leary
- Co-Leader: Katarina Nilsson
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Co-Leader: Isabella Mirro
- Co-Leader: Lizzy Rueppel
- Co-Leader: Jayme Leschly
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine – Elmira
- President: Candy Chen
- Vice President: Michelle Perry
- Treasurer: Mary Claire Casper
- Secretary: Alise Leiboff
- New York Medical College
- New York University School of Medicine
- NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Rutger’s University – New Jersey Medical School
- President: Mia Bersalona
- Co-President: Tina Mehrotra
- Co-President: Sanya Rastogi
- Co-President: Mary Yoo
- SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine
- President: Rachel Pak
- Vice President: Caleigh Loughran
- Secretary: Morgan Mitchell
- Treasurer: Julia Rupp
- SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
- President: Ginamarie Gioia
- Vice President: Lea Sarmiento
- Treasurer: Nadia Celestin
- Secretary: Zoe Lainis
- Chief Communications Officer: Lindsay Blank
- Chief of Community Service: Katharine Dishner
- Chief Operating Officer: Charlotte Walden
- SUNY Stony Brook University School of Medicine
- SUNY Upstate University School of Medicine
- President: Rachel Marciano
- Vice President: Janie Swanson
- Treasurer: Himani Akula
- Secretary: Michelle Liu
- Advertisement Coordinator: Austen Kalivas
- Elizabeth Blackwell Day Chair: Sonali Patel
- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
- President: Jenna Langan
- Vice President: Madison Marolda
- Treasurer: Brianna Urena
- Secretary: Aliyah Blackman
- National Liaison: Prerana Dewan
- Community Service Chair: Sonya Alam
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- President: Alex Schick
- Co-President: Hannah Schneider
- Co-President: Richa Patel
- Co-President: Jae-Hee Lee
- Co-President: Sarah Hoffman
- Vice President: Afia Kuragu
- Vice President: Piper Schneider
- Vice President: Shannon Vannier
- Vice President: Yuchen Lu