Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) acts as a student voice to the University Health Center staff and administration.
SHAC members are available to listen to your comments, suggestions, complaints, or compliments about the University Health Center. SHAC also monitors and regularly reports on the University Health Center’s on-going American College Health Association Patient Satisfaction and Assessment Survey. SHAC works closely with the Director of the University Health Center to help resolve any complaints. Aside from their liaison duties, SHAC gets involved in some outreach programming to support campus wellbeing.
SHAC members participate in a variety of UHC committees and plan health related events for the campus community. In addition, SHAC members participate in outreach activities and programming such as the First Look Fair and Maryland Day.
SHAC meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 PM. This semester we are meeting virtually. For anyone interested in attending one of our open meetings, please email us at shac.umd@gmail.com for more information.
For those interested in joining SHAC, our application for 2021-2022 is now live! The application is open until 11:59 PM on March 5, 2021. Visit go.umd.edu/shacapp to learn more and apply.
SHAC Subcommittees
COVID-19
- Initiatives: Creating COVID care packages for students in quarantine or isolation housing
- Members: Anusha Jailwala, Bhuvana Pandalai, Donya Forohar, Lindsay Kaufman, Maddy Ndahayo, Riva Patel, Rohan Harris
- Contact: Rohan Harris - rharris9@terpmail.umd.edu
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Initiatives: Worked with QMIT to develop identity related questions for PSAS survey and organizing a virtual town hall to discuss cultural competence within the UHC
- Members: Blen Asres, Minahil Cheema, Naru Kang, Sunjana Patel, Zyna Egbe
- Contact: Minahil Cheema - mcheema@terpmail.umd.edu
Healthy Relationships and Consent
- Initiatives: Working on informational graphics on consent and relationships with significant others to share on social media and promoting the Victim's Assistance Fund
- Members: Alex McCann, Alexis Beaver, Hannah Green, Isa Cazares, Kam Perry
- Contact: Alex McCann - alexandramccann2019@gmail.com
Mental Health
- Initiatives: Organized a virtual study hall for students to meet and do homework or socialize and working on making inforgraphics on mental health resources
- Members: Clarissa Xia, Diana Bunghiuz, Hunter Baxter, Rhea Gupta, Sagar Matharu, Sanjit Sachdeva
- Contact: Sanjit Sachdeva - sanjsach@terpmail.umd.edu
Pharmacy and Insurance
- Initiatives: Working on infographics to share insurance literacy and pharmacy-related information
- Members: Bathsheba Kim, Isha Yardi, Leah Barnes, Sara Dawood, Sasvi Kulasinghe, Vicky Mei
- Contact: Vicky Mei - vickymei138@gmail.com
QMIT (Quality Management Improvement Team)
- Initiatives: Working with D&I to revise PSAS survey to include questions regarding patient identity and planning a virtual town hall for the Spring semester
- Members: Sarah Bejo, Erinn Ossentjuk, Julia Kim, Mariam Shamim, Vaani Shah, Yusuf Mastoor
- Contact: Sarah Bejo - sarahbejo@gmail.com
Physical Health and Prevention
- Initiatives: Creating a series of infographics to promote Wellness Wednesdays on Instagram
- Members: Daniel Fong, Grace Lama, Katie Landry, Ramsay Hafer, Sam Lee, Zara Ahmed
- Contact: Grace Lama - gracelama@gmail.com and Samuel Lee - sslee98@terpmail.umd.edu
Sexual Health and Women's Health
- Initiatives: Created infographics on where students can access free menstrual products on campus and womxn/sexual health services still offered at the UHC this semester and working to distribute free menstrual products on campus
- Members: Gurbani Singh, Matt Mathai, Nur Mulugeta, Rutha Adhanom
- Contact: Gurbani Singh - gurbani6721@gmail.com
PR and Outreach
- Initiatives: Creating monthly newsletters and other social media content in collaboration with other subcommittees
- Members: Ebele Nwogbo, Emily Kim, Haley Suh
- Contact: Haley Suh - Suhhaley@yahoo.com
In This Issue
Learn about:
- How to safely celebrate Halloween this year
- 4Maryland and COVID prevention tips
- Election information
- Flu prevention information
- Upcoming events
SHAC Commitment to Anti-Racism
The senseless murders of George Floyd and countless Black Americans are deeply troubling and a clear indication of the injustices in today’s society. SHAC stands in solidarity with the Black community, not only on the UMD campus but around the country. We must come together to acknowledge that systemic racism and inequity is prevalent in our country, including access to healthcare. We are committed to being more than simply not racist, we believe that we must be anti-racist, and will continue to promote and advocate this ideal as the student voices of the Health Center. We are eager to listen to the diverse voices within our campus community to learn how we can advocate for greater equity and inclusion as an organization. If you are interested in connecting with us and sharing your opinions as to how we can help, do not hesitate to email shac.umd@gmail.com.
