Medical School Executive Council
The Medical Student Executive Council (MSEC) is composed of fifteen members—seven members from the MSEC Core (President, Vice President, Access & Success Representative, Secretary, Student Services Representative, Treasurer, and Wellness Representative), four Class Presidents (M1, M2, M3, M4), three PA representatives (PA1, PA2, PA3), and the Student Representative to the Board of Overseers (otherwise known as the Student Fellow). All MSEC representatives meet once per month and the MSEC Core also has a separate monthly meeting. MSEC represents medical students in all years and works to fund and organize school-wide student events and activities, as well as lobby and advocate for student needs. With annual budget provisions, MSEC is a major source of funding for more than eighty student groups. This funding provides student groups the opportunity to organize special events like volunteer sessions, concerts, lectures, and guest speakers, and student-centered activities such as the winter formal (DecDec), school-wide food events, and joint events with the graduate school and physician assistant program.
President: Rebecca Nadler
Vice President: Sonal Swain
Access the MSEC 2025 Annual Report here.
Graduate School Executive Council
GSEC is an elected committee of five students from the Graduate School. Elections are held in early October and officers serve a full year. We act on behalf of the students to represent their views and issues to the administration, as well as plan networking and social events for the graduate school in order to strengthen our student community. The GSEC council hosts an open meeting on the first Wednesday of every month, to which all graduate students are invited to discuss upcoming initiatives and events.
This year GSEC's key initiatives were:
- Establishment of "Career Explorations" panel sessions to provide information for our students about potential future fields of employment, augmenting other career-centric opportunities available at WCMC.
- Development of outreach opportunities, enabling our students to participate in activities such as Science Days for high school students and the hosting of young scientists in summer development programs.
- Continuing to work with the Graduate School administration to improve our courses by implementing course surveys.
GSEC also runs a number of social events throughout the year, notably a Halloween Party, Thanksgiving Potluck, Winter Ski Trip, and Year End Formal.
President: Jinnie Kim
Vice President: Nickolas Almodover
Treasurer: Whitney Diaz
Secretary: Kati Carter
Parliamentarian: Ashley Tucewicz
Curriculum Chair: Bjoern Perder
GSEC can be contacted at gsec@med.cornell.edu.
Board of Fellows Representative
The Student Board of Fellows Representative represents all Weill Cornell Medical College students, including medical, graduate, PA, and Qatar students. The Student Fellow is a voting member of the Board of Fellows and has a three-year term. The Student Fellow meets on a quarterly basis with the full Board and three subcommittees and attends the monthly MSEC and GSEC meetings.
Important Student Contact Information
Bryce Demopoulos, Student Fellow
Why contact me? I am the student body representative on the Weill Cornell Board of Fellows. It's my job to facilitate communication among the students, the administration/faculty, and the Board. Ask me anything! I've been around for a while.
Rebecca Nadler, MSEC President
Why contact me? I represent the WCMC student body! Bring your concerns to me. It's my job to facilitate communication between the students and the administration/faculty.
Sonal Swain, Vice President
Jinnie Kim, GSEC President
Why contact me? I represent the WCMC student body! Bring your concerns to me. It's my job to facilitate communication between the students and the administration/faculty.