The Student Government Association (SGA) represents and serves the needs and interest of IHP students. Its mission includes management of all student clubs, which have the below guidelines:

• Open to all matriculated students (an exception may be for chapter guided by national professional organizations)

• Active membership of at least eight students

• Continuing plans and events under development

• Does not substantially duplicate the same purpose or membership of any existing student organization at the Institute.

SGA Contact: sga@mghihp.edu

SGA Officers 2016-2017

Class Representatives

AOS seeks to unite individuals with a passion for serving others by providing them with guided opportunities to positively impact the Greater Boston community and establish meaningful connections. While the umbrella lens of our club is healthcare, our monthly topics are multi-focal, targeting a plethora of subtopics that are relevant to today’s society. 

Potential projects include, but are not limited to: mentoring children, planning engaging activities for those in nursing homes or inpatient settings, and serving meals at community kitchens. Examples of populations who would benefit from our efforts include: children, elderly, veterans, those experiencing poverty and homelessness, those underserved, and those with disabilities. 

AOS uniquely links its service projects to an advocacy topic that promotes discussion and awareness among its members. It is our hope that this added awareness will inspire AOS members and the community to embrace the rewarding nature of providing service and championing for the greater good.

Contact: ihpaos@mghihp.edu

IHP Cares 4 Kids provide the IHP community with a student organization that promotes interest of pediatric health care and research. Members from all disciplines are welcome. ICK promotes awareness of pediatric healthcare topics through community involvement, as well as educational and professional events. Throughout the academic year the club collaborates or engages with various non-profit organizations dedicated to the research of and care for patients with pediatric illness and/or disability.

Contact: studentlife@mghihp.edu

The purpose of the MGH Institute chapter of the IHI Open School is to foster dynamic interprofessional collaboration to empower students to proactively improve the quality of health care. As a member, you will have opportunities to learn about health care quality improvement science through IHI courses and chapter events, build an interprofessional network and grow your collaborative skills through service learning and social activities, and participate in or develop Quality Improvement (QI) research initiatives with other members of the IHI Open School team.

Contact: studentlife@mghihp.edu

NSSLHA is a nonprofit organization for graduate and undergraduate students interested in the study of human communication and related disabilities (Speech-Language Pathology). Graduate students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) program have an active NSSLHA chapter.

Along with participating in community service projects, the group is active in fundraising in order to reduce the cost for students attending the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention.

The annual ASHA Convention provides a place for professionals and students involved in speech-language pathology and related fields to present research, listen to speakers, and learn about new remediation techniques. By attending the convention, NSSLHA members gain more knowledge about communication disorders, and observe the leaders of our field.

Contact: nsslha@mghihp.edu

MGHIHP’s Nursing Students for Sexual and Reproductive Health is dedicated to advancing and securing reproductive health and justice for all. Recognizing that nurses are frontline health care practitioners, patient advocates, and community health educators, NSSRH fulfills its mission by:

(i) advocating for substantially increased reproductive health and abortion training for nurses

(ii) organizing a nationwide network of nursing student activists

(iii) supporting the leadership of nursing students and all nurses in the reproductive justice movement

(iv) collaborating across the nursing profession and with other health care providers to maximize resources and expertise

(v) creating a new generation of reproductive health and abortion provider nurses.

We are affiliated with the national chapter of Nursing Students for Choice (NSFC).

Contact: studentlife@mghihp.edu

Offering a multi-cultural experience at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, OHANA* provides students of all backgrounds an opportunity to learn about and experience the diversity amongst their peers, as well as make lasting relationships with different students across the healthcare professions. 

OHANA facilitates dialogue about multicultural issues and provides students with an outlet to openly discuss cultural concerns within the IHP community. Members will be able to heighten their knowledge through participation in events focused on the academic, professional, social and cultural development within the MGH Institute and surrounding community. OHANA welcomes all students. 

*OHANA from Wikipedia: “Ohana means family, family means no-one gets left behind or forgotten. Part of Hawaiian culture, ohana means family in an extended sense of the term including blood-related, adoptive or intentional.”

Contact: ohana@mghihp.edu

The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) is a non-profit organization, founded at MGH Institute by the inaugural OTD class of 2017. The purpose of SOTA is to enhance knowledge about occupational therapy as a powerful, widely recognized, science-driven, and evidence-based profession (AOTA, 2006). SOTA is a student-run organization that promotes occupational therapy through community service, public relations, fundraising, and campus activities. Our mission is to serve the community in areas related to occupational therapy, while simultaneously advancing members skills in areas such as professional development. SOTA provides its members the opportunity to connect with each other, faculty and the community at large. SOTA meets once a month.

Over 80% of OTD students are current members of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), earning the Institute Silver Level recognition in the AOTA's Student Membership Circle.

Contact: SOTA@mghihp.edu

First Steps:

• Hold an informational meeting to generate club interest. Send your meeting announcement to Student Life for approval. The Office of Student and Disability Services (OSDS) will then forward the approved announcement to the Daily News.

• Have at least 8 committed members before applying for official club standing with OSDS and the SGA.

• Secure a current Institute Faculty/Staff member to act as your advisor for the academic year and submit his/her name to OSDS. (Note: If an advisor cannot fulfill the year long commitment, the club must submit the name of a second advisor to fill out the term.)

• Fill out the New Student Organization Application form.

Second Steps:

• Attend an SGA meeting and be prepared to outline your organization’s mission and purpose.

• The SGA reserves the right to take up to one month to review the application.

Final Steps:

• If approval from the SGA has been reached, the organization should hold elections for an Executive Board. Having an E-board will help to shape the club and make sure it is following its mission and purpose. The E-board should at the very least include the following positions: Chair/President, Treasurer, Secretary, and SGA Liaison. The role of the SGA Liaison is important because this allows the clubs to have a direct line to the SGA.

• Once an E-board has been established, the new organization should submit to OSDS a list of the board members with their student email addresses.

• If a general club email is desired, the organization should submit a request to OSDS to Student Life.