Mira Patel, a second-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, last month was elected by her peers to serve as Medical Student Representative on the Women Physician Section for the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED). She will serve in the role for one year.

Two Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students co-authored research that will be presented at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS) Conference in January in Aspen, Colorado. Evan Bair and Beau McCarver, both members of the Class of 2024, worked with co-authors, Gregory G. Salzler, MD, and Evan Ryer, MD, board-certified vascular surgeons at Geisinger on the research.

Eight medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine volunteered during Scranton School District's Fire Prevention Month Fair in October.The Scranton School District invited students of GCSOM to create a table on Family Health and Wellness.