Board of Directors

About the Board

General Board Role and Responsibilities

The MSFC Board of Directors is responsible for supporting the organization’s long-term strategic plan and its financial health. Participation on MSFC’s board offers individuals an excellent opportunity for a leadership experience with a team passionate about reproductive justice. While we recognize that many of our medical student board members have served as Student Leaders at their local chapters, the role of a board member is different from that of a Student Leader.

Members of the Board of Directors are elected to serve up to three years with a possibility for term renewal. Board membership requires substantial accountability to the organization. There are three meetings, either virtual or in person, during each board year, and board members are expected to join one committee with remote meetings approximately every other month. Board members are also required to support MSFC’s fundraising efforts in some capacity.

Application for the MSFC’s Board of Directors

Thank you for your interest in joining the MSFC’s Board of Directors! We are currently accepting applications for at-large board members and a new President-Elect for service to commence in Spring 2026. Candidates for President-Elect will be selected from the pool of applicants for general Board membership.

Who We Are Looking For

Medical Students for Choice is strongly committed to diversity within its organization and especially welcomes applications from Black, Indigenous, and Latinx persons of color, persons who identify along the gender expansive spectrum; persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to further diversity of ideas and to further represent MSFC’s broader constituency and future patients. As an international organization, we welcome applications from candidates based in any country.

We also encourage first-year medical students to apply for Board membership and welcome applications from candidates who were not selected for Board membership in prior years.

Role and Responsibilities

At-large members of the Board of Directors are elected to serve terms of up to three years (or until the year of their graduation, for trainee Board members). Board members’ terms begin in the Spring of the year they are elected to the board and extend through the Spring Board meeting of their last year of service. The position of President-Elect is a three-year role to serve as President-Elect, President, and Past-President.

All Board roles require substantial responsibility and accountability to the organization and require regular conference calls and three Board meetings per year (generally one each in the Spring, Summer, and Fall/Winter). While traditionally in-person, Board meetings are currently occurring remotely for most of the year, with one in person meeting scheduled per board cycle.  For the role of President-Elect, daily emails, weekly conference calls, and additional in-person meetings are required.

Eligibility

Membership: Membership on the Board of Directors is open to both medical students and non-students who are passionate about MSFC’s mission of supporting future abortion providers and advocates.

Application and Selection Process

To apply, please send your completed application (Medical Student Application or Professional Member Application) along with a current copy of your CV to the Nomination Committee at nominations@msfc.org by Monday, December 22nd, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST for consideration.

Selected applicants will be interviewed by members of the Board’s Nominating Committee via telephone or video. Candidates for President-Elect will undergo additional interviews with the current leadership team and the entire Nominating Committee. The final selection for the Board of Directors will take place following a meeting of the full Board in the spring.

Please note that interviews are not guaranteed for everyone who submits written applications.

While we recognize that many of our applicants are deeply committed to ensuring that people have access to compassionate and caring abortion providers, we regret to inform you that we cannot offer general Board membership or the President-Elect position to everyone interested.

Application Deadline

Applications MUST be submitted by 11:59 pm EST on Monday, December 22nd, 2025. Applications received after that deadline will not be reviewed. We encourage all applicants to submit their materials earlier, in advance of the deadline. Application Deadline

We look forward to reviewing your application and thank you for your commitment to reproductive choice and advocacy! For more information about MSFC’s Board of Directors, please review these Frequently Asked Questions or email nominations@msfc.org

2025-2026 Board of Directors

Jennifer Zhang, President
University of British Columbia

Sriha Srinivasan, President-Elect
George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Danna Ghafir, MD, MBA, Past-President
George Washington University | Obstetrics & Gynecology

Clemence Cuillerot, Treasurer
Boston University School of Medicine

Richard Adejumobi
Obafemi Awolowo University College of Health Sciences

Hanna Amanuel
Harvard Medical School

Michael Belmonte, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology/ Complex Family Planning

Kristyn Brandi, MD, MPH
Obstetrics & Gynecology/ Complex Family Planning

Eleanor Clifford, MD
George Washington University | Obstetrics & Gynecology

Supriya Kohli
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Katherine Kramer, MD, MS
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Sarah McNeilly, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre – Magee-Women’s Hospital | Obstetrics & Gynecology

Jessica Mecklosky, MD
University of California San Francisco | Pediatrics

Adeola Oni-Orisan, MD, PhD
Family Medicine

Hedwige “Didi” Saint Louis, MD, MPH
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Ololade Sanusi, MD
Family Medicine

Maya Seshan
Medical College of Wisconsin

Claire Surkis
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Hadiza Thompson, MBBS
University of Ilorin – College of Health Sciences

Melissa Torres-Montoya, JD, MPH
If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice

Paula Valino Ramos
Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis