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Meet Your 2025-2026 Student Council Officers
MUSC
President
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Rush
Vice President
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NKU
Newsletter
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MUSC
Communications
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UNMC
Fundraising
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Rush
Events
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MUSC
Pre-Perfusion
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UNMC
Perfusion Bowl
Co-Chair
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Rush
Perfusion Bowl
Co-Chair
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Student Program Ambassadors
Renee Corbin
The University of Utah
Amanda Harris
Texas Heart Institute
Dylan Niedzwiecki
Texas Heart Institute
Gabrielle Serrao
UPMC Shadyside
AnneMarie Marquis
SUNY Upstate University
Sidney Swartzbaugh
University of Iowa
Preston Nelson
Baylor Scott and White
Kelly Kim
Midwestern University
Sydney O’Malley
Cleveland Clinic
Erik Safstrom
University of Arizona
Melissa O’Neil
Thomas Jefferson University
Shantel Schoenfelder
Quinnipiac University
Get Involved
Are you looking to get more involved in AmSECT as
a student?
Connect and collaborate with perfusion students and perfusionists across the nation? The AmSECT
Student Council is always looking for driven and passionate students to collaborate and lead!
Read our FAQ to learn more about us and put in an application using the button
below if you'd like to join!
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AmSECT Student Council Accomplishments
AmSECT is proud of the accomplishments of all the members of the Student Council.
These students worked diligently to accomplish many milestones in their respective roles and committees. With
strong participation and overall student council growth a lot was able to be accomplished! Here are just a few
of the highlights:
2024-2025
- Perfusion Bowl 2025: Our 2025 Perfusion Bowl had a record-setting 5 programs be represented
on stage at the International Conference in San Diego. This year was also the 1st year the Perfusion Bowl
was a sponsored event. A big thank you to SpecialtyCare for sponsoring the event and awarding our winners,
Team Rush, with a monetary prize and free registration to the conference!
- Student Social 2025: The 2025 Student Council was very grateful to hold a sponsored event
at the International Conference in San Diego. Perfusion student across the country were able to come
together and meet their future colleagues. A special thank you to Keystone Perfusion Services for sponsoring
the event!
- Creation of the student ambassador program, 2024: This initiative aimed to have
representation from each perfusion school in the country. Students from different programs were designated
as the Program Ambassador and assisted in spreading student council-related information to their respective
programs.
- Creation of New Committees, 2024
- Events Committee
- Fundraising Committee
- Scrub Cap Fundraiser, 2024: 1st ever Scrub Cap Fundraiser held by the student council. Our
scrub caps were originally designed by students in the student council, creating amazing designs that showed
everyday perfusion equipment such as clamps, roller heads, and centrifugal heads!
- Heart Walk Rebrand - "Cruisin for Perfusion": Formerly known as the “Heart
Walk,” this year’s student council decided to rebrand our annual fundraiser and name it
“Cruisin’ for Perfusion.” This fundraiser also included our first ever friendly
competition, awarding the 1st-year student, 2nd-year student, and CCP who walked/ran the most miles on the
day of our fundraiser!
- Legacy Projects: AmSECT Tomorrow , Perfusion Bowl, Student Features, Coffee Chat
- Student Liaisons, 2024:
- ICPC
- PCPC
- ICEBP
- Safety
- AMSECToday
2023-2024
- Launch of the Pre-Perfusion Committee: With more and more
prospective perfusion students, this committee aims to create a space to answer all of their pre-perfusion
questions. With a web page in the works, we are excited to see what the future holds for this task force!
- Heart Walk 2023: As a part of an AmSECT Student Council fundraising effort, perfusion
students, as well as some perfusionists, from across the country participated in a 3-mile walk in their
respective cities. Through their great work, the student council was able to raise $2365, all of which
sponsored student attendance at the AmSECT 62nd International Conference in New Orleans, LA.