Student Health Advisory Committee
Student Health Advisory Committee Mission
- Serve as an ambassador for McKinley Health Center and Student Health Insurance.
- Attend monthly meetings and promote the general welfare and health of the student community.
- Participate in McKinley outreach opportunities and promotional activities.
- Create awareness of both general and special services offered by the Health Center.
- Review and evaluate programs, services, and policies.
- Provide a mechanism for student consumer complaints, excluding any review of medical competence.
- Opportunity to participate in the selection process for all new professional staff, physicians, health educators, administrators, and such others as may be appropriate and timely.
- Consult with the Executive Director of McKinley on policies for operations and management.
- Offer recommendations for new programs or modifications of existing programs. (These policies shall in no way detail the actual practice of medicine.)
- Review the annual budget proposal with the Executive Director in advance of its presentation to the Student Fee Advisory Committee.
- Provide such other advice on health and health center matters as the Vice-Chancellor might request.
Student Advisory Board Members
Executive Director: Awais Vaid
Ex-Officio: Dr. Robert Woodward, Jennifer Carson and Nick Chancellor
Faculty/Staff members: Gretchen Forman, Allison McKinney, Raj Minakshi, Beth Sheehan, Stephanie Vogelsang,
Undergraduate members: Alaina Dines, Riman Doodin, Ivette Juarez, Isabella Little, Aishat Odunewu-Smith, Tanusha Santosh, Abubaker Touray
Graduate Student members: Alyssa Ortega
How Can You Get Involved?
Each fall, we select new members to serve a one-year term on the Student Health Advisory Committee. If you are interested in contributing your ideas and helping shape student health services, please email wellness@illinois.edu to request an application.