STREET MEDICINE INSTITUTE STUDENT COALITION

The Street Medicine Institute Student Coalition focuses on bringing together street medicine programs run by students worldwide. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions!

Meet the 2026 SMISC Leadership Board

Megan Stafford
Chief

Megan Stafford is a medical student at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and an active member of Street Medicine at Pitt. She also serves as an intern with the Center for Street Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and is a member of the MyPATH StoryBooth research team. 

Allyson Andrews
Vice Chief

Hi! I’m Allyson, a first-year medical student at LMU-DCOM. I completed both my undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Pittsburgh and am excited to continue serving as Vice Chief with SMISC this year. Hail to Pitt!

Victoria Bacchi
Co-Student Liaison Director

Hello! My name is Victoria Bacchi, and I'm a master's student in the Biomedical Sciences program at the University of Pittsburgh. I also serve as Co-President of the Street Medicine at Pitt team. I graduated from Pitt with a B.S. in Neuroscience in May, and I'm eager to continue serving as SMISC's Student Liaison Co-Director this year!

Savannah Vetterly
Co-Programming Director

In the summer of 2021, I began volunteering with Operation Safety Net (OSN) as an EMT in a shelter clinic. From this experience, I quickly became aware of my passion for working with individuals experiencing homelessness. In 2022, I began going on street rounds with OSN and Street Medicine at Pitt, and needless to say, I absolutely loved my experience! Currently, I am a third year medical student and am involved with Loyola Street Medicine. Finally, I have been involved with SMISC over the past few years as Programming Coordinator and am excited to continue my involvement as Programming Director! 

Brina Ratangee
Recruitment Director

Brina Ratangee (she/her) is a second-year medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She first became involved in Street Medicine while pursuing her B.A. and M.A. at Vanderbilt University, where she helped create ayu, the first-ever narrative medicine journal for homeless health, and chaired the first two iterations of the Vanderbilt Homeless Health Conference. In addition to her role with SMISC, she serves on the volunteering committee for Street Medicine @ Pitt. 

Sophie Vogel
Research Chair

Sophie Vogel is a PhD Candidate at Vanderbilt, where she studies how to build great homeless healthcare systems. She is so excited to be research chair this year. It is her fourth year on board after being the 2025 Chief Coordinator and Quality Improvement Coordinator before that. Go SMISC! 

Camila Rudas
Fundraising Director

Camila (Cam) Rudas is a third-year medical student at Ponce Health Sciences University in Puerto Rico. Born in Colombia and raised in Baltimore, Cam has a broad cultural background that continues to grow in Puerto Rico. Cam is passionate about erasing the gap between homelessness and healthcare with compassion, inclusivity and her lived experience. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, hiking and meeting new people. Cam is excited to join the SMISC team to seek whatever resources they need to keep supporting students worldwide!

Jordan Rhyner
Co-Advocacy Chair

Jordan grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and is now a third-year medical student at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He first became involved in street medicine in 2020, while an undergraduate at Northeastern University, serving at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Today, he continues to serve his unsheltered neighbors through Omaha's street medicine organization, HEAL Omaha, and he co-founded the Street Medicine Interest Group at his medical school to help other students get involved in the field.

Rebecca Zapata-Smith
Collaborations Coordinator

Rebecca Zapata-Smith is a fourth-year medical student at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and the co-founder of TCOM's Street Medicine Student Coalition. Passionate about social justice, advocacy, and meeting people with compassion, she's committed to caring for communities that are often overlooked by the healthcare system.

Madeleine Fox
Undergraduate Liaison

My name is Madeleine and I'm an incoming freshman at Georgetown University studying biology and political science on a pre-med track. I'm passionate about women's health and health equity, and excited to be part of the SMISC Board this year!

Nima Shariatzadeh
Team Development Specialist

Nima is a medical student at UT Health San Antonio whose work in street medicine is grounded in years of working in addiction treatment centers. His commitment to serving unsheltered individuals began through harm-reduction outreach with the Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coalition, where he helped build a student-run wound care program. Through navigating complex barriers to establishing this program, he learned to lead with persistence and collaboration- skills that continue to shape his approach to advocacy and program development. His work in street medicine is also deeply personal, informed by his exposure to addiction from a young age and the recognition that sometimes compassion, not consequence, is what truly changes lives. He is passionate about empowering fellow students to create sustainable, humanistic programs that meet people where they are. As a SMISC leader, he is dedicated to advising the next generation of street medicine advocates.

Malea Joyce 
Co-Programming Coordinator

Malea is a 3rd year medical student at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She interested in street medicine, and the intersection between healthcare and public policy.  

Maariya Sheikh
Co-Advocacy Chair

Hi! I’m Maariya, a third year undergraduate student at Vanderbilt! I joined SMISC last fall, and am excited to continue serving as Advocacy co-chair with SMISC this year! 

Divya Tase
Communications Director

Divya is a junior studying in Biology and Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. She has been volunteering with Street Medicine @ Pitt since December 2024 and is on the board as Social Media coordinator. Her favorite thing about Street Med is being able to help people experiencing homelessness by listening to their stories and building trust. She hopes to go to med school one day and continue being involved with Street Medicine even as physician. She is passionate about women's health in marginalized communities and the connection between health, homelessness, and housing policy.  

Sneha Sundar
Co-Student Liaison Coordinator

Sneha Sundar is an OMS-III at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She got her bachelor's degree in data science and human biology at Michigan State University. She is passionate about advocacy in healthcare supported by involvement in her community by doing medical work for unhoused individuals and working on climate justice research. 

We look forward to collaborating with you!