Sigma Mu Delta
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Sigma Mu Delta is a pre-medical fraternity founded at University of California, Davis in 1994. It is the first organization of its kind on the West coast. Currently, Sigma Mu Delta has chapters at the University of California, Davis
; the University of California, Berkeley
; and the University of California, Santa Cruz
. Membership is not limited to just pre-med students, but also to those pursuing other health care fields.
These ideals were first recognized by three of its founding fathers: Roger Fong, Duc Tran, and Loc Trieu. What began as an MCAT study group, these three individuals formed a strong friendship. Even after the MCAT, their support for one another continued as there existed an unselfishness of teaching, learning, and sharing among them. It was this strong bond that made them feel more confident in their studies and medical school application process.
Soon thereafter, having realized the benefits of sharing knowledge and experience among peers, the three expanded their circle of friendship to the eleven young men who would form the Founding Class of Sigma Mu Delta's Alpha Chapter. These eleven individuals established the rituals and symbols of the fraternity, and developed the ceremonies of initiation and activation, which have been carried out during each pledge term. They successfully created a strong foundation for future brothers of the fraternity to rely upon as pledges and actives.
The process of becoming a well-known organization on campus is due in part by the collective work of its members. The brothers of the Beta Chapter have been dedicated leaders on campus and in the community, from ASUC senators to city commissioners and even military personnel. SMD is also affiliated with Kaplan
which sponsors educational presentations and symposia on campus. The high standard of performance in and out of the classroom will ensure that Sigma Mu Delta continues to grow and prosper as the leading pre-medical student organization at Cal.
US Allopathic MD Medical Schools
Osteopathic DO
Medical School
Foreign MD Medical Schools
Dental Schools
Pharmacy Schools
Veterinary Schools
Optometry
Chiropractic
Nursing
is SMD's sister sorority with whom a wide range of events are held each semester. Kappa Gamma Delta often participates in events co-sponsored by Sigma Mu Delta including the MCAT Panel with Kaplan, and the BiAnnual Fraternity Games. Additionally a lodge at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania bears the SMD title.
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
; the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
; and the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
. Membership is not limited to just pre-med students, but also to those pursuing other health care fields.
Alpha Chapter, University of California, Davis
Sigma Mu Delta was founded by eleven pre-medical undergraduates at the University of California at Davis on February 9, 1994. With the shared goal of forming a bond between pre-medical students on campus and of motivating each other in their pursuit of becoming physicians, the eleven founding fathers created a fraternity that was based upon the principles of Brotherhood, Education, and Dedication.These ideals were first recognized by three of its founding fathers: Roger Fong, Duc Tran, and Loc Trieu. What began as an MCAT study group, these three individuals formed a strong friendship. Even after the MCAT, their support for one another continued as there existed an unselfishness of teaching, learning, and sharing among them. It was this strong bond that made them feel more confident in their studies and medical school application process.
Soon thereafter, having realized the benefits of sharing knowledge and experience among peers, the three expanded their circle of friendship to the eleven young men who would form the Founding Class of Sigma Mu Delta's Alpha Chapter. These eleven individuals established the rituals and symbols of the fraternity, and developed the ceremonies of initiation and activation, which have been carried out during each pledge term. They successfully created a strong foundation for future brothers of the fraternity to rely upon as pledges and actives.
Beta Chapter- University of California, Berkeley
With the ever increasing desire to expand the brotherhood, members of the Alpha Chapter pledged the UC Berkeley Charter Class in Fall 2003. The 20 founding members were a diverse group that became united in the ultra-competitive atmosphere of Berkeley's premedical community. The guidance, networking, and mutual support have contributed to the Chapter's astonishing 100% acceptance rate to graduate and medical school as of Spring 2007.The process of becoming a well-known organization on campus is due in part by the collective work of its members. The brothers of the Beta Chapter have been dedicated leaders on campus and in the community, from ASUC senators to city commissioners and even military personnel. SMD is also affiliated with Kaplan
Kaplan, Inc.
Kaplan, Inc. is a for-profit corporation headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan. Kaplan provides higher education programs, professional training courses, test preparation materials and other services for various levels of education...
which sponsors educational presentations and symposia on campus. The high standard of performance in and out of the classroom will ensure that Sigma Mu Delta continues to grow and prosper as the leading pre-medical student organization at Cal.
Gamma Chapter- University of California, Santa Cruz
With much anticipation, 18 founding members crossed as the Gamma Chapter's charter class in the spring of 2011.Member Success
A number of SMD alumni have gone on to a range of fields including public health, physician assistance, biotechnology, business, law, and teaching. Although collectively accepted to many more schools, below are only listed the health professional schools that alumni have attended or currently attend:US Allopathic MD Medical Schools
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- Boston University School of MedicineBoston University School of MedicineBoston University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was...
- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineCase Western Reserve UniversityCase Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and ScienceCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and ScienceCharles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science is a WASC accredited, private, non-profit school located in Willowbrook, unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. It was founded in 1966 in response to inadequate medical facilities within the Watts region of Los Angeles,...
- Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan...
- Creighton University School of MedicineCreighton UniversityCreighton University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by...
- Drexel University College of MedicineDrexel University College of MedicineDrexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University. The medical school has the nation's largest enrollment for a private medical school, and represents the consolidation of two medical schools: the nation's first medical school for women and the first U.S. college of...
- Emory University School of MedicineEmory University School of MedicineEmory University School of Medicine, a component of Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center, is ranked among the nation’s institutions for biomedical education and research...
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesGeorge Washington University Medical SchoolThe George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences was established in 1824 due to the need for doctors in the District of Columbia but formally opened its doors a year later in 1825. It is the eleventh oldest medical school in the country and the first medical school...
- Harvard Medical SchoolHarvard Medical SchoolHarvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
- Loma Linda University School of MedicineLoma Linda School of MedicineThe Loma Linda University School of Medicine is the medical school division of Loma Linda University and is located in Loma Linda, California.-History:Loma Linda Medical School opened in 1909...
- New Jersey Medical SchoolNew Jersey Medical SchoolNew Jersey Medical School is one of eight schools that comprise the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey . NJMS is the oldest school of medicine in New Jersey, predating its broader parent institution, UMDNJ, by 16 years...
- New York University School of MedicineNew York University School of MedicineThe New York University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of New York University. Founded in 1841 as the University Medical College, the NYU School of Medicine is one of the foremost medical schools in the United States....
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- University of Chicago Pritzker School of MedicinePritzker School of MedicineThe Pritzker School of Medicine is the M.D. granting unit of the Biological Sciences Division of the University of Chicago. It is located on the University's main campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, and matriculated its first class in 1927...
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a private graduate school located in North Chicago, Illinois. Rosalind Franklin is a multi-disciplinary university that seeks to prepare its students to meet the nation's health care needs. The interprofessional education approach used at...
- Stanford University School of MedicineStanford University School of MedicineStanford University School of Medicine is a leading medical school located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California. Originally based in San Francisco, California as Cooper Medical College, it is the oldest continuously running medical school in the western United States...
- Tufts University School of MedicineTufts University School of MedicineThe Tufts University School of Medicine is one of the eight schools that constitute Tufts University. Located on the university's health sciences campus in the Chinatown district of Boston, Massachusetts, the medical school has clinical affiliations with thousands of doctors and researchers in the...
- University at Buffalo SUNY School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...
- University of California, Davis School of Medicine
- University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
- University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of MedicineDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAUCLA School of Medicine or David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is an accredited medical school located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
- University of California, San Francisco School of MedicineUniversity of California, San FranciscoThe University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineLeonard M. Miller School of MedicineThe University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is the school of medical education of the University of Miami. The main medical campus is located in the Civic Center, Miami, Florida within the UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Center complex...
- University of New Mexico School of MedicineUniversity of New MexicoThe University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...
- University of Southern California Keck School of MedicineKeck School of Medicine of USCThe Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California is a major center of medical research, education and patient care. Founded in 1885, the Keck School of Medicine is the oldest medical school in Southern California.Located on the university’s Health Sciences campus three miles ...
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthThe University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is a professional school for the study of medicine and public health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.- History :...
- Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineVCU School of MedicineVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine is the largest and oldest continuously operating medical school in Virginia. The school traces its beginnings to the 1838 opening of the medical department of Hampden-Sydney College, which in 1854 became an independent institution known as the...
Osteopathic DO
Osteopathic medicine
Osteopathic medicine is a branch of the medical profession in the United States. Osteopathic physicians, known as DOs, are licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all 50 states and are recognized in forty-seven other countries, including most Canadian provinces.Frontier physician Andrew Taylor...
Medical School
- A. T. Still University
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineLake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineThe Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is a private, graduate school of medicine and pharmacy and is currently the largest medical college in the country. Founded in 1992 in Erie, Pennsylvania., LECOM is a member of the Millcreek Health System in partnership with Millcreek Geriatric...
- Midwestern UniversityMidwestern UniversityMidwestern University is a graduate degree-granting institution specializing in the health sciences with eight colleges and two campuses....
- Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic MedicineNova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic MedicineThe Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine is the graduate medical school of Nova Southeastern University. It is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida....
- Texas College of Osteopathic MedicineUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort WorthThe University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, commonly known as the UNT Health Science Center and abbreviated UNTHSC, is a graduate-level institution of the University of North Texas System...
- Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificWestern University of Health SciencesWestern University of Health Sciences is a non-profit, private, graduate school for the health professions. The university campus includes 11 major buildings on in downtown Pomona, California....
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineWest Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineThe West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States, is a public free-standing and independent medical school not affiliated with a larger institution...
Foreign MD Medical Schools
- American University of the CaribbeanAmerican University of the CaribbeanThe American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine is an international, for-profit, U.S. curriculum-based medical school with a main basic science campus in Sint Maarten, and is based in Coral Gables, Florida...
(St. Martin) - Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of MedicineUniversidad Autónoma de GuadalajaraThe Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara A.C. is a private university in Mexico, the first of its kind.The campuses are located in Zapopan, Jalisco. The university has become one of the most important educational institutions in Latin America, attracting students from Mexico, Europe, South...
(Mexico) - King's College School of Medicine and DentistryKing's College School of Medicine and DentistryKing's College London School of Medicine is the medical school of King's College London, and one of the United Hospitals...
(UK) - St. George's University School of MedicineSt. George's UniversitySt. George’s University is an independent international university in Grenada, West Indies, offering degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, the health sciences, nursing, arts and sciences, and business....
(Grenada) - Cebu Doctors' University College of MedicineCebu Doctors' UniversityCebu Doctors' University is a private university located in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. It was founded in 1975 at Cebu City, as Cebu Doctors' College, with the opening of its College of Nursing, one of the first nursing colleges in Cebu. CDU was granted university status by 2005 and moved to...
(Philippines)
Dental Schools
- Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery
- University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of DentistryArthur A. Dugoni School of DentistryUniversity of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is one of the graduate schools of University of the Pacific. It is an American dental school located in the Pacific Heights Area in San Francisco, California.-Three Year Curriculum:...
- University of California, San Francisco School of DentistryUniversity of California, San FranciscoThe University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
- University of Pennsylvania School of Dental MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Dental MedicineThe University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine is one of twelve graduate schools at the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
Pharmacy Schools
- University of California, San Francisco School of PharmacyUniversity of California, San FranciscoThe University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
- University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health SciencesUniversity of the PacificThe University of the Pacific is a private university in Stockton, California, United States, originally affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
- University of Southern California School of PharmacyUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
Veterinary Schools
- UC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineUC Davis School of Veterinary MedicineThe University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, is the largest veterinary school in the United States. Established in 1948, the school is the primary health resource for California's various animal populations. The school is ranked 2nd for veterinary schools in the country...
Optometry
- Southern California College of OptometrySouthern California College of OptometrySouthern California College of Optometry is a private, 4-year university, founded in 1904 and is located in Fullerton, California. The college offers a post-baccalaureate program leading to the degree, Doctor of Optometry ....
Chiropractic
- Palmer College of ChiropracticPalmer College of ChiropracticPalmer College of Chiropractic is a chiropractic school located in Davenport, Iowa. It was established in 1897 by Daniel David Palmer and is considered "The Fountainhead" as it was the first school of chiropractic in the world. For many years, Palmer College of Chiropractic was the world's largest...
(San Jose, CA)
Nursing
- Samuel Merritt CollegeSamuel Merritt CollegeSamuel Merritt University, formerly Samuel Merritt College, was founded in 1909 as a hospital school of nursing. It is a fully accredited health sciences institution located on the Summit campus of the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, California, United States...
- University of San Diego, Hahn School of Nursing and Health ScienceUniversity of San DiegoThe University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
Other Affiliates
Kappa Gamma DeltaKappa Gamma Delta
Kappa Gamma Delta is a professional college sorority for women studying medicine and related professions.-Purpose:To assist female college students in the premedical process; to encourage the development of leadership, communication skills, and maturity; to provide support academically, socially,...
is SMD's sister sorority with whom a wide range of events are held each semester. Kappa Gamma Delta often participates in events co-sponsored by Sigma Mu Delta including the MCAT Panel with Kaplan, and the BiAnnual Fraternity Games. Additionally a lodge at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania bears the SMD title.