The Society of Saints Cosmas & Damian (SSCD) exists to provide support and community to Christian, particularly Catholic, medical students at Vanderbilt, so that they may grow in their faith throughout the course of their medical training. To accomplish this, we aim to connect students with one another and with Catholic physicians, both locally and nationally, through a strong relationship with the wider Catholic Medical Association.
Through small group discussions, lectures, worship, and informal gatherings, we hope to address the physical, emotional, moral and spiritual challenges of medical practice and strengthen one another through religious formation and community.
Name | Year to Lead | Undergraduate University | Med School Grad Date |
Mariu Carlo | 2007 | Harvard | 2010 |
Brian Cruz | 2008 | Notre Dame | 2011 |
Dustin Hipp | 2009 | Georgia Tech | 2013 |
Daniel Koehler | 2009 | Notre Dame | 2012 |
Dana Hipp | 2010 | Vanderbilt | 2013 |
Kathleen Nemer | 2010 | Ohio State | 2013 |
Niki Arinze | 2011, 2014-2015 | Vanderbilt | 2015 |
Matthew Clark | 2011 | Vanderbilt | 2014 |
Kelly Diaz | 2012 | Vanderbilt | 2016 |
Melissa Harintho | 2012, 2014-2015 | Notre Dame | 2019 |
Monica Bhutiani | 2013 | Duke | 2016 |
Brittany Tielbur | 2013, 2015 | Iowa State | 2016 |
Sam Gridley | 2014, 2016 | Harvard | 2017 |
Kate Callaghan | 2014, 2015-2016 | Notre Dame | 2017 |