Initially created as the ad hoc GSA Committee on Medical Licensure in 1996, the renamed Committee on Student Records (COSR) was elevated to a regular standing committee of the GSA in 1998.
Committee Charge
GSA-COSR seeks to:
- Discuss matters of national interest brought forward from GSA constituents or AAMC staff;
- Assist COSR constituents with the interpretation and application of laws, regulations and school standards in regards to the maintenance of academic record;
- Increase the awareness of best practices for record retention and disposal in the medical school setting;
- Provide programming and publications that assist records professionals in their duties, including maintaining the integrity of academic records;
- Promote professional development opportunities for medical school student records administrators; and
- Collaborate with GSA leadership on matters that involve and/or impact the work of student records administrators.
Message from the Chair
I am honored to serve the national medical school records and registrar community and the AAMC as the Chair of the Committee on Student Records (COSR). COSR is one of the five national committees of the Group on Student Affairs (GSA) who are advisory to the GSA Steering Committee and AAMC. Our committee is comprised of the COSR Chair, four regional representatives, a Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA) representative, an Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Liaison, a Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA) Liaison, and the GSA Committee Past Chair.
The goal of COSR is to discuss matters of national interest brought forward from GSA constituents, and to collaborate with GSA leadership on matters that involve and/or impact the work of student records administrators. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the medical education landscape as we know it for the foreseeable future, particularly in the areas of medical student away rotations, registration, transcript production, and all areas surrounding the transition to residency. Now more than ever, it is important for the various groups within the GSA to work together to develop solutions to the unique challenges we and the students we serve face right now. It is in this spirit of collaboration that COSR will continue to provide guidance and develop best practices in these unpredictable times.
We are excited to build on the work of our previous COSR chairs and representatives. We welcome the input of our community, and encourage you to become involved by participating in our quarterly community calls, attending regional and national professional development meetings, and most importantly, by reaching out to us with the issues and concerns that affect records professionals. It is through your input that the committee can best achieve its goals and initiatives. I encourage you to contact me or your regional representative with suggestions, questions, and feedback.
Sincerely,
Alisha Corsi, MEd
Chair, Committee on Student Records
Registrar
UCF College of Medicine
Member Resources
(Sign In Required for Some Resources)
- Guide for Medical School Student Records Administrators on the LCME Accreditation Process (PDF) (Sign In required)
- Emergency Guidelines for Records Officers (PDF) (Sign In required)
- COSR Visiting Student Status Document (Sign In required)
- COSR presentations at 2019 GSA Regional Meetings
- Effective Practices for Developing Policies on Good Standing (PDF)
- The Guidelines for Medical Schools Regarding Academic Transcripts (PDF)
- Guidelines for Maintaining Active and Permanent Student Records (PDF)
- Post Graduation Name Changes Best Practices (PDF)
- Student Records Resources
- Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ Program: Training and Resources for Participating Institutions
Other Resources
- AAMC Standardized Immunization Form
- AAMC Uniform Clinical Training Affiliation Agreement
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) “Buckley Amendment”
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
- National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)
COSR Committee Roster
Chair
Alisha Corsi, MEd (November 2020 – November 2023)
Registrar
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Immediate Past Chair
Anita Pokorny, MEd (November 2020 – November 2021)
Retired
Assistant Dean of Students
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
Office of the Dean and Medical Education
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Committee on Student Diversity Affairs (COSDA) Representative
William Turner, MD, FACP (November 2021- November 2024)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
COSR Liaison to the Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA)
Kris Slaney, MBA (November 2019 – November 2022)
Director of Student Records/Registrar
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
Committee on Student Financial Assistance (COSFA) Liaison to COSR
Wendy Clark (November 2020 – November 2023)
Financial Aid Administrator
University of Utah School of Medicine
Central Region (CGSA) Representative
Matthew Edwards, MEd (November 2020 – November 2023)
Registrar
University of Iowa Health Care
Carver College of Medicine
Northeastern Region (NEGSA) Representative
Hayley Erickson, MA (November 2021- November 2024)
Registrar
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Southern Region (SGSA) Representative
Carol Jacqueline Archaga, MSEd (November 2020 - November 2023)
Assistant Registrar
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Western Region (WGSA) Representative
Celeste Nguyen, EdD (November 2020 -November 2023)
Registrar, Educational Programs and Services
Office of Medical Student Affairs
Stanford School of Medicine
Southern Region (SGSA) Chair
Christina J. Grabowski, PhD (April 2021 - April 2022)
Associate Dean for Admissions and Enrollment Management/Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Liaison
Lior Levy (May 2020- May 2021)
Medical Student
New York Medical College
AAMC Representative
Irena Tartakovsky, MD, MS
Director, Constituent Engagement
AAMC