Speaking On Behalf of His Peers: Trey Moberly

This fall, a new president will join Northeast Ohio Medical University, following the retirement of Jay A. Gershen, D.D.S., Ph.D.

To identify the best candidate to succeed Dr. Gershen, the Presidential Search Advisory Committee includes members from multiple constituent groups associated with NEOMED, and one of those people covers a lot of ground: Trey Moberly. The second-year College of Medicine student represents the entire NEOMED student body, including the College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy and College of Graduate Studies.

As the committee holds meetings and interviews potential candidates, Moberly is reminded of the importance of his role.

“I really respect the fact that the University wanted student input on this decision. It’s not a situation where I’m sitting in the corner just listening and nodding my head — I truly feel like I have an equal seat at the table,” says Moberly. “Serving as the student representative allows me to reflect what my peers want to see in their future leader at the University.”

Lending a listening ear

Outside of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, Moberly has his “hand in a lot of jars” as he likes to describe it.

He advocates for his peers as a second-year College of Medicine representative on NEOMED’s Student Council, is co-president of Students for a National Health Program, holds officer positions in the Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group and Student Interest Group in Medical Education and serves as a peer mentor/advisor.

He even received NEOMED’s Outstanding Student Leader of the Year Award this year.

Among everything else, Moberly recently acted as a student representative for the College of Medicine’s Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) site accreditation visit.

Above all, it’s the opportunities that NEOMED has to offer that makes Moberly proud.

Every student has the opportunity to not only be involved in student organizations, but also the ability to be involved in committees where they can interact with faculty, staff and administration. As he puts it, “There’s ample opportunities to lead, advise and help those in years below you.”