Medical Education

Our education imparts the knowledge, attitudes, and skills which we will use as physicians, and determines the extent to which we will be able to meet the needs of our patients and the healthcare system at large. Join us in transforming the medical profession from the inside!

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AMSA Policies on Medical Education

  • Curriculum Design & Content
  • Medical School Mission Statements
  • Graduate Medical Education & Specialty Distribution
  • Financing of Medical Education

Medical Education Projects at the Local Chapter

  • For ideas on medical education projects that you can do at your school, click here.
  • To apply for funding for a local project, click here.
  • When you complete the project, be sure to post it here.

Medical Education & Curricular Reform Projects-in-a-Box

AMSA Resources

  • Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine (ADDM)
    Addresses issues in medical and dental education, the health workforce, and leadership in medicine and dentistry. 
     
  • Career Development Program
    Residency reviews, medical school assessments and more.

Leadership

Nida Degesys
Nida Degesys
Chair
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Angela Kuznia
Community & Environmental Health
Shannon O'Hern
Shannon O’Hern
Gender & Sexuality, LGBT
Erica Pettigrew
Erica Pettigrew
Gender & Sexuality, Women's Health
Sirina Keesara
Sirina Keesara
Global Health
Aliye Runyan
Aliye Runyan
Medical Professionalism
Drew Lee
Drew Lee
Race, Ethnicity & Culture in Health
Gretchen Winter
Gretchen Winter
Wellness & Student Life

International Medical Education Opportunities

AMSA's Listservs Have Moved - Join Us on InEx!

Inspiration Exchange

Members, come join the Inspiration Exchange (InEx) and communicate, collaborate & connect with fellow future physicians. Post to a discussion group, upload a document, blog, and network with your peers.

AMSA Academy

AMSA AcademyAMSA Academy is a training ground for physician leaders, established by and for students. The Academy strives to empower medical students to effect change in medicine.