Jim Curry is honored to serve as the Premedical Trustee of the American Medical Student Association, and represent such a large and diverse caucus of members on the national and local stage. Jim’s background in AMSA is as assorted as any. Hailing originally from the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove in Region 6, he found his roots within the Association while attending the University of Iowa in Region 8. While there, Jim had the good fortune of chartering and leading a new premedical chapter, gaining exposure in the opportunities that AMSA has to offer.
Jim added to his cross country excursion by serving as the Premedical Regional Director (PRD) of Region 1, New England, while still in Iowa. Upon graduating the University of Iowa with a degree in studio art and minor in Spanish, he relocated to Bethesda, Maryland in Region 3 to pursue a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. Opportunely close to the AMSA National Headquarters and Washington DC, Jim remained a premed national leader as PRD of Region 10 and assistant for research exchange to the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA).
If the key to happiness is a balance of work and play, then Jim bides his time between his two biggest passions: global health and health policy as a member of the Health Care for All Steering Committee. The ability to guide and support members’ same development in their own areas of interest has been a big part of what sustains Jim in his enthusiasm for membership involvement. Working with chapters around the country is one of the most fulfilling endeavors Jim has had the pleasure of doing.
Remaining at the National Human Genome Research Institute to carry on research before medical school, Jim looks forward to guiding the premedical caucus in an unprecedented year of engagement and connection.