American Medical Student Association

Special Events

• 60th Anniversary Celebration
  You won’t want to miss out on the grand finale—AMSA’s 60th Birthday Bash! This exciting event will involve music, dancing, fun, and surprises—basically the perfect ending to an incredible event!
   
• Community Service Events 
  Don’t miss your opportunity to get involved with our conference community service events, which include an American Red Cross blood drive, Project Linus – no-sew blankets and Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) – Birthday posters events.
   
• 12th Annual Pre-Health Profession Fair
  AMSA’s 12th annual Pre-Health Profession Fair provides pre-health students with the unique opportunity to meet with representatives from various medical and post-bac schools, and gather first-hand information that cannot be found in brochures and magazines alone. 
   
• 15th Annual AMSA Foundation Poster Session 
  The poster session is an annual event in which students showcase current research and community projects. Poster presentations will cover the following areas: community service, medical education, health policy, basic science and clinical science.
   
• Women Leaders in Medicine Reception
  The Women Leaders in Medicine awards recognize women physicians and educators who serve as role models, teachers, highly accomplished professionals, and sources of inspiration for women who are currently in their medical training. These women deserve recognition for their accomplishments and dedication to fostering tomorrow’s women leaders in medicine. We hope you will join us on March 12 for the reception as AMSA announces this year’s recipients! 
   
• Awards 
  Presented each year at AMSA's annual convention, awards include the National Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, Paul R. Wright Excellence in Medical Education Award, LGBT Health Achievement Award, and Women Leaders in Medicine Award.

• Vigil for Social Justice: Stand in Solidarity
  As future physicians, we stand as agents for societal improvement…as AMSA members, we stand in solidarity for social justice--against injustices that spread disease, inhibit prevention, and block access to screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Injustices like poverty-stricken children in areas without clean water, dying of diarrheal diseases. Injustices like women without a fair chance at protecting themselves against HIV/AIDS. Like minorities facing poor health outcomes solely for being a minority, and hardworking families going without access to healthcare… Stand for patients. Stand for your profession. Stand for social justice.
  
  AMSA’s “Social Justice Vigil” is hosted on Thursday, March 11 (6:30-7:30pm) by Farheen Qurashi, your Jack Rutledge Legislative Director (JRLD). Featured speakers: Rishi Rattan, MD (Tufts University Medical Center) and Krista Lauer, M.Sc (The Global Forum on MSM & HIV). Candles provided .