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Congress: Take Action To Protect Stafford Loans

Kim Cunningham — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:11:09 GMT

Elizabeth Wiley, MD, JD, MPH
National President, American Medical Student Association

More than 86 percent of physicians-in-training rely on student ...

Stop Cuts to Federal Student Loan Subsidies

Kim Cunningham — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:46:22 GMT

Whitney McFadden
AMSA National Policy Coordinator

Medical students are a part of the 20.4 million students affected by the rising ...

Why AMSA Cares that Obama Came Out In Support of Marriage Equality

Kim Cunningham — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:59:03 GMT

Carl Streed
Baltimore MD
AMSA National LGBT Policy Coordinator

Earlier today, President Obama said, "I think same-sex couples should ...

FRPAA Day of Action Tomorrow

Kim Cunningham — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:31:54 GMT

On April 25th, the Right to Research Coalition will host a Day of Action in support of the Federal Research ...

Stop Handing Out Industry-Provided Samples of Infant Formula

Kim Cunningham — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:21:52 GMT

AMSA has joined Public Citizen and is calling upon hospitals nationwide to stop including industry-provided samples of infant formula in ...

SCOTUS: Day 2

Kim Cunningham — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:51:06 GMT

Check out C-SPAN's coverage of the Supreme Court Hearings.

http://www.c-span.org/flvPop.aspx?src=cspan1&msg=You+are+watching+the+C-SPAN+Networks&start=1.835&end=-1

Today, the Court will hear testimony regarding the individual ...

Supreme Court Hears ACA Arguments

Kim Cunningham — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:35:54 GMT

The Supreme Court is in the midst of hearing oral arguments to determine whether Congress can require Americans to purchase ...

AMSA Introduces New Board of Trustees

Kim Cunningham — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:11:00 GMT

Members of the American Medical Student Association voted in the new Board of Trustees this week at the 62nd Annual ...

2012 Annual Convention

Kim Cunningham — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:11:00 GMT

Last night's Presidential Welcome Bash was awesome! Thanks to our sponsor, Amirsys. We danced and rode a mechanical bull!

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2012 Annual Convention

Kim Cunningham — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:45:00 GMT

This morning, AMSA presented the 2012 National Golden Apple for Teaching Excellence award to Dr. Julia Belkowitz, assistant regional dean ...

2012 Annual Convention

Kim Cunningham — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:28:00 GMT

Everyone needs to breathe. If patients cannot do it effectively, they need our help, STAT. All physicians need to be ...

2012 Annual Convention Photos

Kim Cunningham — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:47:18 GMT

Secretary Sebelius Addresses AMSA

Kim Cunningham — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:36:30 GMT

The Honorable Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius addressed almost 700 future physicians at AMSA's Annual Convention today ...

2012 Annual Convention

Kim Cunningham — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:50:00 GMT

This student attended a session led by Dr. Tao Le, the series editor for First Aid and USMLERx. Attendees learned ...

2012 Annual Convention

Kim Cunningham — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:37:00 GMT

Dr. Rachael Phelps presented, "The European Approach to Teens, Sex and Love, in Pictures."

She inspired AMSA members to think ...