Advocacy

A Call for Urgent Action: Addressing Gun Violence in the Wake of Lewiston Tragedy

by Rohini Kousalya Siva MD MPH MS, AMSA President and Courtnie Moodie MS, Chair of Med Out The Vote In the aftermath of the appalling gun violence in Lewiston, Maine, which left 18 individuals killed and more than 50 injured, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) stands united in expressing our heartfelt condolences to the...

Sept 28 AMSA Town Hall – Reproductive Justice Points the Way: Why & How Reproductive Health Medical Education Must Change

AMSA Reproductive Health Town Hall Reproductive Justice Points the Way: Why & How Reproductive Health Medical Education Must Change September 28 8:00 – 9:30pmET Join us for a night of necessary, challenging – and inspiring – conversation! Livestream @AMSAnational – or – Register Here    Responding to the moral and ethical call from the Reproductive Justice Movement...

Join AMSA Reproductive Health National Town Hall – Livestream Sept 28 at 8pmET

Save the Date! AMSA Reproductive Health National Town Hall Reproductive Justice Points the Way: Why & How Reproductive Health Medical Education Must Change Thursday, September 28, 8:00pm – 9:30pm ET  Livestream @AMSAnational REGISTER NOW Join AMSA National Leaders, Chapter Officers, members and allies across the country and around the world for a powerful and compelling...

I’m an Aspiring OB-GYN. Here Is Why I Won’t Do My Residency in Any State With an Abortion Ban.

Cross-posted from Ms. Magazine, written by Rohini Kousalya Siva, MD, MPH, MS, National AMSA President. Originally published August 10, 2023. This September, I will join thousands of medical students applying for OB-GYN residencies in states across the country. For students like me, applying to residency programs is supposed to be an exciting step towards a...