National Primary Care Week
National Primary Care Week (NPCW) is an annual event AMSA initially founded in 1999 with the goal of promoting primary care as an important and legitimate specialty for health profession students to consider as they complete their training. AMSA continues this tradition through celebrating primary care as a speciality, debunking myths about primary care, discussing primary care residencies, the role primary care plays in addressing LGBTQ health challenges, and bringing light to how climate change and other factors impact human health. This is a very special week for AMSA as it brings future physicians, partner organizations, and health professionals together to discuss the importance of primary care in the medical field and in influencing human health.
Health Equity Week of Action (HEWA) is an annual week-long event that focuses on raising awareness about the health disparities that exist across racial, ethnic, cultural, and social groups. HEWA utilizes a variety of interactive and innovative events to inform and inspire the actions needed to eradicate such health inequities.
The Medical Students for Gun Safety Week of Action is an annual event dedicated to health issues related to the scope and consequences of firearms in America. Our goal is to raise awareness of this devastating public health epidemic while providing opportunities for medical students to advocate on behalf of patients who have been, or are at risk, of firearm injury and prepare health professionals to handle firearm injuries in a healthcare setting.