Welcome to one of AMSA's newest working teams, originating from an overhaul and reorganization of our existing action committees. The Education Team is dedicated to transforming the medical profession from the inside, by assessing gaps in medical education, advocating for curricular reform, building student leadership in academic medicine, and providing opportunities for students to enhance their education. The team will consist of leadership representing the following areas of medical education:

• Culture of Medicine
• Student Life
• Community and Environmental Health
• Global Health
• Gender and Sexuality
• Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health

GET INVOLVED

Sign up for the Education Listserve
Get involved in group discussions. List Guidelines

AWARD OPPORTUNITIES

• National Golden Apple Award
  Nominate your medical school professor.
  
  
• Paul R. Wright Award for Excellence in Medical Education
  Nominate your school.

ENHANCING YOUR MEDICAL EDUCATION

• Global Health Scholars Program
  
  
• Rural Health Scholars Program
  
  
• Training Tomorrow’s Teachers Today
  June 22-27, 2008
  Find out about the Medical Education Leadership Institute and learn how to become a more effective teacher and educational leader.
  Application Deadline Extended: April 27, 2008
  

PROJECTS-IN-A-BOX

• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  Physician Supply and Distribution
  
  
• The PROFESSion:
  A Student Initiated Professionalism Curriculum
  
  
• Elementary School Nutrition Education: A Teaching Curriculum (PDF 191KB)
  From the AMSA chapter at the University of Pennsylvania. Provides detailed plans for 13 lessons medical students can present in their communities' elementary schools. Suggests props. 1996
  
  
• Promoting Healthy Behaviors: Linking Student Health to Prevention PowerPoint Presentation (315 KB)

RESOURCES

• Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine (ADDM)
  Addresses issues in medical and dental education, the health workforce, and leadership in medicine and dentistry.
  
  
• The New Physician Magazine Article Archives
  Medical Education
  
  
• PDAs in Medical Education
  
  
• Medical Education Projects at the Local Chapter
  
  
• AMSA's Local Project Directory
  See what AMSA chapters around the world are doing OR submit your chapter's project to share with fellow students. And don't forget about our Local Project Grants.
  
  
• International Health Electives for Medical Students
  This popular resource lists international clinical sites accepting U.S. medical students for electives. Each volume lists additional resources for information and training in international health.
  
  
• Creative Funding for International Electives (1997)
  The popular and useful guide provides an introduction to traditional and non-traditional fundraising sources for medical students planning international electives. Jointly prepared by the International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC) and AMSA.
  
  
• Career Development Program
  Residency reviews, medical school assessments and more.
  
  
• Primary Care Educational Modules (1999)
  The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Educational Program for Clinical and Comunity Issues in Primary Care. Developed by AMSA for the NHSC. Under contract. no.s 103HR940859P000-000, 240-91-0022, 240-94-0040