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“AMSA brings people together”

This month’s Leader Spotlight is Dylan Carroll! Dylan is a student at Trinity School of Medicine Clinical Sciences Medical Chapter, pursuing a focus in Emergency Medicine/Infectious Disease. Why did you join AMSA? I joined AMSA to become connected to medicine on a personal level. Everyone gets into the medical profession for a vast number of reasons, but…

“Know your strengths and weaknesses”

This month’s Leader Spotlight is Caitlin Curcuru! Caitlin is a third-year medical student at University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine, and AMSA’s Professionalism & Ethics Advocacy Coordinator. Why did you join AMSA? As medical school progressed, I became more aware of the challenges patients face while navigating our healthcare system. At the beginning of my…

Leader Spotlight: Pratishtha Chhabra

This month’s Leader Spotlight is Pratishtha Chhabra! Pratishtha is a second-year osteopathic medical student at Lincoln Memorial University-Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. She joined the American Medical Student Association in 2016. OMS-II, Lincoln Memorial University-Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine AMSA National Secretary   Why did you join AMSA? Surprisingly, I didn’t hear about AMSA until…

Leader Spotlight: Mackenzie Carlson

This month’s Leader Spotlight is Mackenzie Carlson of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health! Mackenzie joined AMSA in her undergrad to help her prepare for medical school without really knowing what it was all about. She continues to participate in AMSA because she thinks an extremely important part of her medical training is learning how…