Future Abortion Providers – Get the Support and Mentoring You Need through AMSA’s Reproductive Health Mentorship Sprint Program!
September 15, 2021At a moment when the constitutional recognition and protection of a person’s right to abortion care has been significantly weakened by the recent US Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Texas abortion ban (SB 8) to go into effect, we in AMSA stand resolute and ready to fight for not just the preservation but also…
How UTCOM launched an on-campus mentorship program
September 10, 2021For many, the secret to medical school success lies in guidance. If you’re fortunate enough to have a strong advisor to help you navigate decisions — especially as you begin your medical school journey — it can make all the difference. Yet, not every student has that kind of advisor experience. The AMSA Chapter at…
TAKE ACTION! Protect Abortion Providers from Texas Vigilante Citizen “Bounty Hunters” Urge Congress to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act
September 03, 2021AMSA Stands for Science, the Health of Our Patients & Colleagues, & the Health of Our Democracy ___________________________________________________________________________________________ AMSA Opposes New Texas Anti-Abortion Law and Enforcement by Vigilante Citizen “Bounty Hunters” AMSA believes reproductive health services are essential to comprehensive health care and we support full access to the entire range of reproductive health…
What you may not know about AMSA’s Membership Leaders
September 02, 2021At this very moment Increasingly more medical students across the country are raising their hands to get involved. To find ways to make change. To fix what’s not working in health care. It is often the role of AMSA Membership Leaders to help pair students with AMSA, offering them a power source that they can…
What will the 2021-2022 MATCH look like?
August 27, 2021By Thomas Pak, Adrianna Diviero, Donato Mignones, Erum Chowdhry This piece is one of a series of AMSA Medical Education pieces for 2021-2022. Learn more about the Medical Education Team and get updates here! COVID-19 changed the MATCH. What’s next? COVID-19 drastically affected medical education and residency application for 2020-2021. Students were not allowed to…
The Health Equity Legacy of Medicare and Medicaid
July 30, 2021Author: Pharis Sasa, MSIII Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, 2021-2022 REACH Chair The history and continued impact of Medicare and Medicaid Fifty-six years ago today, then President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. These two pieces of legislation are rightly remembered as the most consequential reforms to the American way of…
