Summer 2025 Essay Contest 1st Prize Winner – Premedical Student Category Decisions Beyond the Exam Room: Practicing Autonomy in a Post-Dobbs America Essay written by Pranitha Kaza   The summer of 2022 marked more than a Supreme Court ruling; it was a turning point for how I, and many aspiring physicians, think about care, ethics,…

  SPOTLIGHT ON ABORTION CARE & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE  What We Must Face, and How We will Bear it, Together Written by Jeff Koetje, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Programming Strategist “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin, “As Much Truth As One Can…

Call for Submissions to Summer 2025 Essay Contest Series 2 More Chances this Summer to Get Published & Win Cash Prizes Open to All AMSA Members! Separate Competitions for Premeds & Medical Students    Summer 2025 Essay Contest Series As we approach the three-year mark of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned nearly 50…

Learn About MCAT Scoring MCAT scores are crucial to medical school admissions. Understanding score ranges will help you set realistic goals for your MCAT prep. Quick Tip: There is no penalty for wrong answers, so it’s important to answer all questions on the MCAT to maximize your score, even if you have to take an…

SPOTLIGHT ON ABORTION CARE & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE  Voices From the Frontlines: Dr. Aliye Runyan on Supporting Providers and Confronting Today’s Challenges in Abortion Care (Part 2) Written by Araam Abboud, MS, AMSA Reproductive Health Project Intern I had the honor of continuing my conversation with Dr. Aliye Runyan, an OB-GYN and abortion provider, to discuss…

SPOTLIGHT ON AMSA REPRO at FP4Change2025!  Written by Jeff Koetje, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Programming Strategist  & Aliye Runyan, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Strategist   One month ago, several hundred future physicians gathered in Washington, DC. for the 75th AMSA annual convention, Future Physicians for Change 2025. For this Spotlight article, we (Drs. Runyan and…