Summer 2025 Essay Contest 2nd Prize Winner – Medical Student Category Building the World We Want to Practice In Essay written by Emma Weisner   In the world I want to practice medicine in, patients can trust not only my medical knowledge, but in the belief that I will prioritize their needs over politics. But…

Today, AMSA sent the following letter to U.S. Senate leaders expressing deep concerns and firm opposition to H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”. We invite you to read on, share this letter with classmates and colleagues, and TAKE ACTION to protect health care.   July 2, 2025 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House…

Today, AMSA sent the following letter to U.S. Senate leaders expressing deep concerns and firm opposition to H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”. We invite you to read on, share this letter with classmates and colleagues, and TAKE ACTION to protect health care.   June 26, 2025 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader…

Summer 2025 Essay Contest 1st Prize Winner – Medical Student Category When Decisions Redefine Us. Essay written by Temiloluwa Owolabi   I often wonder where I can practice medicine without compromising the values that are dear to me, if pursuing certain specialties also means preparing for legal battles or if I can be the doctor my…

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…