By: Ali Bokhari, D.O., MPH AMSA National President 2020-2021 Isaiah Cochran, M.D. AMSA Immediate Past President The American Medical Student Association stands in solidarity with the millions of Americans mourning George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others marginalized in our communities who have died at the hands of law enforcement over the course of decades….

By: Abiola Ogunbiyi, MS III—Trinity School of Medicine   Activate advocacy from within As an AMSA summer intern, I was truly able to utilize my voice and activate advocacy from a place of knowledge and excitement. Over the past few months, I have learned so much about syringe service programs (SSPs), harm reduction and the…

Community may look different in the world right now, but it has not been erased. More now than ever, med students need to talk, vent, and connect with both physicians and peers. AMSA members have long asked for ways that we can help them build community with their surrounding schools and chapters and meet physicians…

Op-ed written by Mackenzie Carlson and Jane Salutz and published in KevinMD.com 4/23/2020.  Mackenzie and Jane are medical students in Wisconsin, Mackenzie is AMSA National Secretary, Jane is AMSA Region 2 Director.   What a bag of mixed emotions these last few months have been in the face of COVID-19. I’ve watched my community doubt…

As we recognize the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we want to call attention to the stark but unsurprising health disparities seen as a result of climate change. These disparities parallel those seen in the COVID-19 pandemic. This is no coincidence. The novel coronavirus and climate change are both public health emergencies that disproportionately affect…

By: Valencia Henry At the age of 16 years old, I left the country of Barbados where I was born and raised, to pursue my passion of medicine. I had to leave my friends and family behind, while adjusting to a new country, culture, school system and living alone. I made this sacrifice because I…