“You don’t have to be perfect to be a leader”
March 01, 2018Leader Spotlight: Masina Wright Today’s spotlight is AMSA member and leader Masina Wright! Masina is the 2017-2018 AMSA National Gender and Sexuality LGBT Advocacy Coordinator. Why did you join AMSA? I began my AMSA journey as part of the Integrative Health Scholar Program, as I already have a Naturopathic Doctor degree and wanted to see…
Do you recognize this blistering pruritic rash?
February 28, 2018Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 4-year-old boy with known G6PD deficiency is brought to the pediatrician by his mother with a blistering pruritic rash. On examination, numerous tense vesicles and bullae are seen on his neck, lower abdomen, and extremities. Ulcerative lesions on his buccal mucosa are also noted. Direct immunofluorescence of a…
Reflecting on AMSA Advocacy Day on The Hill: New skills, new bridges
February 22, 2018By: Frances Gill Last year in 2017, as the Tulane University AMSA chapter Advocacy Chair, I flew to Washington, D.C., for the AMSA National Convention’s Advocacy Day to lobby Louisiana’s representatives—Senators Cassidy and Kennedy, especially—in favor of preserving the Affordable Care Act. Lobbying? The Hill? Arguing with an authority figure? All this was brand new…
A case of “broken-heart” syndrome
February 21, 2018Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 67-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with acute chest pain and dyspnea after the death of her husband. She is hypotensive, tachycardic, and diaphoretic. A diagnosis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy is suspected. Image credit: @bioplasmik. Answer: Normal coronary arteries The diagnosis of takotsubo, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy,…
“I’d like to learn from other extraordinary leaders at AMSA”
February 15, 2018Leader Spotlight: Doan Nguyen Today’s spotlight is AMSA member and leader Doan Nguyen! Doan is a third-year medical student at Ross University School of Medicine Chapter, pursuing a focus in Critical Care. Why did you join AMSA? Medical school is tough and demanding, especially for those who attend foreign medical schools. I had to find…
Which infection preceded this cutaneous eruption?
February 14, 2018Figure 1 Quiz of the Week An 8-year-old boy is brought to the pediatrician by his mother over concerns of a new-onset rash. He is otherwise healthy, though his mother mentions that he was unwell two weeks prior to the rash appearing. On examination, numerous small salmon-pink scaly papules are seen on his trunk and…
