AMSA Calendar

Crush Your ERAS: Crafting the Ultimate Application

Date: June 27, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM ET

Your ERAS application is more than a collection of experiences—it's your professional story. Join AMSA for a practical and insightful session designed to help you build a compelling residency application that stands out.

Featured Speakers

• Dr. Bertina M. Hooks, MD
• Dr. Shanthi Narla

During this session, you'll learn:

✅ How to build an authentic and impactful ERAS application
✅ Strategies for crafting a personal statement that reflects your unique journey and professional identity
✅ How to select residency programs that align with your goals, interests, and values
✅ Best practices for securing strong letters of recommendation
✅ Common MSPE and application pitfalls—and how to avoid them
✅ Tips for professionalism, interview readiness, and creating a cohesive personal brand throughout the residency application process

Why Attend Live?

This is your opportunity to hear directly from residency application experts, gain actionable advice, and ask your questions in real time.

🎓 Registered participants receive access to all Residency Prep Series recordings, so you'll be able to revisit key insights and catch any sessions you miss.

🚀 Don't miss this live session and the opportunity to get your questions answered before application season begins.

Register Here: Home | Residency Prep Series: Guide to Crushing the U.S. Residency Match

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We look forward to helping you submit your strongest residency application yet!

August 6 – 9 for PREMED Students (apply HERE)

August 27 – 30 for MEDICAL Students (apply HERE)

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE – SEATS LIMITED!

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Chronic disease remains one of the greatest challenges facing healthcare today. As future physicians, understanding how lifestyle factors influence health outcomes is becoming increasingly essential across every specialty.

The Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Scholars Program provides an engaging introduction to the evidence-based principles of Lifestyle Medicine and their role in preventing, treating, and even reversing chronic disease.

What You'll Explore:

🌱 Nutrition and plant-predominant eating patterns
🏃 Physical activity and exercise as medicine
😴 Sleep and recovery
🧘 Stress management and resilience
🤝 Social connection and community health
🚭 Substance avoidance and behavior change

Through expert speakers, student-led discussions, cook-along demonstrations, and a capstone project, you'll gain practical knowledge and skills that can be applied throughout your medical career.

Program Details

📆 Program Dates: July 7, 2026 – October 13, 2026
🕗 Schedule: Bi-weekly Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET
💲 Cost: $25 for AMSA Members | $75 for Non-Members

Exclusive Benefit

✨ Current AMSA members who register will receive a complimentary student membership to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM).

🎓 Participants will also gain access to a community of peers and mentors dedicated to advancing lifestyle medicine in healthcare.

Register Now: Home | Scholars Program Summer 2026 - Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine

Don't miss your chance to join this transformative learning experience. Registration closes today!

Test your clinical reasoning skills in a realistic virtual patient simulation experience and compete against fellow medical students nationwide.

Who Can Participate?

• Medical Students
• Free for AMSA Members

Registration Deadline
📅 July 24, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET

Challenge Timeline

Practice Round
📅 July 27 – August 9, 2026

• Complete two practice cases
• Learn the platform and simulation format
• Unlimited opportunities to practice

Final Assessment
📅 August 10 – August 20, 2026

• Complete the official challenge case
• Approximately 20 minutes
• Performance scored by Full Code

🏆 Grand Prize

• Hotel accommodations and convention registration for AMSA's Future Physicians for Change (FP4C) Annual Convention in Washington, DC (December 10–12, 2026)
• Complimentary FIGS scrubs
• One-year Full Code subscription

Why Participate?

• Strengthen diagnostic and clinical decision-making skills
• Practice patient management in a risk-free environment
• Compete against peers nationwide
• Gain exposure to innovative medical simulation technology
• Earn national recognition for your performance

Important Note
If you already have a Full Code account, you must register using a different email address to ensure proper tracking and access to challenge materials.

Registration Link: amsa.org/virtual-sim-challenge-form

Questions?
Contact AMSA Academy at academy@amsa.org

July 30 – Aug 2, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building

• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations

• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

July 30 – Aug 2, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building

• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations

• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

July 30 – Aug 2, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building

• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations

• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

July 30 – Aug 2, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building

• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations

• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 6 – 9 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 6 – 9 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 6 – 9 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 6 – 9 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

August 20 – 23, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building
• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations
• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

August 20 – 23, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building
• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations
• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

August 20 – 23, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building
• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations
• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

August 20 – 23, 2026
Asheville, NC

• Hands-on Clinical Skill-building
• Thought-provoking, Dynamic Conversations
• Gain Knowledge & Build Connections in a Supportive, Nurturing & Love-centered Community

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 27 – 30 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 27 – 30 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 27 – 30 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org

Live & In-person in the Blue Ridge Mountains

August 27 – 30 

Learn More HERE

Questions: Email rhp@amsa.org