Advocacy

Gun Violence and Suicide Prevention: What AMSA Members Can Do

If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide or is in crisis, reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-8255 or the Crisis Text Line by texting 741-741. In recognition of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month this September, our Med Students for Gun Safety (MSGS) campaign is shining a light on one aspect...

AMSA Recognizes National Physician Suicide Awareness Day – TAKE ACTION! Pass H.R.1667

  AMSA Recognizes National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Join AMSA in ACTION to Protect Health Care Providers & Prevent Burn-out Now! Pass the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R.1667)   AMSA recognizes National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on September 17, 2021. We thank the  Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and the Campaign...

TAKE ACTION! Protect Abortion Providers from Texas Vigilante Citizen “Bounty Hunters” Urge Congress to Pass the Women’s Health Protection Act

AMSA Stands for Science, the Health of Our Patients & Colleagues, & the Health of Our Democracy ___________________________________________________________________________________________   AMSA Opposes New Texas Anti-Abortion Law and Enforcement by Vigilante Citizen “Bounty Hunters” AMSA believes reproductive health services are essential to comprehensive health care and we support full access to the entire range of reproductive health...

What will the 2021-2022 MATCH look like?

By Thomas Pak, Adrianna Diviero, Donato Mignones, Erum Chowdhry  This piece is one of a series of AMSA Medical Education pieces for 2021-2022. Learn more about the Medical Education Team and get updates here!  COVID-19 changed the MATCH. What’s next? COVID-19 drastically affected medical education and residency application for 2020-2021. Students were not allowed to...