Advocacy

AMSA calls on the ACGME to Conduct a Formal Investigation into Racist and Discriminatory Practices in Graduate Medical Education

by The AMSA Board of Trustees, special mentions to Avanthi Jayaweera, Annelise Silva, Adjoa Cofie, Alexander Costa, Tyra-Lee Brett, Andres Diaz The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) would like to thank Dr. R. Ray Jr. for publically detailing his experience with racism during his residency education, as detailed in his blog post, “Racism in Medical...

Loss of the Federal Right to Abortion Care at the 1-year Mark – Virginia: The Final Bastion of Bodily Autonomy in the South

  Loss of the Federal Right to Abortion Care at the 1-year Mark Virginia: The Final Bastion of Bodily Autonomy in the South By Elissa Cleland, AMSA Gender & Sexuality Chair and rising MS2 at Eastern Virginia Medical School As a Virginia resident all of my life, I am well aware of the polarized cultural...

May 15 AMSA Town Hall – Abortion Care Post-Roe: A View from Providers & the Lawyers Who Defend Them

Reproductive Justice Town Hall Voices from the Front Lines of Health Justice: Uniting Medical & Law Students in Education & Action     Abortion Care Post-Roe: A View from Providers & the Lawyers Who Defend Them   May 15 from 8:00 – 9:00pmET Join the Livestream @AMSAnational – or – Register Here  **Free AMSA T-shirts for the first 20...

AMSA Statement: Court Decision Wrong on Science & Medicine Threatens Safe, Effective FDA-Approved Abortion Medication

  Statement from the AMSA Board of Trustees Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA Decision Threatens Safe & Effective FDA-Approved Medication Abortion Across the Country Appellate Court Ruling is Wrong on Facts, Science & Medicine On the evening of Friday, April 7th, a federal district judge in Texas, Matthew Kacsmaryk, whose own anti-abortion ideology is well...