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Leader Spotlight: Mary Ella Wood – Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Chapter President & Global Health Advocacy Coordinator

Read about AMSA Chapter President Mary Ella Wood’s passion for Global Health and advice for future medical students. OMS 2 – Class of 2019 Focus: Emergency Medicine, Global Health Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine When did you join AMSA? 2015 AMSA Leadership Experience ACOM-AMSA President Global Health Scholars Program Participant Why did you join AMSA?…

Step Into Action: Take a Stand for Global and Women’s Health

By: Jen Junda, Director Member Marketing, AMSA Most of us have big ideas for change we’d like to see in our communities. But, getting started on a path to actually make an impact and affect change is the tough part. With so many critical health care issues in the spotlight these days via news outlets,…

Taking a gap year before medical school

By: Jennifer Tran-Kiem One student shares how visiting Peru inspired her to wait on medical school.   A year ago, I started to wonder if I had traveled enough and if I was satisfied with the experiences I’ve had so far. As the end of my junior year was coming to a close, I found…

A Look at Thalassotherapy

Two summers ago I studied abroad in Germany and Austria to learn about the history of medicine in Europe through a Texas A&M University faculty-led program. While in Germany, I was surprised to learn that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices seem to be in much wider use across its population than I had expected….