About Keck AMSA

It takes more than medical school to make a physician.
The American Medical Student Association is committed to improving health care and health care delivery to all people; promoting active improvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine; assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems; contributing to the welfare of medical students, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine.

The Keck Chapter has received much national recognition, and Keck students hold many national AMSA positions. Our chapter won AMSA+GLMA's 2008 LGBT Health Achievement Award and received awards in medical school admissions diversity (2001) and LGBT advocacy (2003).

The Keck School of Medicine Chapter is part of Region X, which encompasses local chapters from California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Hawaii. Chapter members participate in local, regional, and national events.

Want to learn more about AMSA? Read an overview.
Why join AMSA? Learn about the many membership benefits.

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...Join some listserves, local and national, for networking, information, and opportunities
...Participate in upcoming local events to meet other students while serving the local community
...Apply to national leadership institutes to acquire skills and meet other leaders
...Attend national and regional conferences to run for national office, network, lobby, and attend workshops in activism, advocacy, policy, and more

To join AMSA:
(1) Apply online now, or (2) Complete a paper application at any of our upcoming chapter events.

*To get your Netter (through October 31, 2009), print your AMSA membership confirmation and credit card application confirmation and contact Alex Melamed to arrange an on-campus delivery.

Special thanks to Dr. Joel Schechter, our fearless Advisor, to Dr. Donna Elliott in Student Affairs, Dr. Henri Ford, and to Dr. Clive Taylor in Educational Affairs for encouraging us to pursue our activism and outreach and for providing us with the means by which to develop professionally.