Overview
What is AMSA?
- The American Medical Student Association is a national student-run organization committed to fighting for universal healthcare, eliminating health disparities, advocating for diversity in medicine, and improving medical training
- Oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training
- Over 68,000 members nationally with chapters at every medical school
- Members have contributed over 10 million hours of community service
- Action Committees include: Community and Public Health, Global Health, Humanistic Medicine, LGBT Health, Minority Health, Women’s Health, and Medical Education
What do we do?
- Influence national and state healthcare policy through Action Committee work and lobbying events
- Connect students with professional and service opportunities, including residency fairs, fellowships, and international programs
- Network with medical students, physicians, and key leaders in healthcare
- Represent students to groups like the National Resident Matching Program (The Match) and the National Board of Medical Examiners
- Promote medical student well-being
- Develop skills to become physician-leaders through regional and national conferences
- Keep our peers informed about healthcare policy
- Represent the Keck School of Medicine at national events, such as the annual convention and leadership institutes
- Organize service events to promote health in the Los Angeles community
- Keck has won previous national awards in medical school admissions diversity (2001) and LGBT education and advocacy (2008, 2003)
For more info, watch the AMSA recruitment video (below) and visit the national site at www.amsa.org