American Medical Student Association

Wellness & Student Life Committee

AMSA's Wellness & Student Life (WSL) Action Committee aims is to improve the physician-in-training experience by

1. promoting affordability and access to medical education,
2. fostering a supportive educational environment,
3. advancing student wellness in order to help trainees flourish and
4. determining and helping to address unmet medical and premedical student needs.

We believe that student support and wellness are particularly affected by the availability of safe and adequate learning environments; the availability of counseling as well as mental health services; and the accessibility of appropriate academic resources and career planning tools.

Our Goals & Getting Engaged

• Student Wellness: Defining and implementing research to determine and address unmet medical and premedical student needs in their educational experiences as it relates to physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being. WSL advocates for and promotes student health and well-being.
  Learn More About Student Well-Being
  View Our Wellness Resources: Yoga, Breathing, Mindfulness & Jin Shin Jyutsu Exercises

• Humanism in Medicine: Extend opportunities to physicians-in-training in the development of lifestyles that counter the deleterious effects of stress through creative expression, self-care, balance and holistic goals for personal growth and professional development.
  Learn More About Integrative Medicine and ICAM
  Humanistic Elective in Alternative medicine, Activism, and Reflective Transformation (HEART) 4th Year Clerkship

• Student Support: Provide student wellness resources  that will allow physicians-in-training access to information for their personal growth and well-being. Offering creative outlets where physicians-in-training can express and reflect on their experiences in academic environments, working on the wards and/or engaging in community service.

• Student Debt: Advocate for affordability of medical education and reducing student debt through legislative action and education, as evidenced by legislative changes, favorable debt repayment plans for residents, and increased transparency in medical education tuition costs.
  Learn More About Student Debt