As medical students and future physicians, our duty is to take care of ourselves as well as we do for our patients. Learn about the programs and benefits AMSA has for you.
Wellness Resources
Learn Everything AMSA offers for your Wellness
Member Benefits
Counseling
Better Help
As an AMSA member, you have 28 days of unlimited professional online counseling. Pricing after 28 days ranges from $40 to $70 per week (billed monthly)
Visit the BetterHelp dedicated AMSA page
As a BetterHelp affiliate, we may receive compensation from BetterHelp if you purchase products or services through the links provided on this page.
Sexual Health
Adam & Eve
AMSA members get 50% off a single item plus free shipping with code: AMSA50.
Visit adameve.com to take advantage of these savings.
Do No Harm Film
Do No Harm brings to light the critical issue of physician and trainee burnout and suicide. We encourage AMSA members to support, watch, and talk about this film. See the discount here.
Insurance
AMSA Health Insurance Marketplace
This insurance marketplace has been designed to provide multi-level health benefits solutions for members and their families. These include health insurance, dental/vision insurances, long term disability, and pet insurance. You can visit the Insurance Marketplace here.
Medical Malpractice Insurance
In partnership with AMSA, the Academic Group offers all AMSA members a preferred rate of 10% off standard policy pricing.
Programs
Integrative Medicine Scholars Program
You will learn about integrative medicine from experts and will be encouraged to facilitate personal use of self-care techniques based on what you are learning in this program.
Humanistic Elective in Activism, Reflective Transformation, and Integrative Medicine (HEART-IM)
This program provides up to twenty-five (25) fourth-year medical students with a unique and rewarding way to conclude their medical school careers and prepare for their future work as healer-physicians.
For more information click here
Self-Awareness Assessment
Discuss your own personality, strengths, and challenges in an objective way. The cost of the AMSA Self-Awareness Assessment is $45; registration includes the online assessment, a personalized report, and online video debrief for results interpretation. Register for the assessment here
Resources for your Wellness
Yoga
Practicing Yoga can help reduce pain, anxiety and depression.
Evidence reveals it can also positively impact brain health.
Add this practice to your everyday life however you can make the time.
Breaks
Use them as breaks from studying, working, or stressful situations. In 15 minutes or less.
Seated
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
with Jurian Hughes
Seated with Standing
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
with Jurian Hughes and Danny Arguetti
Yoga Mat Recommended
Hilaria Thomas
Angela Wilson
Sun Salutation
Classes
Classes
At least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Gentle
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Gentle Class with Megha Nancy Buttenheim
Moderate
30 minute Yoga with Angela Wilson
Challenges
Yoga with Adriene
Breathing Practice
Breathing techniques have shown to reduce symptoms of stress, insomnia and increase alertness.
Learn how to take a breath by reviewing these resources.
Breathing Practice
Breathing techniques have shown to reduce symptoms of stress, insomnia and increase alertness.
Learn how to take a breath by reviewing these resources.
Videos
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
with Larissa Hall Carlson
Nadi Shodhana: Purifying Breath
Meditation
The art of meditation has proven to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, increase focus and self acceptance.
Give it a try and you won’t regret it.
Meditation
The art of meditation has proven to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, increase focus and self acceptance.
Give it a try and you won’t regret it.
Guided meditations
Amaravati Family Events
Self compassion
Center for Mindfulness Studies
Self Compassion and Mindfulness
Mindfulness
University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health
Mindfulness Program
Apps
Insight Timer
Over 45,000 free meditations are available. You have the option to participate in paid courses as well.
Download for IOS and Android.
Physician Support Line
Medical school can be a particularly challenging time. Physician Support Line offers free and confidential peer support to American physicians and medical students by creating a safe space to discuss immediate life stressors with volunteer psychiatrist colleagues who are uniquely trained in mental wellness and also have similar shared experiences of the profession.
For U.S. based Medical Students and Physicians.
(888) 409-0141
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