by The AMSA Board of Trustees, special mentions to Avanthi Jayaweera, Annelise Silva, Adjoa Cofie, Alexander Costa, Tyra-Lee Brett, Andres Diaz The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) would like to thank Dr. R. Ray Jr. for publically detailing his experience with racism during his residency education, as detailed in his blog post, “Racism in Medical…

  Loss of the Federal Right to Abortion Care at the 1-year Mark Virginia: The Final Bastion of Bodily Autonomy in the South By Elissa Cleland, AMSA Gender & Sexuality Chair and rising MS2 at Eastern Virginia Medical School As a Virginia resident all of my life, I am well aware of the polarized cultural…

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This is the latest post in our series exploring the successful AMSA chapter at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, which has an institutional partnership with AMSA. Want to know more? Check out our earlier posts on the chapter’s leadership, fundraising, events and community partnerships. _____ We sat down recently to talk with Araam…

Previous posts in our series about the AMSA chapter at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine explored the chapter’s leadership structure and fundraising strategies. Now, we examine how the chapter has reached out to the community to forge partnerships that benefit students and the local community alike.  _____ Community Partnerships Kaylee Larsen, MD candidate,…

AMSA has been committed to equity, advocacy and activism in medicine since its founding in 1950, from providing healthcare to rural and indigenous communities in the 60s to campaigning against the influence of the pharmaceutical industry in the 2000s. Now, AMSA has teamed up with Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) to support community college students on…