AMSA Statement on Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
January 07, 2021The AMSA Board of Trustees, National President Dr. Ali Bokhari, and Education and Advocacy Fellow Mattie Renn released the following statement on yesterday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol: Along with the rest of the nation, we watched with horror as the events at the Capitol unfolded on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. For generations, many of…
Mental health in Latin America
January 05, 2021Authors: Juan Carlos Brea Minier, student at Technological Institute of Santo Domingo Carla Lee Kim, student at Technological Institute of Santo Domingo Priscila Hernandez, student at Technological Institute of Santo Domingo This post is a series of mental health pieces from the AMSA WSL Committee. Is mental health really important for Latin American society? The…
AMSA Stands in Solidarity with the World Health Organization (WHO)
December 23, 2020By: Keya Shah, Peter Papaioannou, and Mariana Ndrio On July 7, the Trump Administration announced that the U.S. would formally withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). This is a major step backward, especially during our country’s crucial battle against COVID-19. Not only does the WHO play a leadership role in global health emergencies such…
Healthy Planet, Healthy Patients
December 14, 2020AMSA’s Environmental Health Action Committee recently hosted an AMSA Activism Update where we learned how the health of our planets and patients are interconnected. Read the summary and watch the video below! The quality of our health depends less on the quality of our health care system than on the environment we live in….
Join AMSA for Legislative Advocacy: What It Takes To Make Change
December 02, 2020RSVP to join us on Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm ET for Legislative Advocacy: What It Takes To Make Change It’s safe to say that it’s been a difficult year! An overhaul to medical education, a raging pandemic that is still not under control, front-line workers and trainees left to fight without crucial tools, assaults…
Language Disparities in the U.S. Healthcare System
November 06, 2020This post was created in partnership between AMSA’s Global Health Action Committee and AMSA Partner Canopy Learn. “No puedo respirar,” she said at the other end of the phone line. Lucia’s son would normally accompany her to primary care visits to act as a translator. However, the COVID-19 pandemic made this impossible. “Can you call…
