Advocacy

Great Gains in Healthcare Pass Congress

AMSA Celebrates Monumental Inflation Reduction Act Passage Today, the House and Senate have sent the most progressive health care legislation since the Affordable Care Act to President Biden’s desk. When President Biden finally signs the bill, it will have long standing and significant impacts on the lives of millions of people. AMSA applauds Senate Democrats...

Calling Out Scientific Misinformation and Protecting Transgender Youth

Calling Out Scientific Misinformation and Protecting Transgender Youth AMSA Endorses an Expert Report: “Biased Science: The Texas and Alabama Measures Criminalizing Treatment for Transgender Children and Adolescents Rely on Innacurate and Misleading Scientific Claims” By: Kyle Gavulic, Shamik Bhat, and Bassel Shanab 2021 set a dismal record: states across the country collectively introduced a total...

AMSA Cannot Sit Idly by While Our Children’s Lives are Endangered

    AMSA Cannot Sit Idly by While Our Children’s Lives are Endangered For the 212th time this year, another senseless massacre has occurred. This time, tragedy shattered the hearts of families and friends of elementary school children who attended Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Medical students across the country are horrified at the...

AMSA’s Medical Students for Gun Safety Campaign

AMSA’s Medical Students for Gun Safety Campaign is delighted to announce that we have published our first gun violence prevention curriculum guide, titled Integrating Firearm Safety into Medical School Curricula! Developed by members of the MSGS Steering Committee, this guide provides numerous resources for getting started on including gun violence prevention into your own school....