Advocacy

Social Justice is Public Health: AMSA Activism Update with Daphne Frias

If You’re a Physician, You’re an Activist   “It’s inherently the duty of anyone who’s going into the health care field to be an activist, not just for yourself but for your patients,” says youth activist, proud Latina, and future physician Daphne Frias. “I think if you’re going into the health care field, and you...

Immigrant Health, Detention, and COVID-19

AMSA recently hosted a panel discussing immigrant health rights, detention, and COVID-19.  A transcript of the discussion is below. It has been lightly edited for length and readability.  Panel Moderator: Ashi Arora, REACH Chair Panel Members Rose Murray, Direct Services Attorney, Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative  Dr. Ian Kim, Doctors for Camp Closure Dr. Asim Shah ...

Incarceration during the COVID-19 pandemic, a potential mental health crisis

Author: Conor Burke-Smith, second-year medical student, Iowa This post is a series of mental health pieces from the AMSA WSL Committee Much has been written about the potential negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health. Many have felt isolation to a greater extent than ever before in their lives. Anxiety exists about various...

Racial Inequity in American Healthcare

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A panel of doctors met virtually on to discuss various topics related to racial inequity in healthcare, including social determinants of health, unconscious bias in medicine, and the experience of being a physician of color.  A video recording of the hour-long event is available to view. A transcript of the discussion is below. It has...