AMSA Updates

Future physicians: We’re a mighty force. Let’s come together.

Across the country and globe, medical students are banding together in small groups to share ideas, ask questions and better understand what we can do in this time of crisis. We’re anxious, unsettled and eager to help.  Here’s the thing: as medical students—as the next generation of physicians, we have the power, drive and collective...

Dr. Isaiah Cochran, AMSA President on COVID-19

Isaiah, our National President will be leading a video series to speak about COVID-19, and how AMSA is here to support all of its members. We will also have insight from many different people including attending physicians who are former AMSA alumni. We are here for you, AMSA members! Sign up for updates for the...

AMSA Selects the 2020 – 2021 AMSA-KP Education & Advocacy Fellow

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) congratulates newly selected 2020 – 2021 AMSA-KP Education and Advocacy Fellow Mattie Renn. Mattie Renn is a third-year medical student at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is in the Columbia-Bassett track, a specialized program oriented towards training future healthcare professionals in health systems leadership and...

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? Science Warns It’s Not Up for Debate.

By: Zoreed Mukhtar 2019—2020 Global Health Policy Coordinator & Health Care for All Steering Committee Member As a child growing up in the 1990’s, no one really talked about getting vaccinated; it was just a routine part of a doctor’s visit. As science and technology have progressed, children around the world have been getting vaccinated...