AMSA Updates

A Year in Review

By: Hannah Hendrix, AMSA National President 2020—2021 The new year offers an opportunity for reflection on the triumphs and challenges of the year. We continue to face the tragedy of a global pandemic including distance from loved ones, crowded hospitals, and lives lost. We were thrilled to start off 2021 with vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2...

Guns Are Not the Answer! Statement on the Michigan High School Shooting

Written by AMSA-GoodRx Education and Advocacy Fellows Peter Papaioannou & Remy Arnot Yesterday, another senseless massacre took place at Oxford High School in Michigan. As medical students, we are horrified at the loss of life and by how often people in our nation turn to guns for answers. We extend our deepest condolences to the...

Future Physicians Applaud House Democrats Passage of Historic Build Back Better Act

Future Physicians Applaud House Democrats Passage of Historic Build Back Better Bill Relief on the Way for Millions: Lower Rx Prices Starting with $35 Insulin Caps Closing Medicaid Gap to Cover Millions Left Out by State Legislators Expanding Home Care for Seniors & More The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) applauds House Democrats and President...

Importance of including BIPOC skin lesions in medical training: UMKC medical students lead change in medical curricula

Authors: Deepa Kumar, Osama Kamal Editor: Thomas Pak, Donato Mignones Series of AMSA Medical Education pieces for 2021-2022   Summary The AMSA medical education committee highlights the work of University of Missouri – Kansas City’s medical students in leading change in medical curricula. The UMKC medical students saw a lack of images of skin lesions...