Government Affairs

Post Election Statement from AMSA President, Annelise Silva

What’s Next Is What We Make It AMSA National President’s Statement on 2024 Election Hi future doctor, Annelise here. I’m writing to you and honestly, I’m not quite sure how to articulate all of my emotions as we face an upcoming four years of uncertainty. When it comes to leadership, especially student-led organizational leadership, we...

Project 2025: What Future Physicians Need to Know about Threats to Departments of Education & HHS, Reproductive Health Care, Physician Autonomy & More

*AMSA does not endorse or oppose any candidate for elected public office.   SPOTLIGHT ON ABORTION CARE & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE  Project 2025: What Future Physicians Need to Know about Threats to Departments of Education & HHS, Reproductive Health Care, Physician Autonomy & More Written by Becky Martin, AMSA Senior Manager of Reproductive Health Advocacy Project...

AMSA President as Guest of Congressman Bobby Scott at State of the Union Address

by Rohini Kousalya Siva, MD, MPH, MS, National President of the American Medical Student Association  I am thrilled to share the profound experience I had as the honored guest of Congressman Bobby Scott at the State of the Union address. Congressman Scott’s invitation speaks volumes about the vital commitment all legislators should uphold: amplifying the...

Loss of the Federal Right to Abortion Care at the 1-year Mark – Virginia: The Final Bastion of Bodily Autonomy in the South

  Loss of the Federal Right to Abortion Care at the 1-year Mark Virginia: The Final Bastion of Bodily Autonomy in the South By Elissa Cleland, AMSA Gender & Sexuality Chair and rising MS2 at Eastern Virginia Medical School As a Virginia resident all of my life, I am well aware of the polarized cultural...