Leadership

AMSA calls on the ACGME to Conduct a Formal Investigation into Racist and Discriminatory Practices in Graduate Medical Education

by The AMSA Board of Trustees, special mentions to Avanthi Jayaweera, Annelise Silva, Adjoa Cofie, Alexander Costa, Tyra-Lee Brett, Andres Diaz The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) would like to thank Dr. R. Ray Jr. for publically detailing his experience with racism during his residency education, as detailed in his blog post, “Racism in Medical...

AMSAxBoonshoft: A New Approach to Research

This is the latest post in our series exploring the successful AMSA chapter at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, which has an institutional partnership with AMSA. Want to know more? Check out our earlier posts on the chapter’s leadership, fundraising, events and community partnerships. _____ We sat down recently to talk with Araam...

AMSAxBoonshoft: The Power of Reaching Out

Previous posts in our series about the AMSA chapter at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine explored the chapter’s leadership structure and fundraising strategies. Now, we examine how the chapter has reached out to the community to forge partnerships that benefit students and the local community alike.  _____ Community Partnerships Kaylee Larsen, MD candidate,...

AMSAxBSOM: Making the Most of Fundraising

The first article in our series about the AMSA chapter at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM) explored how student leaders developed an optimal leadership structure to become AMSA’s most active chapter. Now, we take a look at how they’ve harnessed creative fundraising strategies that enable their chapter to host more events, sponsor...