Leadership

“Know your strengths and weaknesses”

This month’s Leader Spotlight is Caitlin Curcuru! Caitlin is a third-year medical student at University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine, and AMSA’s Professionalism & Ethics Advocacy Coordinator. Why did you join AMSA? As medical school progressed, I became more aware of the challenges patients face while navigating our healthcare system. At the beginning of my...

Chapter Spotlight: University of Nevada Las Vegas

This month’s Chapter Spotlight is University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Pre-Medical Chapter!  Chapter Objective: The AMSA UNLV pre-medical chapter strives to prepare future health care providers by arranging a myriad of events for members to attend, which especially encourage early community involvement in order to be acquainted with the needs of the Las Vegas...

Leader Spotlight: Pratishtha Chhabra

This month’s Leader Spotlight is Pratishtha Chhabra! Pratishtha is a second-year osteopathic medical student at Lincoln Memorial University-Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. She joined the American Medical Student Association in 2016. OMS-II, Lincoln Memorial University-Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine AMSA National Secretary   Why did you join AMSA? Surprisingly, I didn’t hear about AMSA until...

Leader Spotlight: Mackenzie Carlson

This month’s Leader Spotlight is Mackenzie Carlson of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health! Mackenzie joined AMSA in her undergrad to help her prepare for medical school without really knowing what it was all about. She continues to participate in AMSA because she thinks an extremely important part of her medical training is learning how...