Professional Development

AMSA Recognizes National Physician Suicide Awareness Day – TAKE ACTION! Pass H.R.1667

  AMSA Recognizes National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Join AMSA in ACTION to Protect Health Care Providers & Prevent Burn-out Now! Pass the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R.1667)   AMSA recognizes National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on September 17, 2021. We thank the  Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and the Campaign...

Future Abortion Providers – Get the Support and Mentoring You Need through AMSA’s Reproductive Health Mentorship Sprint Program!

At a moment when the constitutional recognition and protection of a person’s right to abortion care has been significantly weakened by the recent US Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Texas abortion ban (SB 8)  to go into effect, we in AMSA stand resolute and ready to fight for not just the preservation but also...

Your Brand is One of the Keys to Getting into Medical School

As a member of AMSA, you already have a competitive advantage when it comes to applying to medical school. However, your brand, which applicants almost never even think about despite its importance, is the first thing you should figure out to differentiate yourself from all the other highly qualified applicants. Your brand must be supported...

The Thousand-Mile Journey to Medical School

By: Valencia Henry At the age of 16 years old, I left the country of Barbados where I was born and raised, to pursue my passion of medicine. I had to leave my friends and family behind, while adjusting to a new country, culture, school system and living alone. I made this sacrifice because I...