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Join AMSA for Legislative Advocacy: What It Takes To Make Change

RSVP to join us on Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm ET for Legislative Advocacy: What It Takes To Make Change It’s safe to say that it’s been a difficult year! An overhaul to medical education, a raging pandemic that is still not under control, front-line workers and trainees left to fight without crucial tools, assaults...

The Hardest Medical School Interview Question

By EMILY HAUSE “So, tell me about yourself.” At the very start of your medical school interview, the admissions officer casually drops this question in your lap and then looks at you expectantly. You pause for a moment and your inner monologue runs through infinite response scenarios. Which one should you pick? Answering the most difficult interview...

AMSA Advocacy Updates from AMSA’s 2016-2017 EAF

White Coat, Clenched, Fist. See below for advocacy updates from AMSA’s 2016-2017 Education & Advocacy Fellow, H. Matthew Moy, MD, during his time in his position. February 4, 2017 Besty DeVos Cleveland Clinic Petition News HJ Res 40 – repealing regulations that people with mental impairments/conditions cannot buy guns Crazy Bills of the Day –...

AMSA ad lib: Story Slam: Christmas Presents

Story Slam: Christmas Presents Can you recall a childhood memory when you learned something the hard way? Isaiah Cochran is getting ready to begin his second year of med school at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, and as he reflects on his upbringing, he shares a story with us of a harsh...