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AMSA Dissents SCOTUS’s Discriminatory Decision Against LGBTQIA+

By J Conrado, AMSA Gender & Sexuality Advocacy Coordinator and M2 at EVMS, Nikitha Balaji, AMSA Health Policy Gender and Sexuality Coordinator and M1 at CWRU SOM, Elissa Cleland, AMSA Gender & Sexuality Chair and M2 at EVMS, Trevor Lyford, AMSA Health Policy Chair and M2 at EVMS, and Rohini Kousalya Siva, National AMSA President,...

AMSA Denounces Supreme Court Decision Regarding Affirmative Action

By Trevor Lyford,  Nikita Balaji, Annelise Silva, and Rohini Kousalya Siva   On Thursday, June 29, 2023, in the case of Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina,  The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that the admissions programs...

International Transgender Day of Visibility: Anti-Trans Legislation & Call to Action

Written by Nikitha Balaji, AMSA LGBT+ Health Coordinator for Gender & Sexuality Action Committee and incoming M1 International Transgender Day of Visibility: Anti-Trans Legislation & Call to Action Today – March 31st, 2023 – AMSA celebrates the 14th annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. International Transgender Day of Visibility is a day which is dedicated...

North Carolina physician: Proposed abortion restrictions threaten the practice of medicine

Cross-posted original commentary written by Avanthi Jayaweera, MD, Graduate Trustee, AMSA Board of Trustees, published in NC Policy Watch on March 22, 2023 North Carolina physician: Proposed abortion restrictions threaten the practice of medicine Bills that elevate politics over science, research and training are an attack on the integrity of the medical profession  As a...