Wellness

Building Beloved Community Through Practices of Belonging in Times of Social Disintegration; Or, How We Stick Together in Order to Live to Fight Another Day

SPOTLIGHT ON ABORTION CARE & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE  Building Beloved Community Through Practices of Belonging in Times of Social Disintegration; Or, How We Stick Together in Order to Live to Fight Another Day Written by Jeff Koetje, MD, AMSA Reproductive Health Programming Strategist   Just this week, a meme showed up in my Instagram feed that...

AMSA stands against Florida’s Racist, White Supremacist Curriculum

By Rohini Kousalya Siva MD MPH MS, National AMSA President  Just when you thought Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis couldn’t get any worse, he’s supporting the Florida State Board of Education’s new education standards which include teaching K-12 students that slavery had “benefits” for enslaved people. DeSantis, Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, and state board of...

Future Physicians for Change 2024 Dates Announced

This was one for the books! For three action-packed days in June, we took Phoenix by storm. We convened as a mighty force of future physicians from across the globe. We learned. We networked. We sutured. We postered. We speed-dated. And we had an amazing time doing all of it. This was Future Physicians for...

Ways to practice self-care with a busy schedule- by BetterHelp

Prioritize sleep. It’s easier said than done, but science has proven over and over again that sleep is one of the best stress regulators. No matter how busy your schedule is, carve out time for quality sleep. Wearables can help you track and optimize your sleep quality, and there are dozens of free apps with...