Wellness

What will the 2021-2022 MATCH look like?

By Thomas Pak, Adrianna Diviero, Donato Mignones, Erum Chowdhry  This piece is one of a series of AMSA Medical Education pieces for 2021-2022. Learn more about the Medical Education Team and get updates here!  COVID-19 changed the MATCH. What’s next? COVID-19 drastically affected medical education and residency application for 2020-2021. Students were not allowed to...

Mental health in Latin America

Authors: Juan Carlos Brea Minier, student at Technological Institute of Santo Domingo Carla Lee Kim, student at Technological Institute of Santo Domingo Priscila Hernandez, student at Technological Institute of Santo Domingo This post is a series of mental health pieces from the AMSA WSL Committee.  Is mental health really important for Latin American society? The...

The Labyrinth of Isolation: The Compounding Impact of the Pandemic on African American/ Black Mental Health

By: Josephine Akingbulu, BA, MPH, Jamar Stevenson, BA, Kaosoluchi Enendu, BS This post is one of a series of mental health pieces from the AMSA WSL Committee. Approximately 42 million people in the United States of America identify as Black. That is about 13.2% of the total population which is comprised of African American, as...

Mental Health of Medical Students in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Ramneek Hoonjan Ramneek Hoonjan is a medical student in the Trinity School of Medicine, and served as the previous chair of the AMSA WSL Committee This post is a series of mental health pieces from the AMSA WSL Committee. It is no surprise that medical students have high rates of burnout, depression and suicidal...