AMSA Alumni Connector

As we look at this new year with hope and promise, there is no denying we are in a time of turmoil and great flux in our nation and within our health care “system.” The promises of historic investments in health care laid out by President Biden early in 2021 are still a work in progress, but coming closer into view.

COVID-19 and its impact on colleagues, families, workplaces, communities, and our own physical and mental health will be felt for a long while. It is vital that we find ways to connect and support each other. One thing we know for sure in this tumultuous time is that we are stronger together! To help connect us we’ll be hosting an AMSA Alumni and OATs reunion in conjunction with AMSACon 2022 on April 9. Sign up for more info here.

But we don’t have to wait until then—join us online this month!

Tonight at 8:00pm ET: AMSA After Hours Speaker, Dr. Rupa Marya
Author of Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice

JOIN US FOR ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR

Alumni spotlight.

Our past AMSA PharmFree Fellow (2012-2013) Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, is now a board-certified family physician and second-year fellow in the Yale National Clinician Scholars Program. Her research focuses on the realignment of incentives for health care stakeholders including pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and universities toward prioritizing equitable patient access to safe, effective health technologies. She recently co-authored an op-ed in STAT News discussing a recently published study she and her colleagues conducted in which they found that out-of-pocket costs for senior Medicare beneficiaries with multiple, common chronic conditions have risen significantly over the past decade. In the op-ed, she and her colleagues note how these findings highlight the urgency for structural drug pricing reforms as included in the Build Back Better package. Reshma now serves on the AMSA Foundation Board of Directors. Find her on Twitter: @reshmagar. Have an suggestion for the AMSA Alumni Action Spotlight? Send info we can feature to Becky Martin at bmartin@amsa.org.

Blast from the past.

As we build our AMSA History Photo Archive, if you have photos of your own you’d like to contribute, please send them to Becky Martin at bmartin@amsa.org and you might see them in a future AMSA Alumni Connector!

Your support makes it all possible.

On the eve of the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded of the turbulence of these times. The AMSA Foundation’s work to drive innovation and progress in health care needs your support. Please donate $20.22 or $49 to help AMSA Foundation to continue to fund our repertoire of projects, programming, and opportunities for future physicians. Please donate today. In solidarity and action for justice and a health-filled future for all,  Kelly P.S. Update your contact info and share your expertise, or check out how to become an AMSA Advocacy Coach