Health Policy Action Committee Health Equity Policy Coordinator
Term: 2025-2026
Team overview: Health Policy
The Health Policy (HP) team is responsible for developing AMSA’s policy positions and legislative agenda, for supporting policy-related programming and advocacy, and for promoting AMSA’s presence and visibility in policy-related efforts.
The make-up of the Health Policy Team has been designed to cover issues that are addressed throughout AMSA’s Action Committees & Teams as well as campaigns. Each policy coordinator provides policy-related expertise for corresponding Programming/Advocacy Coordinators. The policy coordinators are also encouraged to initiate policy-related programming and advocacy in collaboration with Programming/Advocacy Coordinators, as well as promote skills in policy- related advocacy in collaboration with the Advocacy Development Coordinator.
During the summer, the HP team will update AMSA’s legislative agenda for the upcoming year. This process will require the assistance of other national leaders and staff, a deep understanding of AMSA’s mission and principles, and knowledge of current policies and policy opportunities. A brief update report is encouraged halfway through the year.
The Health Policy Team will also participate in development and planning of Advocacy Day by contributing their expertise and legislative updates to the planning committee.
Position Description
The Health Equity Policy Coordinator will assist in the development of AMSA’s legislative agenda, particularly in areas of health equity.
The Health Equity Policy Coordinator will be responsible for contacting, consulting, and collaborating with the Programming/Advocacy Coordinators on the Global Health, Community & Public Health, Race, Ethnicity, & Culture in Health action committees, as well as the leaders of the Health Care for All campaign. The Global Health Policy Coordinator will research current policies, determine the policy positions that AMSA may support, and identify strategies/areas for policy-related efforts, particularly in areas of health equity.
The Programming Coordinators will confer with the Health Equity Policy Coordinator to identify strategies/areas for health equity policy-related programming for our membership. The Advocacy Coordinators will confer with the Health Equity Policy Coordinator to identify strategies/areas for policy-related advocacy by our membership.
Note that the Programming Coordinators and Advocacy Coordinators will remain under the direction of their respective Chair.
