Wellness & Student Life Action Committee Advocacy Coordinator

Action Committee overview: Wellness & Student Life

The Wellness & Student Life (WSL) Action Committee is dedicated to both trainee wellness and patient wellness through the development of patient-centered care and of supportive educational environments. These goals require an emphasis on patient-centered care over physician-centered care, especially as that care pertains to integrative, complementary, & alternative medicine (ICAM). The WSL committee also advocates for and supports the need for trainees to have regular access to medical humanities to foster healing through understanding, community, creativity, personal reflection, and a connection with humanity. 

Position description

The WSL Advocacy Coordinator is responsible for executing AMSA’s advocacy efforts in issues of wellness, student life, and integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine (ICAM). Advocacy can take many shapes, including awareness campaigns, member engagement, contacting policymakers, and grassroots organizing. 

As part of the Wellness & Student Life Action Committee, the advocacy coordinator can expect to work closely with the Chair of the committee and its Programming Coordinator to determine the direction of the committee’s efforts for the year and to execute committee projects. Committee projects often combine advocacy and programming, and some duties in shared projects may overlap. 

As a national Advocacy Coordinator, the WSL Advocacy Coordinator will fulfill the general duties and responsibilities of a national Advocacy Coordinator as described further below. 

In addition to the general duties of a national Advocacy Coordinator, specified responsibilities include: 

• Implementing events for the Suicide Prevention and Awareness Week in partnership with the Wellness and Student Life Chair and Programming Coordinator
•  Supporting programming efforts with relevant AMSA Academy Scholars Program. Consult and collaborate with leaders of the program to contribute to its success as needed. 
• Identifying and addressing gaps in AMSA policies regarding Wellness and Student Life
• Reviewing and recommending AMSA’s stance on Federal Bills as it relates to medical student wellness and patient mental health
• Writing pieces and encouraging submissions regarding mental health for publication, which may include but is not limited to AMSA on call blog, and AMSA rounds
• Investigating and championing advocacy campaigns regarding mental health on the behalf of the AMSA WSL committee
• Planning and execution with fellow committee members of periodic webinars, social media content, website updates, or blog posts on wellness or integrative medicine topics.
• Other duties as assigned.

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