Medical Student Section
The AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) is dedicated to representing medical students, improving medical education, developing leadership, and promoting activism for the health of America. The AMA-MSS is the largest and most influential organization of medical students in the country.
What's New: Announcements and Other Information
AMA Webinar: Prepare for Lobby Day by receiving expert tips on how to communicate with Congress
Find out how you can be a leader in influencing lawmakers on various issues in medicine by taking part in “Communicating with Congress: How to be an Effective Citizen Advocate,” an AMA webinar at 8 p.m. Eastern time Feb. 7.Free for all physicians and medical students, the hourlong call will feature AMA staff and Brad Fitch of the Congressional Management Foundation discussing research on how congressional offices process and respond to all the communications they receive, and what specifically impacts their thinking. They then will explain how you can take advantage of those tendencies to communicate clearly with lawmakers about such subjects as the need to repeal Medicare’s flawed for permanent Medicare payment reform.
You’ll learn:
- What congressional staff believe are the most effective communication tactics for influencing members of Congress.
- The differences between different forms of grassroots communications (email, mail, phone calls, in-person visits, etc.).
- How to conduct effective in-person meetings, influence legislators at town hall meetings and other effective advocacy techniques that you can apply in your state and congressional district.
- Where the AMA stands with current efforts to repeal the SGR once and for all, and how physicians and medical students can best use their relationships in Congress to amplify the repeal message.
Register today.
I11 Meeting Highlights
More than 830 medical students attended the MSS Interim Meeting which was held Nov. 10-12, 2011 in New Orleans. The assembly considered more than 50 items of business and held nearly 20 educational programs on a range of topics including disaster preparedness, leadership development, writing a research paper, public health, health care reform and much more. The Summary of Actions is available for dowmload.
- Summary of Actions
- Download the complete meeting agenda.
Medical Students Trained as EMTs
As highlighted in the AMA MedEd Update, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine started a program in which first and second year medical students are trained as emergency medical technicians by working in ambulances. School administrators believe that this nontraditional training program allows students to receive "hands-on" training that helps promote teamwork among prospective physicians.
What is your take on such a training model? Does your medical school utilize any educational methods that approach training in a non-traditional manner?
Please visit the AMA-MSS Online Community to let us know your thoughts!
Special Offer for New Members: Become an AMA member today and receive First Aid for the COMLEX free with a multi-year membership!
To take advantage of this promotional offer, join the AMA today and enter the promotional code "COMLEX2011". This promotion is only available for students who have not joined the AMA. This promotion cannot be used in conjunction with the current incentives being offered to students who join with a four-year membership (Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards or Rapid Review Pathology).
To review the many ways in which the AMA provides timely support, benefits, and members-only savings, visit the medical student membership benefits page today!
Art and Science of Handoffs
Learn about the impact of handoffs on patients safety, techniques for safe and effective handoffs, and ways to teach and evaluate handoffs by watching The Art and Science of Handoffs presented by Dr. Vineet Arora, Associate Director of Internal Medicine Residency and Assistant Dean of the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. To access this streaming video and others, go to the AMA’s Succeeding from Medical School to Practice resource and click on video library.
Engage with your colleagues and find out what the AMA is doing for medical students by joining the AMA's new, members-only Medical Student Online Community. The community is a safe and secure environment where you can interact with your peers and find timely updates from the AMA and from your colleagues on news and issues that interest you. The community offers a discussion board, a blog written by AMA student leaders, information on upcoming events, links to resources and news, and more. Access the Community today and join the discussion!
