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. With nearly 50,000 members, the AMA-MSS is the largest and most influential organization of medical students in the country.
What's New
Apply for AMA-MSS leadership positions
Are you interested in becoming more involved in the AMA-MSS? Apply for one of the various leadership roles within the AMA. The AMA-MSS is now accepting applications for student positions on the seven AMA councils and on the AMA Foundation Board; and for representatives to the National Resident Match Program, the National Board of Medical Examiners, and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Applications are due Jan. 31.
AMA offers health policy opportunities for medical students
The AMA Department of Medical Student Services, in conjunction with the Washington, D.C., office of the AMA, is pleased to offer assistance to students seeking to increase their involvement and education in national health policy and in the national legislative activities of organized medicine:
- The Government Relations Internship Program (GRIP) is an opportunity for medical student members of the AMA to enhance their medical education through work in health care policy. Students must arrange their own six- to eight-week internships (between June and August) in advance. The application deadline for GRIP is Feb. 15, 2010.
- The Government Relations Advocacy Fellowship (GRAF) is a yearlong, paid fellowship opportunity in the AMA’s Washington, D.C., office. GRAF offers medical students a unique opportunity to experience firsthand the intersection of organized medicine and the federal government as it relates to advocacy and policy-making. The application deadline for GRAF is Jan. 31, 2010.
