Membership Benefits for Medical Students
Student membership dues
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One year, $20
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Two years, $38
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Three years, $54
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Four years, $68
Average cost just $1.40 to $1.60 per month
Advocacy and representation
- The AMA has aggressively worked to relieve medical school debt, extend student loan deductibility through residency and expand the deductibility on interest paid on student loans.
- The AMA takes an active role in shaping the debate on resident work conditions and funding for Graduate Medical Education.
- The AMA continues efforts to increase the proportion of underrepresented minorities and women in medical schools.
- Access to all AMA policies through Policyfinder, and MSS policies in the MSS Digest of Actions
Get involved
- Influence our health care agenda and participate in members-only activities such as Member Connect® surveys
- Support major advocacy efforts through calls to action on legislative issues
- Talk with AMA leaders and exchange ideas about the AMA's agenda and activities in Member Connect® Roundtable discussions
Get the information you need
- Weekly subscription to The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)—$145 value
- Access Archives journals online
- Virtual Mentor Web site
- American Medical News (AMNews) weekly subscription (optional) is also available online
- eVoice - weekly email updates on legislation, education, and other news and information
- Morning Rounds - weekday e-briefing of news and studies that affect members of the medical profession and their patients
- MSS Idea Book, Financial Aid Resource Guide, and other MSS publications
- Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards for iPod®, Second Edition, for students who join the AMA for a four-year membership through the school’s AMA-MSS chapter.
Assistance from medical school to residency and beyond
- Housing as you interview for residency and as you take the Step 2 CS examination through the AMA Alliance's Physicians-In-Training Host Program.
- Up to 30 mailing labels, free of charge, to the programs of your choice from AMA-FREIDA, the electronic database of all accredited US residency training programs
- Choosing a Medical Specialty and Transitioning to Residency: What Medical Studednts Need to Know, online resource guides
- Exclusive health, life, and disability insurance programs
- Discounts on Henry Schein medical supplies and Hertz rental cars (including students under the age of 25)
- Medical publications and clinical references through AMA Press
Networking, community service, and other leadership opportunities
- Participation in community service and public health activities through the MSS National Service Project
- Government Relations Internship Program and Government Relations Advocacy Fellowship in Washington, D.C.
- Leadership opportunities on the AMA-MSS Governing Council and AMA’s Board of Trustees, as well as numerous other state, regional, and national positions
- Annual and Interim meetings, which provide policy-making opportunities through the AMA-MSS Assembly and educational programming to supplement your medical school training
- Chapter Involvement Grants for chapter and community service projects that promote AMA policy
- AMA Foundation Leadership Award program in conjunction with the National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C.
- AMA Foundation research grants and scholarships
- Continuity of involvement through future membership in the Resident and Fellow, Young Physicians, and Organized Medical Staff sections
- Opportunity to network with student and physician leaders
- Involvement in organized medicine through the AMA federation of local, state, and national medical societies.
