Opportunities
Term of service: One year, commencing in June (except for Chair-elect and Immediate Past Chair)
The AMA-MSS Governing Council (GC) acts as the "board" for the AMA-MSS in that its members direct the programs and activities of the Section on a national level. The GC consists of eight members from medical schools nationwide who each serve a one-year term, including: Chair, Vice Chair, Delegate, Alternate Delegate, At-Large Officer, Speaker, Vice Speaker and Chair-Elect/Immediate Past-Chair (each serving 6 months).
Learn more about the MSS Governing Council
Candidate applications are generally due in mid-May (for elections at Annual meetings in June) or early October (for elections at Interim meetings in November). Please refer to the MSS national meeting Web page or contact the MSS for exact deadlines.
Apply to serve on the 2010-2011 MSS Governing Council (Word)
Application deadline: June 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing July 2010
Appointed annually by the AMA-MSS Governing Council (GC), the MSS Standing Committees support the mission of the AMA-MSS by performing various tasks as requested by the GC. Tasks and responsibilities vary by Committee.
Learn more about the AMA-MSS Standing Committees
Apply to serve on a 2010-2011 MSS Standing Committee (Word)
Term of service: One national meeting, with responsibilities generally commencing one month prior to the meeting
Convention committees are small, representative groups that expedite the conduct of business at meetings of the AMA-MSS Assembly (each June and November). Serving on a convention committee is a great way to start getting involved in the AMA.
Convention Committee applications are generally due in early April (for the Annual meeting in June) or early September (for the Interim meeting in November. Please refer to the MSS national meeting Web page or contact the MSS for exact deadlines.
Application deadline: Oct. 1, 2009
Term of service: One year, commencing January 2010
Elected by the AMA-MSS Regions at each Interim Meeting, Medical Student Regional Delegates and Alternate Delegates represent the interests of medical students in the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) and provide medical students the opportunity to participate in the policy-making process and impact the issues on which the AMA advocates. Regional Delegates are full voting members of the HOD and are seated with their state caucuses.
Apply to serve as a 2010 Medical Student Regional Delegate (Word)
Application deadline: Oct. 1, 2009
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
The AMA Board of Trustees guides the activities of the AMA and ensures that the AMA remains focused on its essential reason for being: to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. The Board is composed of twenty-one members, including a medical student member elected by the AMA-MSS at each Interim Meeting.
Learn more about the AMA Board of Trustees
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
Each of the seven AMA Council includes a student member who is responsible for providing the student perspective on topics discussed by the Council. Student councilors are also responsible for reporting back to the AMA-MSS on Council actions and activities.
Learn more about the AMA Councils and student councilors
Apply to serve on an AMA Council (Word)
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
The AMA Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC) is a national advocacy forum focusing on minority health and professional issues. Representing nearly 3,000 MAC members, the 9-member AMA-MAC Governing Council influences and contributes to AMA policy and program development thought its HOD seat and other mechanisms on issues of importance to minority physicians, minority patients, and the AMA. One medical student is appointed annually to the AMA-MAC Governing Council.
Apply to serve on the 2010-2011 MAC Governing Council
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
The AMA Women Physicians Congress (WPC) works to accelerate the professional progress of women physicians through leadership development, training, and advocacy, and to further issues related to women’s health. The AMA-WPC also works to foster collaboration between the AMA, American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), women physician specialty organizations, national women's health groups, and other organizations with mutual concerns. One medical student is appointed annually to the AMA-WPC Governing Council.
Apply to serve on the 2010-2011 WPC Governing Council (Word)
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
The AMA Advisory Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Issues provides an advocacy forum for addressing the unique issues of GLBT physicians and patients.
Learn more about the AMA GLBT Advisory Committee
Apply to serve on the 2010-2011 AMA GLBT Advisory Committee (Word)
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
The AMA Foundation (AMAF) is the philanthropic arm of the AMA that works to improve the health of our nation’s communities and strengthen the patient-physician relationship with its better health initiatives. AMAF's programs focus on education, research, and service.
The AMAF Board of Directors is composed of at least 13 and no more than twenty members, including a medical student representative. Because a significant amount of AMAF's activities involve assistance to medical students, the student member of the Board provides valuable input to the Board’s deliberations.
Learn more about the AMA Foundation
Apply to serve as the AMA Foundation Board Student Representative (Word)
Application deadline: Aug. 1, 2010
Term of service: Two years, commencing November 2010
The American Medical Political Action Committee (AMPAC) supports the AMA’s advocacy agenda by making campaign contributions to medicine-friendly candidates for Congress. AMPAC also focuses on political education and expanding the political participation of physicians and medical students.
The AMPAC Board of Directors evaluates, updates, and guides these efforts to maximize the AMA’s effectiveness in Washington. The Board includes one student member who serves a 2-year term. Only students graduating in the spring of 2013 or later are eligible to apply.
Apply to serve as the student member of the AMPAC Board (Word)
Application deadline: May 1, 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
The AMPAC Student Advisory Board (SAB) is composed of 14 medical students, two from each AMA-MSS Region, and assists the student member of the AMPAC Board of Directors in implementing AMPAC activities at the medical-student level.
Apply to serve on the 2010-2011 AMPAC SAB
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2010
Term of service: One year, commencing June 2010
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) is the joint Committee of the AMA and the Association of American Medical Colleges that serves as the nationally recognized accrediting agency for U.S. allopathic medical schools.
Learn more about the Liaison Committee on Medical Education
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Apply to serve as the LCME Student Representative (Word)
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2011
Term of service: Two years, commencing June 2011
The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) governs the licensing exams taken by all medical students and physicians. The NBME Advisory Committee, consisting of academic and medical associations and medical student organizations, is charged with improving communications and enhancing relationships between the medical education community and the NBME in areas of mutual interest. The liaison’s role is to present the MSS position on these issues and to keep the MSS informed of changes involving our education.
Learn more about NBME
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Apply to serve on the 2011-2013 NBME Advisory Committee (Word)
Application deadline: Jan. 31, 2011
Term of service: Two years, commencing June 2011
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) coordinates the residency match process for applicants and residency programs. The NRMP Board directs the policies and procedures governing the match process, including defining the structure and timing of the Match, setting fees, and developing and communicating participant responsibilities. One AMA medical student representative functions as a liaison between the AMA and the NRMP Board.
Learn more about the National Resident Matching Program
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Apply to serve as the 2011-2013 NRMP Student Representative (Word)
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