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AMA-MSS Councilors and Representatives

Medical student member of the AMA are appointed by the AMA-MSS Governing Council and the AMA Board of Trustees to serve on each of the seven AMA Councils. These student Councilors are responsible for providing the student perspective on topics discussed by the Councils and for reporting back to the AMA-MSS on Council actions and activities.

Medical student members of the AMA are also appointed to serve as representatives/liaisons to other AMA groups and to organizations that work closely with the AMA. These students represent the AMA-MSS position on various issues and report back to the AMA-MSS on activities that have the potential to affect medical students.

Medical student members of AMA Councils

AMA Council on Constitution and Bylaws
Naiim Ali
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School

AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA)
Leon Vorobeichik
Saint Louis University School of Medicine

AMA Council on Legislation (COL)
Jordan VanLare
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

AMA Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD)
Stephanie Pritchard
Tufts University School of Medicine

AMA Council on Medical Education (CME)
Hans Arora
Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine

AMA Council on Medical Service (CMS)
Sam Mackenzie
State University of New York Upstate Medical University

AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH)
Laura Halpin
The University of Toledo College of Medicine

Read more about the AMA Councils

Medical student representatives to other groups and organizations

AMA Advisory Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (GLBT)
Carl Streed
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

AMA Foundation (AMAF)
Benjamin Schanker
Harvard Medical School

AMA Minority Affairs Section (MAS)
Osamuede Osemwota
University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine

AMA Women Physicians Congress (WPC)
Carolyn M. Payne
The University of Toledo College of Medicine

American Medical Political Action Committee (AMPAC)
Amy Ho
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
Shady Henien
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
Heather Scoffone
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
William S. Johnson
University of Minnesota Medical School