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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
Erica Dommasch
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School

AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA)
Julia Halsey
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine

AMA Council on Legislation (COL)
Nitesh Paryani
University of Florida College of Medicine

AMA Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD)
Travis Meyer
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

AMA Council on Medical Education (CME)
Keya Sau
Albany Medical College

AMA Council on Medical Service (CMS)
Courtland Keteyian
University of Michigan Medical School

AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH)
David Gregg
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School 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)
David Young
Boston University School of Medicine

AMA Foundation (AMAF)
Kunal Mitra
Duke University School of Medicine

AMA Initiative to Transform Medical Education (ITME)
Keya Sau
Albany Medical College

AMA Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC)
Busayo Obayan
Boston University School of Medicine

AMA Women Physicians Congress (WPC)
Soha Patel
University of South Florida College of Medicine

American Medical Political Action Committee (AMPAC)
Heather Kaiser
University Of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
Sean Tackett
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
Kumar Vasudevan
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
Shaun Patel
University of Michigan Medical School