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MSS News and Events
What's new
2008 MSS Annual Meeting
Highlights of the 2008 MSS Annual Meeting, including the meeting proceedings, are now available.
Meet your new MSS Governing Council
The 2008-2009 MSS Governing Council was elected at the 2008 MSS Annual Meeting. Learn more about the GC, including how to contact them with any questions or comments.
MSS National Service Project
More than 50 MSS chapters have organized National Service Project events (PDF, 33KB) in 2008, including many events during Cover the Uninsured Week, April 27 - May 3, 2008. If your chapter has planned an NSP event, please take a minute to let us know about it by completing the short NSP Event Registration form.
Economic hardship deferment
20/220 The College Cost Reduction Act, signed into law on Sept. 27, 2007, changes the way by which medical residents become eligible for loan deferment. Learn more about these changes that further complicate the student debt burden for residents and act as yet another major disincentive for the best and brightest students to enter the medical profession.
MSS eVoice
Read this week's and past issues of eVoice
Subscribe to eVoice
When you select your AMA eVoice topics (final step), be sure to check "Medical student issues" to receive eVoice news from the Medical Student Section.
Upcoming events and deadlines
July 31
- AMPAC Board Member applications (Word, 45KB)
August 8
- Deadline to apply (PDF, 25KB) for new satellite campus representation
View the complete MSS calendar of events and deadlines
New resources
Advocacy
Use the MSS Chapter Advocacy Event Follow Up form to tell us about your chapter's advocacy-related event, and it could be featured on the new MSS Chapter Advocacy Event Web page.
Community service
Looking to plan a community service event at your chapter? Visit the new Community Service Chapter Events Web page to learn about successful community service events organized and implemented by MSS chapters across the country.
MSS in the news
The recent MSS National Service Project at the Chicago White Sox game was featured in Medical News Today.
More news sources
Learn more about more sources of MSS and AMA news.
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