Student benefits

Student membership dues

• One year, $20
• Two years, $38
• Three years, $54
• 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 listservs for community service, health and policy news, etc.
• MSS Idea Book, Financial Aid Resource Guide, and other MSS publications
• Stedman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions 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 Community Welcoming 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.