The AMA Medical Student Section (MSS), with nearly 50,000 members, is the largest and most influential organization of medical students in the country.

What's New

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• 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.   
  
  
• A draft agenda for the 2008 MSS Annual Meeting is now available. Visit the A-08 Web page to see the agenda and to learn more about the Meeting and how you can get involved.
  
  
• 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.

More MSS News

About the MSS
Learn about the history, goals and leadership structure of the MSS.

Leadership connection
MSS leaders are working on your behalf on the important issues facing medical students. Meet these leaders and find out more about the work they are doing.

Membership services
When you join the AMA, you join with other physicians and medical students in one strong, national voice. Learn more about the valuable resources available to you as a member of the largest medical association.

Tools you can use
The AMA offers numerous resources for medical students to assist you during your years in medical school and beyond.

Advocacy and policy
Learn more about our key issues, such as covering the uninsured and debt, and find out how you can get involved in health policy through our fellowship and internship programs.

Community service
The MSS offers many resources to get you started in organizing a community service project or educational program at your chapter, including project ideas and grants.

Opportunities
The AMA offers numerous opportunities for medical students, including leadership positions, grants, awards, scholarships, internships and fellowships, and more!

News and events
Get up-to-date information on important medical student events and issues!

Contact us
We want to hear from you! Do you have a question about AMA policy, our meetings, running a chapter, planning a meeting, leadership positions, or anything else? If so, e-mail the Governing Council.