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AMA Board of Trustees—student member

The board includes a medical student member elected by the Medical Student Section (MSS) at each Interim Meeting

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The Board of Trustees guides the activities of the AMA and ensures that the AMA remains focused on its essential reason for being: to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. The board is composed of 21 members, including a medical student member elected by the Medical Student Section (MSS) at each Interim Meeting.

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Responsibilities

  • Must attend a Board of Trustees meeting approximately every eight weeks
  • Will be required to attend a two-day orientation in July
  • Should attend each meeting of the MSS Governing Council and meetings of the trustee’s assigned council
  • Should attend their state and county medical society meetings

Term of service

One year, with the option to run for a second one-year term, commencing in June

How to apply

Submit the application. Make sure to complete and include the Dean Approval Letter (DOC) with your application. 

The due date for applications is Oct. 14 at 11:59 p.m. Central.

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