AMA Board of Trustees—student member

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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• 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

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

Submit the student member application form (DOC, members only)

The deadline for completed applications is end of day on Oct. 14, 2024. 

Download the position description as a PDF.

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