The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences’ Specialty Speed Dating event earned the school the latest AMA Section Involvement Grant (SIG) Event of the Month award.
The local AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) at the University of Toledo offers this event annually for first- and second-year AMA medical student members. Thirty physicians representing a variety of specialties engaged with 60 preclinical medical students, sharing experiences and offering guidance as students asked questions and learned about the specialties before starting rotations in their third year.
The AMA SIG Event of the Month award showcases recruitment, community service, education and AMA-MSS National Service Project events coordinated by individual AMA medical student sections.
Every year, the University of Toledo medical students become AMA members to have the opportunity to participate in this valuable networking event and gain professional development. The AMA provided funding for dinner. Visit the Event of the Month Web page for a detailed description.
Is your AMA medical student section holding similar events? When you request a grant through the AMA Section Involvement Grant (SIG) program, you are automatically eligible for the Event of the Month award, which the AMA selects each month. At the end of the school year, all monthly awards will be showcased in June at the AMA-MSS Annual Meeting and will be voted on by students for one "Event of the Year" winner.
Through the SIG program, the AMA provides an opportunity for local AMA medical student sections to:
- Educate students about the AMA and provide an opportunity for students to get more involved
- Help put AMA policy into action by providing a service to medical school campuses or communities
- Engage in activities that focus on the AMA's top priorities
