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amsa
American Medical Student Association
2007 - 2008
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AMSA |
The American Medical
Student Association (AMSA), with a half-century history of medical student
activism, is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training
in the United States. Founded in 1950 to provide medical students a chance
to participate in organized medicine, AMSA began under the auspices of
the American Medical Association. Starting in 1960, the association refocused
its energies on the problems of the medically underserved, inequities
in our health-care system and related issues in medical education. Since
1968, AMSA has been a fully independent student organization.
Today, AMSA is a student-governed, national organization
committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. With
a membership of over 30,000 medical students, pre-medical students,
interns and residents from across the country, AMSA continues its commitment
to improving medical training and the nation's health. For more information
on the national AMSA organizations's current activities and political
views please visit the national AMSA
website. |