American Medical Student Association at Virginia Tech
What is 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.
Today, AMSA is a student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. AMSA members are medical students, premedical students, interns, residents and practicing physicians. Founded in 1950, AMSA continues its commitment to improving medical training and the nation's health.
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How is AMSA different from other organizations? When you join AMSA, you become part of a vital force of future physicians who believe that patients and health professionals are partners in the management of health care and that access to high-quality health care is a right and not a privilege. At AMSA, activism is a way of life. Student idealism is transformed into meaningful public service, innovation and institutional change.
-- adapted from the National AMSA website --
AMSA @ VT
We are students interested in learning about medical school and preparing for the application process while building relationships with our peers along the way. We want to create a cohesive support group for all joining pre-medical students to better advance through the many challenges of getting to medical school.
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At our meetings, speakers who are involved in healthcare come and provide insight into the field and advice on how to best prepare for it. These include allopathic and osteopathic doctors, physician assistants, medical school admissions officers, and professors. We are involved with volunteering opportunities sponsored by the club, such as outreach to local schools, rural health clinics, and more. We also support members in their pursuit of research, shadowing, summer programs, and relevant jobs.