Overview
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians in training, with a community of over 65,000 today. AMSA is student-governed and based out of Washington D.C. As national Chair of the Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health (REACH) Committee, I was responsible for executing AMSA’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of race, ethnicity, and culture, including but not limited to cultural sensitivity, health disparities, social determinants of health, diversity in the healthcare workforce. In creating this programming, I had to continually innovate - brainstorming and planning with my team to produce content. Personal Importance of Work AMSA has been an important experience for me because it has allowed me to act on my passion for health equity on a national level. As Chair of REACH I had the opportunity to work with physicians in training from across America. Since we all valued health equity and social justice, we were able to collaborate effectively towards a broader vision. As a result, I learned how I could infuse my passion for community healthcare with national level advocacy efforts, to enact change on a policy level. When I transition to practice medicine, I don’t exactly know what kind of physician I want to be. I do know though, that I want to continue to contribute to national efforts, and use my future medical knowledge to contribute to health policy. |
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