The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences is the latest winner of the AMA Medical Student Section's (MSS) "Event of the Month" award, which showcases recruitment, community service, education and AMA-MSS National Service Project events coordinated by individual AMA medical student sections.
U. of Toledo won for their “SaveGME Letter Writing Campaign” event held in December. The local section leaders worked with the AMA Government Relations Advocacy Fellow (GRAF), William Pearce, and the AMA’s SaveGME grassroots campaign to mail letters to their local congresswoman urging Congress to prevent GME funding cuts. The section printed letters from the AMA’s SaveGME website and received 300 signatures.
The AMA provided funding for printing and postage. 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 Assembly Meeting and be voted on by students for one "Event of the Year" winner.
Through the SIG program, the AMA-MSS 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 AMA's top priorities.
