Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport’s Freshman Orientation Lunch, in which the local AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) hosted a meal for the incoming class of medical students to learn about the AMA, earned the school an AMA Section Involvement Grant (SIG) Event of the Month award.
The local section coordinated a lunch event during the incoming class orientation week. Upperclassmen AMA members joined the freshman class, sharing personal experiences and discussing AMA benefits and opportunities for students. With the event being held during orientation week, the majority of the incoming class attended, and 90 new students became AMA members. The student leaders also shared upcoming section activities, such as community service projects, conferences and policymaking initiatives.
The AMA provided funding for lunch. Visit the Event of the Month Web page for a detailed description. The AMA SIG Event of the Month showcases recruitment, community service, education and AMA-MSS National Service Project events coordinated by individual AMA medical student sections.
Is your AMA medical student section holding similar events? Submit a SIG Recap Form and photos within 30 days of your event to be eligible for the Event of the Month nomination, 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 will 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
