A note from the MSS chair
December 2024
From MSS Chair Anand Singh
Hi everyone! Thank you all for a successful 2024 Interim Meeting! It was wonderful to see everyone in person and your governing council had a blast putting together this meeting for you all.
First, we would like to congratulate all of our award winners from the meeting.
Awards
Changemaker Award
Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Knoxville, represented by Amber Shirley
Legacy Award for Transformative Advocacy
Rajadhar (Raj) Reddy
Leadership in Advocacy Award
Austin Thomas
Rising Stars
- Region 1: Isabel (Yisa) Nguyen
- Region 2: Kylie Ruphrect
- Region 3: Lily Robistow
- Region 4: Harsha Sripadrao
- Region 5: Khushbakht Zarah Shah
- Region 6: Denise Ocampo
- Region 7: Ariella Wagner
As we head into the holiday season, I want to express my gratitude to all of the wonderful MSS leaders. Whether you are a region leader, standing committee member or a local campus section leader, you are the reason our section is so wonderful. I would also love to give a huge shoutout to our wonderful staff members, Shane McGoey and Sarah Langill for all of their hard work this past few months to support our section.
Upcoming events
Physicians of the Future Summit
Save the date! The MSS Physicians of the Future Summit is Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central. Registration is free for AMA members. Come learn about leadership skills from amazing speakers. The registration link will be provided once available.
Medical Student Advocacy Conference
Registration is now open for the AMA’s largest advocacy event and conference for medical students, March 6-7, 2025. It provides students with advocacy training, access to legislators, opportunities to network with their peers and a platform to raise their voice and enact changes in public health policy.
Registration is $45 and closes Feb. 16, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central.
Standing committee spotlight: Committee on American Indian Affairs (CAIA)
Over the past few months, CAIA has been actively involved in projects promoting Native American health. At the 2024 Interim Meeting, the House of Delegates adopted a resolution written by CAIA members promoting health care in tribal jails.
CAIA members also helped highlight Native voices in an event celebrating Native American Heritage Month in collaboration with the Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS) and the Minority Issues Committee.
Advocacy updates
AMA advocacy staff in Washington, D.C. have been working to promote key priorities amid a challenging year, including a lame duck Congress and election season. Recent efforts include:
- Conrad 30 waivers: AMA signed on to a letter (PDF) with 33 other health care organizations both applauding the inclusion of the Health Care Workforce Resilience Act and urging the addition of H.R. 4942/S. 665, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, into the ongoing bipartisan immigration package.
- Affordable Care Act: The AMA provided comments (PDF) to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on their Patient Protection and ACA Proposed Rule in support of notifying enrollees at risk of losing their Advance Premium Tax Credits.
Contact us
Interested in getting more involved? Join the MSS Updates GroupMe to keep up with opportunities and email us with questions at [email protected].
