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Oct 22 – Join ÃÛÑ¿appVirtual Town Hall: Health During Crisis & Beyond

The American Medical Student Association will be hosting a virtual ÃÛÑ¿appTown Hall this Thursday, October 22 at 8:00pmET, entitled Health During Crisis and Beyond. ÃÛÑ¿appNational’s President, Dr. Ali Bokhari, will be joined by Dr. Donald Berwick to discuss the obligations of future physicians in considering the moral and social determinants of health. RSVP...

ÃÛÑ¿appCalls on National Governors Association for Healthcare Workforce Protections – COVID-19

ÃÛÑ¿appCalls on National Governors Association for Healthcare Workforce Protections On August 10, 2020, ÃÛÑ¿appjoined Physicians for Human Rights and a number of other health and human rights organizations to call on the National Governors Association to enact and enforce state-level guidance on healthcare workforce protections during the Coronavirus pandemic.   Recommended standards are...

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Abortion Access in Louisiana

Written by Aliye Runyan, MD, ÃÛÑ¿appReproductive Health Strategist Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law meant to shut down abortion clinics. We are thankful the Supreme Court held up the right to safe, legal abortion without unnecessary restrictions that only serve to limit access. The decision comes four...

I studied Syringe Service Programs and harm reduction for an entire summer—here’s what I learned

By: Abiola Ogunbiyi, MS III—Trinity School of Medicine   Activate advocacy from within As an ÃÛÑ¿appsummer intern, I was truly able to utilize my voice and activate advocacy from a place of knowledge and excitement. Over the past few months, I have learned so much about syringe service programs (SSPs), harm reduction and the...