Pre-Medical American Medical Student Association

1. Pre-Medical American Medical Student Association

2. What is AMSA? • The American Medical Student Association is committed to improving health care and healthcare delivery to all people; promoting active improvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine; assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems; contributing to the welfare of medical students, premedical students, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine • Develop the well-balanced and competitive • Medical school applicant • Student that will grow professionally • and personally through community service, • workshops, health advocacy, and friendships

3. Who are we? • Members (national and local members) • Board of Officers • Faculty Advisor (Tricia Todd)

4. What do we do locally? • Volunteer Events • Ronald McDonald • Hope Lodge • People Serving People • Feed My Starving Children • Health Advocacy • AIDS and HIV Awareness • Better World Books for Invisible Children • Pharm Free • Mentorship Program • Study Groups • Social Networking • Speakers: • Physicians • Medical Schools • Residents • Kaplan Workshops • Personal statement • Medical school interview

5. What do we stand for nationally? • AMSA is committed to improving the lives of medical students, physicians and residents. • Strong advocates for • Quality and affordable health care for all • Global Health Equity • Enriching Medicine Through Diversity • Professional Integrity, Development and Student Well-Being

6. When/How Often do we meet? • We will be meeting every Thursday from 5 to 6 pm • Final Room is still being determined • Food will be provided at every meeting 

7. Why Pre-Med AMSA? • Pre-Med AMSA is the fastest growing Pre-Med group with over 65,000 members nation wide ranging from pre-med students, medical students and physicians • National Membership is recognized by all medical schools , must be national member to put on AMCAS • Leadership opportunity that is not based on seniority but by dedication • When you join AMSA, you become part of a vital force of future physicians who believe that patients and health professionals are partners in the management of health care and that access to high-quality health care is a right and not a privilege. At AMSA, activism is a way of life. Student idealism is transformed into meaningful public service, innovation and institutional change.  

8. How do I join? • Attend our weekly meetings and get involved • Become part of committees • Local Membership • Sign up with any Pre-Med AMSA board member for $20 a year • National Membership • Sign up 5 years and this allows you to put Pre-Med AMSA on AMCAS Application for $75

9. Local Membership • $20 Local membership fee • Apply for committee chair • Apply for board positions during elections • Join Committees • Volunteer through our programs • Earn AMSA Bucks • Food at weekly member meetings • Use local stackable Kaplan Course deal on top of the 10% discount for eligible national members • Apply for a spot in the AMSA medical school mentorship program • U of MN Pre-Med AMSA T-Shirt • AMSA membership folder

10. AMSA BUCKS • AMSA BUCKS is a way for us to keep track of participation in our group to apply them towards board elections at the end of the year. • Keep track of your AMSA BUCKS through our google document • AMSA BUCKS is also a way for KAPLAN to keep track of local membership involvement before letting members use the exclusive 10% stackable discounts • Email secretary Krista deco0082@umn.edu if you have any questions

11. National Membership • $75 membership fee that lasts for 5 years • Eligible to legally list AMSA on AMCAS Medical School Application • Theime Publishers New Member Offer and Discount • Free Anatomy book from Thieme Publishers • Free 1 year pro membership to Winkingskull.com • Exclusive Bank of America Credit Card Offer • Personal Financial Resources • 10% Kaplan MCAT Test Prep Discount • USMLERx Subscription Discount • COMBANK Test Prep for COMPLEX Preparation • The New England Journal of Medicine • Subscription Discount • Special discounts on AMSA Store-bags, • books, bottles, pins, and tees • Discounts on Mobile Medical Apps • Student Health Insurance Discounts

12. National Membership Continued… • GEICO Auto/Home/Condo Renter’s Insurance Discount • Vision Direct Contact Lenses Discounts • Choice Hotels Nation-wide Discounts • National & Alamo Car Rental Discounts • Lexicomp Drug References Discount • Medical Protective Access to Inspiration Exchange Member • Networking Portal Access to the AMSA Career Development Program • Residency Program Reviews

13. Conferences • National Pre-Medical/Public Health Conference Oct 7-9 UC Davis Medical School • Empowering Future Physicians Conference Oct 14-16 John Hopkins Medical School • DoctoberFest Oct 21-22 U of Wisconsin-Madison

14. Medical Mission Trips • Guatemala-Last year • Planning one for this winter if possible

15. Volunteer Opportunities • Better World Books • People Serving People Homeless Shelter • Ronald McDonald House • Feed My Starving Children

16. Mentorship/Social Networking • Medical AMSA and Pre-Med AMSA Medical Student Mentorship Program • Pre-Med Dinner with U of MN Med School Faculty and Doctors • Study Groups for organic chemistry, physics, etc.

17. Events • Pre-Med Week • Glow in the Dark Party • Bioethics Week • Blood & Guts Party • Hunger Banquet • Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack Event

18. MCAT/Medical School Prep • Kaplan Practice MCAT exams • MCAT seminars by Health Careers Center and Tricia Todd • Mock Interviews • Personal Statement

19. FRIENDSHIPS 

20. SIGN-UP and Get INVOLVED!!! • COMMITTEES: • Better World Books Committee • Hunger Banquet Committee • Feed My Starving Children Committee • Volunteer Opps: • Both Opportunities are on Saturday September 24th • Alzheimer’s Walk • People Serving People Homeless Shelter Gala

21. Next Week… • Volunteer/Research Opportunities Meeting • Presentations by: • HCMC Research Associate Program • Fairview Ridges Volunteer Program • ED PEER • ALLIED Medical Training • UROP • And much more!