AMSA National
Contact: 800.767.2266 Website: http://www.amsa.org/ Description: AMSA is a student-governed, national organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. With a membership of more than 68,000 medical students, premedical students, interns, residents and practicing physicians from across the country, AMSA continues its commitment to improving medical training and the nation's health. 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, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine. AMSA State Contact: Saam Dilmaghani, University of Virginia, Premedical Region 3 Director; sd7n@virginia.edu Website: http://www.amsa.org/premed/intros.cfm#3 Description: Provided by Saam, "Region 3, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and West Virginia. As a PRD, I feel my role is to serve as a resource for the chapters officers that feel they need it. I am there to point them in the right direction or to give them some advice. I also feel that it is important to maintain a steady contact between the premedical chapters and national AMSA. As PRD, I hope to be able to create this steady contact, to open lines of conversation and opportunity. Creating those contacts and working with those that have common goals/interests increases the efficiency of any project proposed. Therefore, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to working with all of you, and I hope you have a successful and enjoyable year!" Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) Contact: Anita Chang: chang.anita@medstudent.pitt.edu
Website: http://www.pittmed.pitt.edu/apamsa/
Description: This organization runs through the University of Pittsburgh's medical school and holds objectives very similar to ours, with more of a focus on educating and otherwise helping the Asian community regarding pertinent healthcare issues. Attendance as an undergraduate requires a formal request.
Meetings: **Dates will be posted
PittMed AMSA
Contact: Matthew Stull: stull.matthew@medstudent.pitt.edu
Website: http://www.zone.medschool.pitt.edu/sites/AMSA/default.aspx (currently unavailable)
Description: This organization runs through the University of Pittsburgh's medical school and holds objectives very similar to ours, with a heavier focus on political action and volunteering. Attendance as an undergraduate requires a formal request.
Meetings: *Dates will be posted
Pre-medical Organization for Minority Students (POMS)
Contact: Reem Hanna; POMSpitt@gmail.com
Website: Search "POMS" on Facebook.
Description: POMS is an organization comprised of primarily minority students on the pre-health track but is not limited to minority students. Functions include volunteering locally and out-of-state, hearing from guest speakers, attending pathology labs at Pitt's medical school, and social events.
Meetings: Every Friday from 5:30 - 6:30 PM in Dining Room B at the William Pitt Union. They are presently looking for responsible and motivated students to run for leadership positions.
Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED): Pre-Professional Health Honor Society
Contact: AED@pitt.edu
Website: http://www.pitt.edu/~sorc/aed/
Description: AED is an organization for undergraduate students interested in health professions like medicine, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, osteopathy, and veterinary medicine. Their meetings and functions are open to all undergraduates regardless of their major, and national membership is also available. These functions include volunteering, hearing from guest speakers, attending pathology labs at Pitt's medical school, and social events.
Meetings: Go from 8:45 - 9:45 PM every other Tuesday and are located in the Cathedral, room 352. At their first meeting, they had pizza, talked about summer internships and tips for resumes, cover letters, and recommendations, and featured speaker Andrea Abt, the pre-health advisor at Pitt.
Student Leaders in International Medicine (SLIM)
Contact: slim.pitt@gmail.com
Website: http://www.SLIMpitt.org/
Description: This organization aims to educate students and the community through experiential learning as well as traditional mediums of education such as documentaries and lectures. SLIM hosts fundraising events for the sake of providing pre-health students with the opportunity to travel to healthcare conferences and underserved areas to volunteer.
Meetings: Begin at 9 PM on January 14 in room 511 of the William Pitt Union.