Mission:
The American Medical Association Medical Student Section (AMA-MSS) is dedicated to representing medical students, improving medical education, developing leadership and promoting activism for the health of America. The UW Medical School student chapter operates in conjunction with the Wisconsin Medical Society (WMS) and the Dane County Medical Society (DCMS) to achieve these goals.

Benefits of Membership

Advocacy and representation
*The AMA aggressively works to relieve medical school debt, extend student loan deductibility through residency, and expand the deductibility on interest paid on student loans.
*The AMA takes an active role in shaping the debate on national workforce policy and funding for Graduate Medical Education.
*The AMA continues efforts to increase the proportion of under-represented minorities and women in medical schools.

Get the information you need
*Get a free weekly subscription to Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)—a $165 value.
*Access all nine Archives specialty journals online.
*Receive Virtual Mentor, our ethics newsletter.
*Read American Medical News for free online. (Print copy is available upon request.)
*Sign up for e-mail updates on legislation, education and other news and information.

Free!
*Students who choose the four-year membership through the school's AMA-MSS chapter will receive Stedman’s Concise Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions.
*Assistance from medical school to residency
*Members can request up to 30 mailing labels, free of charge, to the programs of their choice from AMA FREIDA, the electronic database of all accredited U.S. residency training programs.
*Enroll in health, life and disability insurance programs exclusively for members.
*Benefit from money-saving loan consolidation programs and home mortgage financing.
*Get discounts on stethoscopes, otoscopes and other necessary equipment.
*Get member savings on student loan consolidation, which can reduce your monthly payments by as much as 58%.

Networking, community service and other leadership opportunities
*Members have the opportunity to participate in community service and public health activities.
*Attend Dane County Medical Board and Wisconsin Medical Board Meetings
*Get involved in the Government Relations Summer Internship Program.
*Take advantage of leadership opportunities with the AMA Medical Student Section Governing Council and AMA’s Board of Trustees.
*Attend Annual and Interim AMA meetings and directly influence the policies created by the AMA Medical Student Section Assembly.
*Apply for Policy Promotion Grants for chapter and community service projects that promote AMA policy.
*Be eligible for nomination for the AMA Foundation Leadership Award.
*Apply for AMA Foundation Research Grants.

Dues:
One-year $20
Two-year $38
Three-year $56
Four-year (best value!) $68

The average cost is just $1.40 to $1.60 per month!

Student Leaders:	Charlie Czeczok (email: caczeczok@wisc.edu)
	Helena Chang (email: helenachang@gmail.com)

Faculty Advisors:

Dr. Gloria Hawkins (email: gvhawkin@facstaff.wisc.edu)

Meeting Minutes:
View meeting minutes here.

Notices:

• Have you taken the Step 2 CS Boards? Do you have an opinion, good or bad, about the test? If so please take the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam Survey at http://www.surveysolutions.com/ama/step2cs.htm


• "Success in Medical School": Wed. Oct. 11, 12-1 in 1325 HSLC, with lunch provided, National AMA Visit


• "Success in Medical School": Wed. Oct. 11, 12-1 in 1325 HSLC, with lunch provided, National AMA Visit

Bylaws:
Download here.

Links:
http://videos.med.wisc.edu/videoInfo.php?videoid=169 - State of Health Care in Wisconsin Panel -- Video 1/17/07
http://pubs.ama-assn.org/ - JAMA & JAMA Archives
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html - FREIDA Online is a database organized by the AMA with over 7,800 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200 combined specialty programs.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14.html - AMA-MSS (Medical Student Section) page
http://www.ama-assn.org/ - AMA mainpage

Files:
AMA-MSS at the UW.ppt - General Meeting, 9/19/06, Committees report
AMA-MSS Idea Book.pdf - AMA-MSS Idea Book for possible projects and activities.
leg hot sheet.pdf - WMS Hot Topics in Health Care