American Medical Association

Membership Benefits

Four-year membership: $100

• Register before September 31st and receive free Netter's Anatomy Flashcards or Rapid Review Pathology book, along with an AMA pin and tote bag full of goodies!

 

Sign up during the AMA Introductory Meeting!

 

The Top 10 Reasons to Join the AMA

 

1. Free Rapid Review Pathology or Netter's Anatomy Flashcards ($35 value) 

2. Free Subscription to JAMA (a $250 value)

3. Membership to 2 Medical Societies: AMA and Missouri State Medical Association

4. Networking at national conferences: Interact with other medical students and physicians on the national level. SLU sends student delegates to three major conferences each year: AMA Interim Conference in November, AMA Annual Conference in June and MSMA Annual Convention

5. Health Policy Internships and Fellowship: AMA-MSS's Government Relations Internship Program provides stipends for students to participate in policy internships in Washington, DC; AMA-MSS also offers a one-year Government Relations Advocacy Fellowship in AMA's DC office

6. Resources, Listservs, and Virtual Mentor  (students have access toe-newsletters and listserv discussions on everything that is important to medical students; for those interested in bioethics, Virtual Mentor is an interactive, Web-based forum for analysis and discussion of ethical and professional issues)

7. Leadership Opportunities:  Lead the 50,000+ AMA medical student members across the nation through participation on the Governing Council, AMA-MSS Committees, AMA Councils, the AMA Board of Trustees, and local county and state leadership positions

8. Residency Opportunities: AMA's Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database is available for members to search for and explore accredited residency programs in the U.S.; members can also receive housing during residency interviews through the AMA Alliance's Physicians-In-Training Host Program

9. Community Service: AMA-MSS provides $35,000 annually to chapters to put their programs into action

10. Advocacy: the AMA is the most influential lobbying organization on behalf of medical students, physicians, and patients and is at the forefront of shaping health policy that will affect the funding of residency programs, help alleviate medical education debt, and ensure universal access to health care for all Americans