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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2006
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Media Contact:
Kim Becker, Director of Public Relations
American Medical Student Association
Phone: (703) 620-6600, ext. 207
Email: [email protected]
American Medical Student Association Announces Election of 57th National President
Reston, Va.- The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nations largest, independent medical student organization, with nearly 65,000 members, today announces the election of Jay D. Bhatt as the 2006-2007 National President. The membership elected Bhatt, a fourth-year student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), at the organizations recent 56th annual convention.
AMSA has become like a family, a place where I have been able to gather with like-minded individuals to speak out with, to engage in advocacy with and to have fun with, says Bhatt. AMSA has taken leadership development to the next level and given me so much. Im excited to give back and work together with our membership, staff and leadership to increase visibility, strengthen our advocacy for patients and medical education.
Bhatt recently served as AMSAs 2005-2006 National Vice-President and as the National Chair of the organizations Community and Public Health Action Committee from 2004-2005. In addition to AMSA, Bhatt serves on the Boards of the American Public Health Association, American College of Preventive Medicine and the Student Health Alliance. He is also a National Health Service Corps scholar, honored for his commitment to the underserved.
Bhatt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago, and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He will be taking a yearlong hiatus from his medical training at PCOM to work in the national office of AMSA.
To see the entire 2006-2007 Board of Trustees, please visit: www.amsa.org/about/bot.cfm
About the American Medical Student Association
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), with more than a half-century history of medical student activism, is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, AMSA is a student-governed, non-profit organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. With nearly 65,000 members, including medical and premedical students, residents and practicing physicians, AMSA is committed to improving medical training as well as advancing the profession of medicine. AMSA focuses on four strategic priorities, including universal healthcare, disparities in medicine, diversity in medicine and transforming the culture of medical education. To learn more about AMSA, our strategic priorities, or joining the organization, please visit us online at www.amsa.org/ <http://www.amsa.org/> .
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Media Contact:
Kim Becker, Director of Public Relations
American Medical Student Association
Phone: (703) 620-6600, ext. 207
Email: [email protected]
American Medical Student Association Announces Election of 57th National President
Reston, Va.- The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nations largest, independent medical student organization, with nearly 65,000 members, today announces the election of Jay D. Bhatt as the 2006-2007 National President. The membership elected Bhatt, a fourth-year student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), at the organizations recent 56th annual convention.
AMSA has become like a family, a place where I have been able to gather with like-minded individuals to speak out with, to engage in advocacy with and to have fun with, says Bhatt. AMSA has taken leadership development to the next level and given me so much. Im excited to give back and work together with our membership, staff and leadership to increase visibility, strengthen our advocacy for patients and medical education.
Bhatt recently served as AMSAs 2005-2006 National Vice-President and as the National Chair of the organizations Community and Public Health Action Committee from 2004-2005. In addition to AMSA, Bhatt serves on the Boards of the American Public Health Association, American College of Preventive Medicine and the Student Health Alliance. He is also a National Health Service Corps scholar, honored for his commitment to the underserved.
Bhatt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago, and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He will be taking a yearlong hiatus from his medical training at PCOM to work in the national office of AMSA.
To see the entire 2006-2007 Board of Trustees, please visit: www.amsa.org/about/bot.cfm
About the American Medical Student Association
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), with more than a half-century history of medical student activism, is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, AMSA is a student-governed, non-profit organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. With nearly 65,000 members, including medical and premedical students, residents and practicing physicians, AMSA is committed to improving medical training as well as advancing the profession of medicine. AMSA focuses on four strategic priorities, including universal healthcare, disparities in medicine, diversity in medicine and transforming the culture of medical education. To learn more about AMSA, our strategic priorities, or joining the organization, please visit us online at www.amsa.org/ <http://www.amsa.org/> .
