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The American Medical
Student Association
Giving YOU the power to impact medicine!
Sept. 5th, 2012 6:00pm-7:30pm
General Hall Assembly Meeting: Agenda
• Greetings: Welcome to AMSA-Loyola!
• Introduction
– Executive Board
• What is AMSA?
– National level
– Local Level
– Core Values
– Mission
Sept. 5th, 2012 6:00pm-7:30pm
General Hall Assembly Meeting: Agenda
• Membership Benefits!
– AMSA-Kaplan Partnership
– MCAT Test Prep
– Books, AMSA Gear
– Insurance (student health)
– Financial (credit card)
– travel (hotel discounts)
– and more!
Agenda Cont.
• AMSA-Loyola 2012-2013 Changes
– General Meetings aka “Academic events”
– Membership Requirements
– Point System
– Committees >>Assistant Director Elections
– “Fellowship Chair” >> Fellowship Events
– Official AMSA-Loyola Website!
• Message from the President
• Upcoming Events
• Free Giveaways
Meet the Executive Board
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President: Tameer Siddiqui
Vice President: Seema Patel
Secretary: Matthew Hill
Treasurer: Paul Pachwicewicz
Sergeant at Arms: Emily Triolo
Public Relations: Alan Lazzar
Community Outreach: Amber Malik
CAN Representative: Alyssa Gries
Fellowship Chair (Historian): Olivia Chan
Regional Director: Holly Bui
Faculty Advisor: Dean Joyce Knight
President: Tameer Siddiqui
Name: Tameer
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology,
Natural Science (Honors)
Interesting Fact: Born &
raised in Europe
Favorite quote: "The best
way to find yourself is to
lose yourself in the service
of others."
Vice President: Seema Patel
(It’s her birthdayyy todayy!)
Name: Seema
Year: Senior
Major: Chemistry, Emphasis in
Biochemistry
Minor: Biology
Interesting Fact: Loves to travel
Favorite quote: "Our own
happiness lies in the happiness of
others; our advancement lies in
the advancement of others; our
good lies in the good of others."
Secretary: Matthew Hill
Name: Matt
Year: Post-Bac
Major: Biochemistry
Interesting Fact: Read Walden
by Henry David Thoreau and
then took a train to Concord to
go skinny dipping in the Walden
Pond.
Favorite quote: "Everything
was beautiful and nothing
hurt."
Treasurer: Paul Pachwicewicz
Name: Paul
Year: Senior
Major: Biology
Interesting Fact: Played
guitar for 2 years in a garage
band following high school.
Favorite quote: "The greater
the obstacle, the more glory
in overcoming it."
Sergeant at Arms:
Emily Triolo
Name: Emily
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Interesting Fact: Has been
playing the piano for 17 years
Favorite Quote: "To the world
you are one person. To one
person you may be the world."
Public Relations: Alan Lazzar
Name: Alan
Year: Senior
Major: Biology & Spanish
Interesting Fact: Once thought
he was allergic to rice for a year
Favorite quote: "In the Beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was in the
beginning with God. All things were made
through Him, and without Him nothing was
made that was made. In Him was life, and
the life was the light of men. And the light
shines in bthe darkness, and the darkness
did not comprehend it." John 1:1-5
Campus Activities Network Representative:
Alyssa Gries
Name: Alyssa
Year: Junior
Major: Biology
Interesting Fact: Favorite
state is Colorado; Hiked up
13,000 elevation peaks
Favorite Quote: "What is
in other people's mind is
not in my mind. I just do
my own thing."
Community Outreach Chair:
Amber Malik
Name: Amber
Year: Junior
Major: English
Minor: Biology, Spanish,
Social Work
Interesting Fact: Is
Canadian
Favorite Quote: "Simply
because you can breathe
doesn't mean you're alive
or that you really live."
Fellowship Chair (Historian):
Olivia Chan
Name: Olivia
Year: Senior
Major: Biology
Minor: Math, Chemistry,
Anthropology, Neuroscience
Interesting Fact: Takes care of
fish (feeds them) at the Shedd
Aquarium and does research there
Favorite Quote: "Just do it."
Meet the Executive board
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President: Tameer Siddiqui
Vice President: Seema Patel
Secretary: Matthew Hill
Treasurer: Paul Pachwicewicz
Sergeant at Arms: Emily Triolo
Public Relations: Alan Lazzar
Community Outreach: Amber Malik
CAN Representative: Alyssa Gries
Fellowship Chair (Historian): Olivia Chan
Regional Director: Holly Bui
Faculty Advisor: Dean Joyce Knight
What is AMSA?
National level and the Local level
Quick Facts at the
National Level
• Oldest and largest independent
association of physicians-in-training
in the United States
– Founded 1950
– Over 60 years of service to the health
field
– 68,000 members nationwide
• Pre-meds, med students, residents, and
physicians
• AMSA international
Quick Facts at the
Local Level
• We are one of the fastest growing and largest
pre-medical AMSA chapters in the Nation!
– 350+ local members
• “Four-peat” winner
of the Damen Award for
Outstanding Student
Organization of the Year:
’06-’07, ’07-’08, ’08-’09,
and ’09-’10
• Paul R. Wright Award: Chapter Success Award
Local Level-AMSA at Loyola
What are we about?
AMSA’s 3 core values:
-Universal Health Care
-Social Justice
-Advocacy
Universal Health Care
• Health care is not a
Privilege; it is a Right
• Importance of quality
and affordability
Social Justice
• Promoting the
social, moral, and
ethical obligations
of being a
physician
• Advancing the
profession
Advocacy
• Assisting in the
improvement and
understanding of
world health
problems
• Education
• Contribution
Our Mission
• Helping you, the future doctors of the world, get
into medical school!
– Information resource
• Keynote Guest Speakers
– Getting med school admission directors, M.D.’s,
D.O.’s, etc. to visit and give advice
– Exposure to the health system
• Volunteer opportunities
• Conventions and conferences
Motto: It takes more than medical school to
make a physician
Past Events
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Medical School Tours
Pie a Pre-Med Professor
Special Olympics
Bone Marrow Drive
Kaplan MCAT course auctions
Medical workshops
Guest Speakers
Medical Student Panels
Past Events
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The AIDS Walk/Run
The Breast Cancer Walk
The AMSA National Convention (in D.C. this year!!! Woo!)
Regional Conference (it’s at UIC this year!)
Lobby on Capitol Hill (Universal Health Care for kids and
medical workers to Africa)
• Date a Future Doctor Dinner Auction
• & so much more!
National Membership Benefits:
Join AMSA National today for only $75 for up to 5 years of premedical
education and receive these benefits:
• Being able to attend National Conventions at 50% off!
• Take part in educational forums focused on preparing you for
medical school
• Network and connect with your peers
• Get involved with interesting committees and projects and develop
leadership skills
• Enjoy discounts on MCAT test preparation and other resources to
help premed students succeed—and save
• Gain access to the Inspiration Exchange (AMSA’s exclusive, member
networking portal)
• Receive a free subscription to AMSA's award winning magazine The
New Physician
• And so much more!
The AMSA & Kaplan Partnership
• Welcome Campus Director Lindsay Levi &
Campus Manager Alyssa Nagy
• What can Kaplan do for you?
• Benefits as an AMSA member
Questions about Kaplan?
• Campus Director: Lindsay Levi
([email protected])
• Campus Manager: Alyssa Nagy
• ([email protected])
• Campus Reps at Loyola:
-Tameer Siddiqui
PLEASE FILL OUT YOUR KAPLAN INFO CARD!
Thank you <3
Agenda Cont.
• AMSA-Loyola 2012-2013 Changes
– General Meetings aka “Academic events”
– Membership Requirements
– Point System
– Committees >>Assistant Director Elections
– “Fellowship Chair” >> Fellowship Events
– Official AMSA-Loyola Website!
• Message from the President
• Upcoming Events!
• Free Giveaways!
AMSA-Loyola 2012-2013 Changes
Meeting days:
• Wed. 6pm-7pm in LSB 142 (auditorium)
Birthdays!
• We want to celebrate your birthday with
the AMSA Family!
• If you are comfortable, please fill out your
birthday form: name and date of birth.
AMSA-Loyola
Membership Requirements
• $20 Dues; 20 Points!
Chapter dues have been set at $20.
Your membership supports all club
activities and enrichment opportunities;
you receive free admission to many
events, conferences, discounted
events, and programs as part of the
membership benefits package. Come
to one of our Wednesday meetings or
visit us during our office hours to pay
your dues with cash or check. You will
also receive your free t-shirt (:
AMSA-Loyola
Membership Requirements: $20 Dues; 20 Points!
The Point System
3 Tiers
Community Service &
Service-Learning Opportunities
Non medical related: Soup Kitchen with
Amber bi-weekly.
Medical related: CommunityHealth Clinic
• Health Education Program
Physician-Shadowing: List of local hospitals
& clinics on our official website!
Fellowship Events
• Where we become an AMSA Family!
• Examples: dinner & diversity nights,
holiday parties, talent show, game nights,
movie nights & our AMSA BASH!
AMSA BASH- FRIDAY SEPT 14TH 2012
in CFSU-Zips Lounge at 6pm-10pm!
Committees
• The way to really get
involved
• YOU create events and
make YOUR voice
heard!
• Leadership
opportunities: Assistant
Director Elections
Committees for the 2012-2013
Academic year
Committee meetings: once a month-7pm to 8pm
*Cannot join more than one committee
• Committee of Advocacy
• Committee of Health Care Ethics
• Committee of Community Outreach
• Committee of Fellowship Events
• Committee of Campus Activities
• Committee of Research Opportunities
* Assistant Director elections will be held on Sept 12th,
2012 after our general meeting*
Committee of Advocacy
• Director: Matthew Hill (Secretary)
• Assistant Director: To be elected
• Aims to influence public-policy and resource
allocation decisions within health institutions
• Events: protests, lobbying, bringing in speakers
to speak more about advocacy & issues
pertaining to medicine such as healthcare
reform
Committee of Healthcare Ethics
• Director: Emily Triolo (Sergeant at Arms)
• Assistant Director: To be elected
• Addresses the ethical obligations facing the
profession of medicine
• Events:
-Debates
-Health care ethics speakers
-Bone Marrow Drives
-Organ Donor Registration
Committee of
Community Outreach
• Director: Amber Malik (Community Outreach Chair)
• Assistant Director: To be elected
• Provides opportunities to get involved in
the community with various health-related service
opportunities
• Events:
-Special Olympics, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, Third
Graders Reaching Objectives Tutoring Program, and
Misericordia
Committee of Fellowship
• Director: Olivia Chan (Fellowship Chair)
• Assistant Director: To be elected
• Create an easy-going atmosphere for premed
members by organizing social events that unite
students together.
Events: holiday parties, game nights, talent
show, etc
Committee of Campus Activities
• Director: Alyssa Gries (CAN Rep)
• Assistant Director: To be elected
• Collaborate with other student organizations on campus
• Co-host events with other student leaders and
recruitment of members (club talks)
• Events: Co-hosting Relay for Life with Colleges Against
Cancer, collaborating with Alpha Epsilon Delta for a
guest speaker event
Committee of
Research Opportunities
• Director: Alan Lazzar (Public Relations Officer)
• Assistant Director: To be elected
• Gives students an idea of the type of research
currently conducted by faculty at Loyola and how
to get more involved.
• Events
- Faculty speakers, symposiums, medical
student research experiences (PhD; MD program)
Official Website
www.amsaloyola.org
Upcoming Events
• LifeSource will be hosting a pizza party on September 6th, from 45:30pm in McCormick Lounge. All are welcome to join and there will
be free pizza and pop!
• Pamela S. Deters, Memorial Service:
Saturday, September 8th,11am. Pam was an office manager in the
Office of Pre-Health Advising.
• Alzheimer’s Walk 10am-12pm, Montrose Harbor, Chicago, Check-in:
8am-9:45pm
• Next Wed. Meeting:
Medical Student Experience: Jay Nathwani (Loyola Alum!)
from Rosalind Franklin SOM will talk about his medical student
experience & give us advice! Wed. Sept. 12th, 2012 (LSB 142 at 67pm)
• Assistant Director Elections also next week!
(after meeting) 7-8pm in LSB142.
Message from the President
Free Giveaways!
Next Meeting:
Medical Student Experience
Jay Nathwani (Loyola Alum!) from Rosalind
Franklin SOM will talk about his medical
student experience & give us advice! Wed.
Sept. 12th, 2012 (LSB 142 at 6-7pm)
• Assistant Director Elections also next
week! (after meeting) 7-8pm in LSB142.
Thank you for your time,
See you next week!