The inaugural AMSA Global Health Intensive (AGHI) has come and gone, and what a ride it’s been. Formerly known as Training New Trainers, AMSA’s flagship training program was entirely redesigned in 2018. We decided that we needed to reshape and refocus on providing capacity building for Australian medical students at…
“That? That’s not a disease, that’s just someone who lived in a city!” the tutor scoffed. “It’s carbon from air pollution. That’s probably what your lungs will look like by the time you die, too.” In my first-ever wet lab, my tutor handed me a flaccid, disembodied lung and asked…
While a lot has been said about the causes of obesity, there is a common thread to all – we reach too often for the packet of chips and not often enough for the gym gear. But, even this sentence alone makes it painfully clear that the individual is at…
As has been reflected in some of our previous blog posts, global health is tricky to define. It encompasses all manner of areas, from refugee health, to climate change, reproductive rights and prevention of non-communicable diseases – our AMSA project groups cover but a small portion of the vast terrain…
Medical students in Australia are showing an increased interest in participating in international medical training, and AMSA is meeting the need with the SCOPE exchange program – an international collaboration between AMSA and universities in the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA). AMSA students have a myriad of reasons…
“As medical students, we believe health is a human right. We are taught to care for all people, no matter who they are or where they come from. To treat all people with compassion and respect. To advocate for our patients…This is not about politics, this is about…
