This post is in collaboration with AMSA's Addiction Project committee. Committee members wrote personal anecdotes about their experiences with drug addiction. Academic/Opportunity Cost to Marijuana An old friend of mine was the definition of a typical nerd in high school. Sure, everyone goes through changes in college so I didn’t think much of his drastic …
Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid Overdose: Common Myths: April 12th Hangout Recap
Marilyn Fisher and Ethan Cheng On Monday, April 12th, Laura Place, Substance Use and Intervention Treatment Coordinator at the University Health Center, came to talk to AMSA members about the facts of opioid overdose and how we as students can provide important health assistance in drug emergencies. The training session went through the Maryland Overdose …
A Walk Down Privilege Lane : Diving into Health Inequities: March 30th GBM Recap
Daniela Nganjo Armed with a smile, excited to catch up on the final episode of “Attack On Titan” after the AMSA GBM, I burst open my room door and propel myself onto the living room couch. I prop my feet up to switch from “academic mode” to “relaxation mode,” and turn on the television. “Ahhhh.” …
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Please Complete “Mental Health and Time Management Training Modules”: March 23rd Hangout Recap
Garmani Thein Meme from Geek Elite Media 1, 2, 3, 4. Take a deep breath in and prepare to feel complete serenity during AMSA’s third hangout, “Mental Health and Time Management”, hosted by the MonuMENTAL Project Team. The responses to AMSA-staple Mentimeter at the start of the call showed just how much this hangout was …
Don’t Doubt Your Doubts, Address Them With These 12 Pre-Med Life Hacks: March 9th GBM Recap
Abigail Kim Who could predict that about a year ago the COVID-19 outbreak would be declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization? Certainly not me. It’s an understatement to say that 2020 was a tough year. With everyone instructed to quarantine to curb the spread of the virus, it felt as if the …
They Said It Couldn’t Be Done: March 2nd Hangout Recap
Garmani Thein “Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.”-Eric Berne Ladies and gentlemen, premeds and non-premeds, welcome to 2021’s first ASMA Game Nighttttttt!!! Tonight’s card will give you back-to-back thrillers, starting off with the underrated and hidden gem Skribbl.io. Following that, we have the main event, a fan favorite, the quarantine heavyweight, …
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Your Mentor Is Closer Than You Think: Feb. 23rd GBM Recap
Ethan Cheng Meme from Mindy A. Early's blog AMSA’s 2021 Mentorship GBM is officially in the books ~ a big congrats to all AMSA mentor-mentee pairs! For those who attended and are still looking for a mentor, fear not; AMSA is still looking to pair you up with your perfect mentor match, just reach out …
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Once More Unto The Standardized Testing Breach, Dear Friends (but do it for the memes!): Feb. 16th Hangout Recap
Marilyn Fisher AMSA’s first Hangout of the Spring semester tackled a topic that probably scares most pre-meds: the CARS section of the MCAT. The CARS (Critical Analysis and Reasoning) section tests students’ ability to read and understand a written passage, and then answer complex multiple-choice questions about it. It is often considered the section that …
Winner And Losers Of The First GBM of 2021: Feb. 9th GBM Recap
Cooper Fisher Despite the fact that half us are still writing 2020 on every form we fill out, 2021 is here at last. With the new year we have yet another semester of AMSA activities. Taking point this semester was, as always, the Introduction GBM. Was it exciting? Not really. But let’s be honest: Intro …
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The Various Dimensions of Education Disparity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Throughout the Fall 2020 semester, AMSA's Education-Focused Service Squad learned about the challenges facing students of all ages throughout the pandemic, and how the quality of education for certain groups of students is being disproportionately and detrimentally affected. Here the committee members reflect on different aspects of educational disparity, ranging from its connections to food …
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