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Above is an organization chart
that illustrates the organization of the AMA. (Don't Panic! It's not as
complicated as it might seem!) Just for reference:
- MSS stands for Medical Student Section.
- MSMS stands for the Michigan State Medical Society.
- Boxes indicate positions held by medical
students. Maize colored boxes indicate positions at UM
AMA-MSS. Positions at the national level are not shown for
simplicity.
- Arrows show where a student position serves as a
representative from one group to another.
Local
Involvement (start at the bottom of the diagram):
- Our local chapter at UM is headed by the Executive
Board, which manages the activities of the chapter. Day-to-day
activities of the board are overseen by the President with the
assistance of the Internal VP, Secretary, Treasurer, and the 2 M1
Representatives. The external VP oversees the task forces, which organize and participate
in medical school and community activities. The National
Delegates serve as advisors to the state and national
delegations. The 2 national delegates plus 5 MSMS delegates
represent the UM chapter to the state society medical student section,
as well as to the state society itself. Our national delegate
(and alternate) represent the UM chapter at the national
AMA-MSS.
- UM AMA-MSS students are also members in the
Washtenaw County Medical Society. Although there are no
"official" student representative positions, all student
members are encouraged to participate in county activities.
State
Involvement:
- There are three medical schools in Michigan:
ourselves, Wayne State, and Michigan State. Each school sends representatives
to the MSMS-MSS governing council, headed by the state chair and
assisted by the Vice-Chair and (NEW!) Secretary. One student
from the state MSS serves in alternating years as an AMA delegate from
the state. Another student from the state MSS serves as a
representative to the MSMS Board of Trustees that oversees the state
society's activities.
- The MSMS-MSS, the Washtenaw County Medical
Association, as well as all of the other Michigan counties send
representatives to the state medical society (MSMS) House of
Delegates.
National
Involvement:
- Michigan, along with four other states, is part of
the student AMA-MSS's Region V. There are 7 Regions across the
nation (not shown) that form the AMA Medical Student Section. This MSS
is led by a Governing Council, which reports to the AMA assembly
called the House of Delegates (aka the "big house") shown as
AMA at the top.
- MSMS also sends delegates (as well as alternate
delegates - recall that one is guaranteed student position) up to the
AMA big house.
- At the very top level shown is the Big House
AMA. Representatives from either a specialized member group or
state medical society comprise the national House of Delegates
(HOD). The Medical Student Section is one of seven specialized
member groups. In addition, the other 600+ seats are filled
proportionally from each of the State Medical Societies based on the
number of AMA members in each state (sort of like the US Congress's
House of Representatives). The AMA Board of Trustees oversees
the activities of the organization and reports to all of the members
of the HOD. There are several committees that oversee different
aspects of running such a large organization (e.g. Committee on
Constitution and Bylaws, Committee on Medical Education, etc.).
- Finally, the AMA sends student representatives to
other organizations, like the USMLE, NBME, and LCME.
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