Student Action Center on Public Health and Medicine

The Student Action Center is improving both the present and future of health care in America by helping create new generations of physicians who are active in their communities and who understand public health issues.

• Community Health Center Opportunities for Students
• Global Health Scholars
• Child Passenger Safety: An Interactive Module for Healthcare Providers
• Health Dialogues

• The Interdisciplinary Community Health Fellowship Program saw teams working around the country on local issues such as harm reduction, substance abuse prevention, physical activity, and sexual education

• The AMSA Foundation’s Clinical and Community Issues in Primary Care modules supplement the primary care training provided in health professional schools and are used to prepare health professionals and students for future primary care practice in medically underserved communities.  Subjects include child abuse, HIV/AIDS, adolescent pregnancy, and much more.

• The AMSA Foundation has run many international health projects, providing medical students and residents with training and exposure to cross-cultural medicine, community and preventive health, and primary care practice in developing countries through immersion programs.

• The AMSA Foundation developed and directed the Appalachian Student Health Project, a community health initiative in the five core Appalachian states.  The project provided specific services to the communities and exposure to primary care practice in a rural setting for the students.  As a result of their involvement in the project, a significant number of the participants returned to practice in Appalachian communities.

To discuss current Student Action Center projects or new possibilities, please contact Director Joan Hedgecock by email or by telephone at 703-620-6600 x208.