Internship Guide 2020
The official guide to the 2021 Internship year. The 2020 Internship Guide was compiled entirely by medical students and junior doctors who have volunteered their time to ensure it is the most up to date source of information relevant to our final year medical students. We hope that the information within this guide will assist you in your internship application. Good luck, Class of 2020!
The official guide to the 2021 Internship year. The 2020 Internship Guide was compiled entirely by medical students and junior doctors who have volunteered their time to ensure it is the most up to date source of information relevant to our final year medical students. We hope that the information within this guide will assist you in your internship application. Good luck, Class of 2020!
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What is AMSA?<br />
The Australian Medical Students’ Association<br />
(AMSA) is is a vibrant student-run organisation that<br />
represents, informs and connects all of Australia’s<br />
17,000 medical students. Hundreds of medical<br />
student volunteers work together to run our<br />
professional-standard events, advocacy, projects,<br />
and publications.<br />
Advocacy<br />
AMSA advocates on numerous levels to key<br />
stakeholders on issues that matter to you. We<br />
choose how we advocate based on political<br />
situations and policies written by students around<br />
the country which are in turn based on “ThinkTank”<br />
meetings at your individual university.<br />
Regarding internships, we have advocated by:<br />
• Reinstating government funding to and<br />
increasing the number of internships for<br />
international medical students<br />
• Overturning HETI’s $250 interstate internship<br />
application fees for NSW (collaboration with<br />
NSWMSC)<br />
Projects<br />
AMSA Projects are here to support medical student<br />
learning, wellbeing and work on social issues. We<br />
have a large scope of specific interests, including<br />
various global health projects:<br />
AMSA Vampire Cup is our inter-university annual<br />
national blood drive competition which will run<br />
March 15 to May 9 <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
AMSA Mental Health focuses on enriching medical<br />
student Mental Health that connects students with<br />
valuable resources.<br />
AMSA Queer continues to connect queer medical<br />
students, and advocates for queer health literacy<br />
and more!<br />
AMSA Gender Equity exists to break down gender<br />
stereotypes, increase female leader visibility and<br />
facilitate mentorship of our female students.<br />
Crossing Borders is our national refugee and<br />
asylum seeker health group that advocates for the<br />
health of these politically marginalized groups.<br />
Code Green advocates for the mitigation of the<br />
causes of climate change, and adaptation of the<br />
health care system for the changing demands<br />
caused by climate change.<br />
Healthy Communities is AMSA’s newest project<br />
which focuses on the surveillance, prevention, and<br />
control of non-communicable dsseases (NCDs).<br />
Reproductive Rights is our platform for medical<br />
students to educate, engage, and advocate for<br />
sexual and reproductive rights locally and globally<br />
About AMSA<br />
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Events<br />
Each year, AMSA holds world class events which are<br />
renowned for their unique blend of educational talks,<br />
social nights and skills development - they will provide<br />
experiences and skills that will last you beyond your<br />
medical degree! Our events calendar for <strong>2020</strong> looks<br />
like this:<br />
National Leadership Development Seminar<br />
(NLDS) is our premier academic event where<br />
future student leaders upskill on leadership,<br />
advocacy and political engagement.<br />
Cancelled, under review for postponement.<br />
National Convention is our famed, week-long<br />
conference that flawlessly blends inspiring<br />
academics, and socials you will never forget.<br />
Cancelled.<br />
Global Health Conference (GHC) is a 4 day<br />
conference in which 800 delegates will engage<br />
with global health issues and upskill with our<br />
workshops. GHC: Gold Coast, under review.<br />
Rural Health Summit (RHS) is our rural<br />
focused event, which will give you a taste of<br />
rural health and inspire you to consider rural<br />
medicine. RHS: Armidale, September.<br />
Publications<br />
AMSA releases many publications designed to educate,<br />
entertain, and inspire. These publications range from<br />
guides such as this one, a peer-reviewed journal,<br />
magazines to amplify your voice, to newsletters and<br />
bulletins alike! Visit our website to check them out!<br />
Special Interest Groups<br />
AMSA has a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs)<br />
that cater to specific special interest areas for medical<br />
students. Our SIGs do a fantastic job educating and<br />
advocating in their respective spheres.<br />
AMSA Global Health (GH) represents<br />
medical students’ global health interests;<br />
from education on global issues,<br />
volunteering for projects, to advocacy on<br />
a local and global level.<br />
AMSA Rural Health (RH) is the representative<br />
body for rural background, rural clinical school<br />
and rural interest medical students. RH supports<br />
and facilitates medical students’ engagement<br />
with rural health and advocates for students on<br />
rural issues.<br />
AMSA Med Ed is the branch of AMSA<br />
concerned with all things related to<br />
medical education in Australia.<br />
AMSA International Students’ Network<br />
(ISN) advocate in all matters pertaining<br />
to international students in Australian<br />
medical universities.
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