AMSA ORANGE GUIDE 2023
Who is the Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA)? What does AMSA do? What are 7 ways that AMSA can help YOU and 17 000+ medical students? All these questions (and more!) will be answered in our 2023 Orange Guide. In our guide, you will about the diverse medical students contributing to AMSA's national and local work and learn how to stay updated with our groups. Yours in Orange, AMSA
Who is the Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA)? What does AMSA do? What are 7 ways that AMSA can help YOU and 17 000+ medical students? All these questions (and more!) will be answered in our 2023 Orange Guide.
In our guide, you will about the diverse medical students contributing to AMSA's national and local work and learn how to stay updated with our groups.
Yours in Orange,
AMSA
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POLICY<br />
Policy is the beating heart of <strong>AMSA</strong>’s advocacy, serving as a fundamental guide to how we<br />
represent Australia’s 17,000 medical students. Spanning a multitude of issues that affect<br />
medical students and the communities they live in, <strong>AMSA</strong> policies combine the latest evidence<br />
with the views of medical students to codify our positions. Each policy statement is written by<br />
a team of Australian medical students and voted on by your representatives at <strong>AMSA</strong> National<br />
Council.<br />
Not only does <strong>AMSA</strong> policy ensure that we take robust and representative positions to<br />
external stakeholders, getting involved in a policy team gives medical students a valuable<br />
opportunity to develop their policy skills. <strong>AMSA</strong> has a proud history of providing medical<br />
students with their first start in policy and helping them develop the skills to be the changemakers<br />
of the future.<br />
Currently, <strong>AMSA</strong> has 72 policies available at tinyurl.com/<strong>AMSA</strong>policy. These cover a diverse<br />
range of areas from Medical Education, Supporting Students, Global Health and Medical<br />
Workforce.<br />
In 2022 <strong>AMSA</strong> reviewed and/or drafted 20 policies that were each voted on and successfully<br />
passed at one of <strong>AMSA</strong>'s three National Councils.<br />
Additionally, <strong>AMSA</strong> recruited over 110 medical students to be involved in policy writing teams<br />
consisting of 5-8 students overseen by 1-2 policy mentors who write and review our policies<br />
over a 10 week period prior to each National Council. These policies were also reviewed by<br />
each university at ThinkTanks to provide feedback and help <strong>AMSA</strong> determine medical<br />
students' views.<br />
GET INVOLVED<br />
Policies are written, reviewed and presented at <strong>AMSA</strong> National Council by medical students<br />
just like you! No experience is required to be involved with <strong>AMSA</strong> policy. Here’s how you can<br />
get involved:<br />
Keep tabs on the <strong>AMSA</strong> Facebook page to respond to callouts to join a policy team in<br />
February, April or August<br />
Talk to your <strong>AMSA</strong> representative about how to get involved in policy review and<br />
ThinkTanks at your university<br />
Head to <strong>AMSA</strong> National Council to get involved in the policy discussion<br />
Check out our policy base on the <strong>AMSA</strong> website<br />
Get in touch with the National Policy Officer, Connor Ryan, to suggest a new policy idea or<br />
to ask any questions you have about <strong>AMSA</strong> policy.
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