Hey everybody, Just wanted to let you know about this award given to AMSA--there should be some great opportunities coming up from them so check out the website. Take care, Celia Medical Student Organization Awarded Contract to Focus on Public Health (AMSA) http://www.amsa.org/news/pr/02/1217.cfm The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the largest, independent medical student organization representing 35,000 members, received $2.5 million in funding to provide public health leadership programs for primary care medical and dental residents. The contract, awarded by the Bureau of Health Professions Division of Medicine and Dentistry, a division of The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, allows AMSA to sponsor programs designed to address specific topics such as disaster management, patient safety, the underserved, global public health, and Healthy People 2010, the federal government's document outlining a set of health objectives for the nation to achieve through the year 2010.