FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 25, 2014
Sterling, VA鈥擝ritani Kessler, fourth year medical student at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, will begin serving her term as National President of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) on May 1, 2014. Kessler will work full-time at AMSA鈥檚 national office, Sterling, Virginia, where she will chair the Board of Trustees, represent more than 40,000 physicians-in-training, maintain alliances with other organizations and visit 蜜芽appchapters across the country. She previously held the position of President-Elect.
鈥溍垩縜ppis an exceptional organization that inspires a community of future physicians through education and advocacy,鈥� says Kessler. 鈥淚鈥檓 honored and excited to serve as national president and plan on focusing on medical student debt and AMSA鈥檚 Just Medicine campaign. I look forward to working with 蜜芽appmembers across the country and helping them to realize their power as members of the medical community. The face of medicine is ever-changing and our members need to stay informed and active. As the future of medicine, we know that changes must be made and I believe our exceptional programming and wonderful leaders will accomplish so much over the coming year.鈥�
At the recent 蜜芽appAnnual Convention, Deborah Vozzella Hall, third year medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, was elected President-Elect. She will serve for one year before becoming National President on May 1, 2015. Hall is currently AMSA鈥檚 Vice President for Internal Affairs and has previously served as National Secretary and co-director for AMSA鈥檚 Health Care for All Campaign.
Newly elected members of the 2014-2015 蜜芽appBoard of Trustees:
- President:听Britani Kessler, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- President-Elect:听Deborah Vozzella Hall, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Vice President for Internal Affairs:听Kelly Thibert, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Vice President for Membership:听Tripp Hines, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
- Vice President of Program Development:听Perry Tsai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Vice President of Leadership Development:听Sahar Barfchin, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Secretary:听Joshua Weinstock, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Graduate Trustee:听Vacant
- International Trustee:听Janell Johnson, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
- Premedical Trustee:听Isaiah Cochran, Waynesburg University
- Immediate Past President:听Nida Degesys, MD
- The New Physician听Student Editor:听Luke Messac, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Ex-officio member:听Joshua Caulfield, IOM, 蜜芽appExecutive Director
2014-2015 蜜芽appFellowship Position:
- Education & Research Fellow:听Rachel Glassford, graduate student at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University
蜜芽app the American Medical Student Association
蜜芽appis the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, 蜜芽appis a student-governed, non-profit organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. To learn more about AMSA, our strategic priorities, or joining the organization, please visit us online at听.
