This web resource is still available for Wilmington College AMSA to use. Email doug_woodmansee@wilmington.edu for information.

Officers for 2014-2015

WC-AMSA held elections today and the following students were elected to leadership positions for the 2014-2015 school year.

Christina (Nina) Veite: President

David Hawk: Vice President

Aubrey Malott: Secretary
Kaitlin Esselman: Treasurer
Kendall Benton: Student Government Association Representative
Kurt Fortkamp: Project Manager
Nicholle Fiore: Project Manager

Congratulations to all and let's have a great year next year!

All AMSA Members are Invited to BI130 Presentations

BI130, First Year Seminar in Biology, often has speakers that would be of interest to AMSA members. Anyone is welcome to drop in on a BI103 class session. I have posted the current speaker list below and would encourage you to come to any of the sessions. The class meets at 4:00 on Mondays in Kettering 201. I hope to see you there!

October 14: Scott Baird, Wright State University, Master's Degrees in Biology

October 21: Robert Brackenbury, University of Cincinnati, PhD degrees in Biomedical Science

October 28: Michael Rice, Ohio University, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine

November 4: Jill Thompson, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Pharmacy and Allied Health Programs

I will update this list if additional speakers are added.

AMSA Conferences in October

Invitation to attend AMSA's EMPOWERING FUTURE PHYSICIANS CONFERENCES:

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) invites pre-health students to register for the Empowering Future Physicians Conferences (amsa.org/Conferences).  Held in October, the fall conferences are being hosted this year by Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine (October 11 - 13) just outside of Philadelphia, and Morehouse School of Medicine (October 18 -

20) in Atlanta. 

The  conference at RowanSOM will feature the theme of "Innovations in Health Care" - with a focus on innovations in health care technology, communications, community-building, and education; two pre-conference symposia will take place on Friday, the 11th:  "Innovations and Medical Professionalism" and "Health Care For All Advocacy."

The conference at Morehouse School of Medicine will feature the theme of "Breaking Down Barriers" - with a focus on race, gender, sexuality, and economics impacting wellness, access, and outcomes; two pre-conference symposia will take place on Friday, the 18th:  "Gender and Sexual Health Advocacy" and "Structural Competency:  The Social Determinants of Health." 

Dr. David Satcher, former US Surgeon General, will give the conference keynote address.

Both conferences will feature clinical skills workshops (suture clinics, airway management, heart sounds, etc.) and professional skills workshops (communication and interviewing, giving/getting peer feedback, conflict management, etc.)

Visit amsa.org/Conferences for more details and registration.

The AMSA 5K

It is 5K time again, please zip on over to the 5k website for complete information.

MCAT Registration Now Open

Attention students considering starting medical school in the fall of 2013. Now is the time to start seriously thinking about the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). The MCAT is historically taken during the spring semester of your JUNIOR YEAR of college. That’s right, more than a full year in advance.


The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) which owns and administers the MCAT has just announced that registration for this spring’s administration has just opened up on the AAMC website (https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/). Students who know precisely when they want to take the MCAT should register right away. Students who are not sure should finalize their plans now and then register immediately.

Preferred dates and locations fill up rapidly and it is in your best interest to get your slot reserved so you can start studying for the exam. If you have any questions contact Doug Woodmansee. Yes it is true, the admission cycle for Fall 2013 starts in Fall 2011!

MD and DO Applications Are Now Open

If you are thinking about starting medical school in the Fall of 2012, now is the time to get your application started. You can find the MD application at https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/amcas/ and the DO application at aacomas.aacom.org. You may start filling out the forms now, the first day to submit forms is June 1.

3 Ways Healthcare Reform May Impact Medical Education - Medical School Admissions Doctor (usnews.com)

3 Ways Healthcare Reform May Impact Medical Education - Medical School Admissions Doctor (usnews.com)

2011 Wrap Up Dinner

Members of WC-AMSA met at Damon's on May 3rd for an end-of-year wrap up celebration. We prepared thank you notes for sponsors of the 2011 5K for Charity and gave a formal farewell to this year's Vice President, Brent Coatney who is graduating in May.

WC-AMSA's next event is O-Town during summer orientation. We hope to make contact with as many incoming students as possible. If you are starting out at Wilmington College in August of 2011, be sure to stop by our table at O-Town!

2011 5K for Charity Complete

The 2011 WC-AMSA 5K for Charity, benefitting the Free Clinic of Clinton County, is now complete. Over the next week or so we will be totaling up our contribution to the Free Clinic and reporting our service hours to the Wilmington College Center for Service Learning. Many thanks to the sisters of Delta Omega Theta for once again helping out with this project.

2011 5K Run for Charity to be Held April 16, 2011

Follow this link for information on the 2011 AMSA 5K for Charity.

2011 Medical School Applications Are Now Open.

Students hoping to begin medical school in the fall of 2011 should be working on thier applications now. For DO programs the site is https://aacomas.aacom.org/, for MD programs the site is http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/start.htm. These applications are complex and take a lot of time but it is also important to get the applications in early. Most medical schools work on what is called a rotating admissions plan. These plans favor applicants that apply early in the admissions cycle. For this reason DO NOT PUT OFF APPLYING UNTIL THE DUE DATE! APPLY NOW! This process is not like a college assignment where the most important date is the due date. In this system the most important date is the first date that you are allowed to get into the pool.

Dinner at Damon's!

Doug is paying for dinner at Damon's on April 26th at 6:30pm. You will need to find your own ride there.

2010 5K A Success!

Please go to the 5K Website for information about participation, winners' times and photographs of the race.

WC's AMSA is now on Facebook!

That's right! AMSA is now an official group on Facebook. Just type in the search box "WC AMSA". Keep in mind that it is still being completed, so please be patient. Thank you!