Rules Committee Convenes 2nd Conference Call

On December 27, 2010, in Committee News, Featured, by nycomsga

The second Rules Committee meeting held on December 13th was a success with all its members present via teleconference. We had the opportunity to touch base on many on going and important issues, and continued to fine tune resolutions for them throughout our discussion.

Medical Schools in Region Fight Caribbean Flow

On December 24, 2010, in Big Picture, by nycomsga

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS, NYT, December 22nd, 2010 For a generation, medical schools in the Caribbean have attracted thousands of American students to their tiny island havens by promising that during their third and fourth years, the students would get crucial training in United States hospitals, especially in New York State. But in a fierce turf [...]

PPACA Survey Update – Quick Survey on Health Care Reform!

On December 13, 2010, in Organization News, by nycomsga

Members of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) are working with medical students at Oregon Health & Science University to conduct a brief survey study on students’ perspectives on health care reform. The purpose of this study is to examine medical students’ current understanding of the new healthcare law, and how it affects them and their future patients. It [...]

F.D.A. Unveils Proposed Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarette Packs

On December 12, 2010, in Big Picture, Featured, by nycomsga

By GARDINER HARRIS, New York Times WASHINGTON — Federal drug regulators on Wednesday unveiled 36 proposed warning labels for cigarette packages, including one showing a toe tag on a corpse and another in which a mother blows smoke on her baby. Designed to cover half the surface area of a pack or carton of cigarettes, [...]

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