FYI!
From: Michaela
Rydstrom [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007
9:11 AM
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To Hunter College AMSA:
This letter is in
reference to the premedical chapter of the American Medical Student Association
at your undergraduate institution. As you know, AMSA is the largest, independent,
organization of physicians-in-training, representing 68,000
physicians-in-training and almost two-thirds of all medical students, and many
premedical students from colleges and universities from across the country.
AMSA offers our members many valuable membership benefits, such as our
award-winning magazine, The New Physician; mentorship
and leadership resources; and the opportunity to belong to the nation’s
largest organization of physicians-in-training.
AMSA is organized as a
federation of local medical and premedical chapters that adhere to AMSA’s
Constitution and Bylaws while pursuing independent activities relevant to their
local communities. Our Constitution and Bylaws states that every chapter must have
at least five (5) national members in good standing at all times in order to
remain a chartered chapter.
At the last check of our
membership roster, we found that your undergraduate chapter hasthree (3)
members. According to our Bylaws, our organization must take action to inform
you that you must take steps to recruit more members to join AMSA. If your
local AMSA chapter does not recruit at least 5 members by
Please be assured that
the last thing our national organization wants to do is to revoke the charters
of any of our chapters. It is our local chapters that drive our organization.
AMSA has hundreds of medical and premedical chapters around the country. Local
chapters contribute to over 1 million hours of service and teaching every year.
In addition, your predecessors at the local level took a lot of time to build
up your chapters and write your charters. We are committed to helping you in
every way possible to revitalize your chapter by recruiting new members and
helping you with project and program development.
Please do not hesitate to contact: Jay Bhatt, National President,
Sincerely,
Michaela Rydstrom
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Michaela Rydstrom
AMSA Membership and Benefits Assistant
American Medical Student Association
703-620-6600, ext. 237 / [log in to unmask]
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