AMSA 2023 Internship Guide

WHAT IS
AMSA
AMSA is a vibrant student-run organisation that represents, informs and connects
all of Australia's 18,000+ medical students across the 23 Australian medical schools.
We have hundreds of medical students volunteer in a group collaboration to
conduct our professional-standard events, advocacy, committees and publications.
We are a community and there is a place here for ALL students. More information
about each branch of AMSA can be found in our AMSA Orange Guide, accessible
here:
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/67475940/amsa-orange-guide-2023
If you have any questions, please contact us at any time!
AMSA ADVOCACY
As the peak representative body for Australian medical students, AMSA has a
strong voice to represent you at the highest forums and at all levels of advocacy.
At the Federal level, AMSA engages with governmental and medical stakeholders
such as the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Medical Deans of
Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ). For example, the first parliamentary
schedule conducted by AMSA President Tish Sivagnanan and Vice President
External Gabrielle Dewsbury have worked with eight federal ministers including
Emma McBride, Malarndirri McCarthy, Julian Leeser, Lidia Thorpe, Jason Clare,
Anne Ruston, Melissa McIntosh and Gordon Reid.
At the state, university and local levels, AMSA liaises closely with university medical
societies (MedSocs) and state Medical Student Councils (MSCs) to provide support
in advocating for issues relevant to your state and university. Now, our policies are
developed by students like you, reviewed at your university’s ThinkTank, where
your thoughts are collated and presented at the National Council. This year, our
eight national advocacy goals are: