FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 25, 2014
Sterling, VA – Britani Kessler, a fourth-year medical student at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, will begin her term as National President of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) on May 1, 2014. Kessler will work full-time at AMSA’s national office in 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 AMSA chapters across the country. She previously served as President-Elect.
“AMSA is an incredible organization that fosters a strong community of future physicians through education and advocacy,” says Kessler. “I am honored and excited to take on the role of national president and will focus on medical student debt and AMSA’s Just Medicine campaign. I look forward to working with AMSA members nationwide and empowering them to recognize their influence within the medical community. Medicine is constantly evolving, and our members must stay informed and engaged. As the next generation of physicians, we understand the need for change, and I am confident that through AMSA’s outstanding programs and dedicated leadership, we will achieve significant progress in the coming year.”
At the recent AMSA Annual Convention, Deborah Vozzella Hall, a third-year medical student at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, was elected President-Elect. She will serve in this role for one year before becoming National President on May 1, 2015. Hall currently serves as AMSA’s Vice President for Internal Affairs and has previously held positions as National Secretary and co-director of AMSA’s Health Care for All Campaign.
Newly elected members of the 2014-2015 AMSA Board of Trustees:
- President: Britani Kessler, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- President-Elect: Deborah Vozzella Hall, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Vice President for Internal Affairs: Kelly Thibert, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Vice President for Membership: Tripp Hines, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
- Vice President of Program Development: Perry Tsai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Vice President of Leadership Development: Sahar Barfchin, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Secretary: Joshua Weinstock, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Graduate Trustee: Vacant
- International Trustee: Janell Johnson, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
- Premedical Trustee: Isaiah Cochran, Waynesburg University
- Immediate Past President: Nida Degesys, MD
- The New Physician Student Editor: Luke Messac, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Ex-officio member: Joshua Caulfield, IOM, AMSA Executive Director
2014-2015 AMSA Fellowship Position:
- Education & Research Fellow: Rachel Glassford, graduate student at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University
About the American Medical Student Association
AMSA is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, AMSA is 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 www.amsa.org.