Office of
Recruitment and Diversity

The American Medical Student Association is committed to improving health care and healthcare delivery to all people; promoting active improvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine; assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems; contributing to the welfare of medical students, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine.

AMSA's Military Medicine Interest Group

APAMSA is the only national organization of Asian Pacific American medical students, representing over 14,000 East and South Asian medical students in over 70 medical schools in the United States. The goals of APAMSA is to educate the student physicians of all ethnic backgrounds so that they can deal effectively with the issues that face East and South Asian patients and to promote leadership in APA communities.

The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) is a network of students, alumni, and health professionals whose mission is to promote the development of Latino students through educational, volunteer, professional and networking opportunities to foster diversity, higher education, and the improvement of the Latino community.

The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is the nation's oldest and largest student organization focused on the needs and concerns of medical students of color. Established in 1964 by Howard University College of Medicine students and Meharry Medical college students, the SNMA boasts over 30 years of service to under-served communities and the medical student community. An SNMA chapter exists at the USU Medical School. Our program is designed, like others around the nation, to serve the health needs of under-represented communities. The goal is to educate people about important health matters to ensure that medical education and services are culturally sensitive to the needs of diverse populations. The USU SNMA chapter assists students with enrollment and successful matriculation in the U.S. Medical Schools.