Welcome to USA!
Welcome to the Underrepresented Student Alliance (USA) homepage at the Albany Medical College (AMC)! USA is an innovative coalition comprised of student organizations that represent identities and individuals that have been historically underrepresented or excluded in the field of medicine. USA is guided by its three founding principles of identity, intersectionality, and allyship. We welcome your involvement and our community is open to everyone! To learn more about USA, click here.
USA Spotlight
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month! In its honor, the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is hosting its second annual Sickle Cell 5k Walk on Saturday, September 25, 2021.
The goal of the event is to raise awareness about Sickle Cell Disease, support the people in our local community affected by the disease, and fundraise for a new Albany Med initiative called Sickle Cell Superheroes. This initiative will support the Sickle Cell Clinic at The Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, as well as the families of affected individuals in our community. All proceeds from the event will be donated directly to the Melodies Center.
Registration for the event is $15 (plus fees and tax). Use the link below to sign-up and find out more details about the event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-annual-sickle-cell-5k-walk-tickets-166460121705
USA STATEMENT ON Police Brutality and Racism in America
Fellow Students of Albany Medical College,
Today, the Albany Medical College Underrepresented Student Alliance (USA), in solidarity with the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), Latinx Medical Student Association (LMSA), Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians (BNGAP), First Generation Students in Medicine (1GMED), Medical Student Pride Alliance (MSPA), Muslim Student Association (MSA), and American Medical Womens Association (AMWA), come together to express our deepest grief. After months of enduring the impact of COVID-19 — which amounted to disproportionate mortality rates in the Black and Latinx communities, as well as blatant acts of discrimination towards the Asian-American community — it feels both somber and exhausting to write this letter regarding the perpetual devaluement of Black lives in America...
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USA Hosts Diversity Week 2021
August 9-13, 2021
The Underrepresented Student Alliance hosted Diversity Week events during the first year Orientation to introduce our organizations. The week culminated in a celebrratory Food Truck event in Washington Park. We hope everyone had a great time and wish a warm welcome to the Class of 2025!
USA Holds End of Year Celebration
March 10, 2020
The Underrepresented Student Alliance held its end of year and graduate celebration on Tuesday, March 10, 2020...
USA Members Honored with National Awards
February 7, 2020
Five Albany Med students were recognized at the recent Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians Career Development...
9/25/2021
SNMA Sickle Cell Walk 2021
The Student National Medical Association is proud to host its second annual Sickle Cell Walk, in support of Albany Med's Melodies Center for pediatric cancers and blood disorders. Details can be found above as in the USA spotlight, or on SNMA's page. We hope to see you there!