Welcome to AMSA at UTSA
We are the pre-medical student organization at UTSA of San Antonio. Our mission is to help students through college and to achieve their dreams of becoming medical professionals.
Frequently Asked Questions
When are membership payments due? What are the membership requirements?
When are membership payments due? What are the membership requirements?
When are membership payments due? What are the membership requirements?
To get our org's semesterly T-shirt, membership payments are due by the fourth general meeting. If you are unable to pay by then, membership payments are open until the end of each semester. Go to our membership page to learn more about payment options!
To fulfil your active member status, you are required to attend: (Per semester)
- 8 general meetings
- 3 volunteering activities
What are the volunteering activities?
When are membership payments due? What are the membership requirements?
When are membership payments due? What are the membership requirements?
AMSA offers many different volunteering opportunities for our active members! To view the list of the various programs we are volunteering with, refer to the "volunteer" tab under the "activities" section.
Graduation cord/regalia/stoles?
When are membership payments due? What are the membership requirements?
Graduation cord/regalia/stoles?
Graduation stoles and cords are awarded in order of the member's commitment to the organization. The order that the member is honored is as follows: Member (for year), Officer, Executive.
Special awards are given in each induction ceremony for members that have gone above and beyond in accomplishments and contribution towards our mission.
Volunteer with us!
Help do some good deeds and build that resume
We have many different opportunities in AMSA at UTSA so you can feel comfortable and have fun all while putting in volunteering hours with us and our community. There are a variety of things that a medical school admission council looks for in a good medical student, diversity in volunteering being one of them! Take a look at some of our volunteering programs and see what interests you!
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