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the Medical Student Section of MSMS for review and editing suggestions. The requirement to submit rough drafts was new this year, implemented in order to provide writers with more opportunities to get feedback on their work. Additionally, we also shared our resolu- tions with the Washtenaw County Medical Society (WCMS) Executive Council to get even more feedback. Between the comments we received from experienced medical students in the MSS and the comments from politically-involved physicians from the WCMS, we were able to learn from peers and senior physicians with a wide range of perspectives. As of now, members of our writing teams have also received editing suggestions from the MSMS resolution writing committee. These suggestions range anywhere from fixing grammatical errors to entirely rearranging arguments to have a more logical flow. Through the review process, we have come to find that some resolutions are too similar to current AMA or MSMS policy, so we have had to either add nuances to our new resolutions, or decide not to submit those resolutions entirely. We are currently working to turn in our final drafts of the resolutions by the end of February for submission to the upcoming House of Delegates by the March 1 deadline. Suggestions include
As a first year medical student in the COVID era, it can be easy to get used to the monotony of online lectures and virtual learning. In fact, the majority of my day consists of this, which can distract from the bigger picture of why I am studying to join the medical profession. Joining the AMA and being involved in resolution writing serves to remind me of my potential as a future physician to enact large-scale change. One barrier is that the majority of resolution writers are first-year medical students, and can be affected by “imposter syndrome.” After all, what do we know? We have almost no clinical experience working with patients, treating disease, and dealing with the policies and red tape surrounding health insurance and drug pricing. I am reminded of my middle school self and ask how we can be expected to know what problems exist and what kinds of solutions are possible to fix them when these are things that health policy experts and legislators have struggled with for decades. Never- theless, both as a medical student and as a result of my position in the AMA, I have come to understand how organic this process can be. My classmates, who come as they increasingly do from vastly different back- grounds and experiences, can envision recommenda- tions and changes they can translate into resolutions reflecting their backgrounds and passions into ideas that have the potential to improve the health and well-being of a community. And while many of our ideas might be considered idealistic, I think there is something to be said about fresh thoughts and perspec- tives that can contribute to moving the nee•dle forward towards more progressive health policies.
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