The Student American Medical Association.

Abstract

On Dec. 28 and 29, 1950, delegates from 47 medical schools met in Chicago and prepared and approved a constitution for the Student American Medical Association. Many persons are already familiar with this organization; I hope that all will favor it. We students are proud of our organization, and we hope it will grow from its infancy to a strong organization of which the medical profession can be proud. Our organization begins with the academic societies at the medical schools approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association. The membership of the academic societies consists of all medical students in good standing who desire to join the society. The local society has an advisory committee composed of the dean or his appointed representative, two faculty members appointed by the society, a representative from the local county medical society and a representative from the state