The current economic climate highlights the need for responsible and prudent financial management like never before. It has also demonstrated AMSA’s need to plan and prepare for the long-term rather than only looking ahead to the next executive handover. Our vision is for financial stability and our team has a range of corporate board, management, sponsorship experience and a concrete plan to make this a reality.

 Communication needs to be a two-way street, both to and from the Exec, and we propose a suite of strategies to improve the way we relate to Council, MedSocs and individual members.

 At the ripe old age of 50, AMSA Council has finally left behind those awkward years of adolescence and matured into the premiere forum for medical students across the country to discuss and debate their issues. However, given how much it has grown and changed, Council isn’t as efficient as it once was, and must adapt to meet a new set of challenges. Through our extensive experience in AMSA Council, we have built a plan of reform that will keep both the executive and Council dynamic, productive and accountable.

 One of AMSA’s most successful initiatives in the past five years has been the creation of the Global Health Network, and the formation of Global Health Groups at every medical school. The GHGs and GHN represent how shared passions and interests of medical students, linked into a national framework, can lead to a highly successful initiative that benefits all AMSA members.

 Over the last decade, AMSA has evolved, becoming a more professional advocacy body for all Australian Medical Students. We have seen an exponential increase in the representation that we do to Governments, health stakeholders, tertiary education stakeholders and other groups.