AMSA Past President Chosen for Harvard University’s Zuckerman Fellow Program

Aug. 24, 2009 - PRLog -- The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation’s largest, independent medical student organization, is proud to announce that Dr. Jay Bhatt, AMSA National President 2006-2007, has been chosen for the 2009-2010 Harvard University Zuckerman Fellow Program.

In addition to their formal coursework, Zuckerman Fellows participate in a yearlong co-curricular program that includes small-group discussions with members of the Harvard faculty as well as other leading academics and practitioners, personal and professional skill-building workshops and a field trip. During the fellowship, Bhatt will be pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government.

According to Bhatt, his early life experiences strengthened his interest in social change, and crystallized his vision that doctoring in underserved communities is the appropriate vehicle for this social change. “I look forward to being part of a community of people that are devoted to breaking down barriers, changing paradigms, and fighting for the public good,” says Bhatt. “The opportunity to exchange ideas and work with talented individuals and mentors committed to the public good across medicine, business, and law will inspire us to continue to push for the very best here at home and abroad.”

Bhatt is currently a primary care internal medicine resident at the Cambridge Health Alliance and a Clinical Fellow in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a National Health Service Corps scholar, honoring his commitment to the underserved. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

About the American Medical Student Association
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), with more than a half-century history of medical student activism, is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, AMSA is a student-governed, non-profit organization committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training. With more than 62,000 members, including medical and premedical students, residents and practicing physicians, AMSA is committed to improving medical training as well as advancing the profession of medicine. To learn more about AMSA, our strategic priorities, or joining the organization, please visit us online at www.amsa.org/.

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The American Medical Student Association is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. Founded in 1950, AMSA makes medicine a better place for students, patients and communities.