AMSA Facts
Medical Dramas
Illness and Inequity
Health Equity 101
100

This is AMSA’s primary method of communicating with members and sharing updates about events and point opportunities.

Listerv or Slack

100

This long-running medical drama follows doctors at Seattle Grace Hospital also known as Grey Sloan Memorial.

Grey’s Anatomy

100

Black women in the U.S. are about three times more likely to die from this pregnancy-related complication.

preeclampsia (maternal mortality also acceptable).

100

This term describes an area where residents have limited access to affordable and nutritious food, often due to lack of nearby grocery stores or transportation.

Food Desert

200

Members can earn good standing by attending this many medical, social, and/or fundraising events.

3 medical & 3 social or 2 medical, 2 social, 2 fundraising

200

In The Good Doctor, Dr. Shaun Murphy navigates medicine while having this spectrum condition.

Autism

200

Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects this population due to limited access to healthy food and healthcare.

Native American / Indigenous populations?

200

Factors like education, income, neighborhood, and access to healthcare are all examples of these conditions that shape health outcomes.

Social Determinants of Health

300

In the UF Pre-Med AMSA, there are this many committees.

13

300

This procedural drama follows first (firefighters, paramedics, 911 operators) responders in Los Angeles as they respond to life-or-death emergencies.

911

300

LGBTQ+ youth face significantly higher rates of this mental health condition.

Depression

300

This term refers to the ability of healthcare providers and systems to deliver services that meet patients’ social, cultural, and linguistic needs.

Cultural Competence

400

This annual event connects AMSA members (and other uf students) to Health Professions admission committees.

Health Career Showcase

400

This Emmy-nominated drama is centered around a busy emergency department and the lives of its staff.

The Pitt

400

Lower screening rates mean Latinx populations are often diagnosed with this disease at a later stage.

Cancer (Lung Cancer & Colon Cancer)

400

This concept describes how overlapping identities — like race, gender, class, and sexuality — combine to shape a person’s health experiences and risks.

Intersectionality 

500

The UF Pre-Med AMSA chapter was founded in this year. 

1999

500

This medical drama stars Dr. Gregory ___, a brilliant but unconventional doctor who solves unusual and complex medical cases.

House, MD

500

Chronic stress from systemic racism is a major driver of this cardiovascular condition.

Hypertension 

500

These are unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that influence healthcare providers’ decisions and behaviors, often contributing to unequal treatment and health outcomes.

Implicit Bias