Brian Hurley, M.D., M.B.A. was elected in 2008 at the 58th AMSA Annual Convention, as National President of the American Medical Student Association

American Medical Student Association

The American Medical Student Association , founded in 1950 and based in Washington, D.C., is the oldest and largest independent association of physicians-in-training in the United States. AMSA is a student-governed, national organization...

 (AMSA). Dr. Hurley is a recent graduate of the Keck School of Medicine and Marshall School of Business

Marshall School of Business

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 at the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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. In years prior, he served as AMSA's National Vice President, Director of Student Programming, and National Coordinator in AMSA's Advocacy Action Committee. Before entering medical school he studied biochemistry, neuroscience, and political theory as an undergraduate at the University of California in Los Angeles. A lifelong advocate, Dr. Hurley is passionate about establishing affordable access to quality healthcare, advancing the health of communities impacted by social stigma, promoting global heath equity, and protecting the integrity of the medical profession.