In this issue: Introducing the 2025-2026 MSSI Leadership Team Did you attend the annual International Weight Stigma Conference? AWSIM Fall Symposium Introducing the New MSSI Leadership Team We’re excited to introduce ourselves as the new leadership team for Medical Students for Size Inclusivity (MSSI) for… Read More »August 2025 Newsletter
In this issue: 11th Annual Weight Stigma Conference: Share Your Experience! Call for Student Collaborators: Tackling Weight Bias in Medical Simulations Save the Date: AWSIM Fall Symposium Find AWSIM on Instagram Are you attending the 11th Annual International Weight Stigma Conference? We want to hear… Read More »July 2025 Newsletter
In this issue: LAST CHANCE to apply for the 2025 NAAFA Scholarship Registration is open for the 11th Annual Weight Stigma Conference Upcoming AWSIM Event: Knee Replacements and BMI Cutoffs Resource Highlight: MSSI Mini-Guides! Find us on Instagram DEADLINE IS TODAY (JUNE 1) for the… Read More »June 2025 Newsletter
In this (bonus!) issue: Scholarship Opportunity: NAAFA 2025 Dr. Paul Ernsberger Research Scholarship Applications are open for the 2025 Dr. Paul Ernsberger Research Scholarship! The mission of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance is to change perceptions of fat and end size discrimination through… Read More »May 2025 Newsletter (Addendum)
In this issue: Community Artwork Evidence-Based Archives Find us on Instagram! Community Artwork This month, MSSI is proud to feature a moving original submission by April Ascher (she/her)! Original artwork may be submitted to the MSSI newsletter to be considered for publication. Submissions are reviewed… Read More »May 2025 Newsletter
In this issue: Match Day 2025: Congratulations to our MSSI Alumni! Evidence-Based Archives Find us on Instagram! Match Day 2025: Celebrating our MSSI Alumni! Match Day marks an incredible milestone for medical students as they take the next step in their careers. As we celebrate… Read More »April 2025 Newsletter
In this issue: Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2025 Introducing the New MSSI Leadership Team Resources for Anti Weight Bias Advocacy as a Medical Student Evidence-Based Archives Find us on Instagram! Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2025 Eating Disorder Awareness Week generally takes place at the end of… Read More »March 2025 Newsletter
In this issue: Upcoming Events with the Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine (AWSIM) The Weight Inclusive Healthcare Guide Evidence-Based Archives Call for Abstracts: 11th Annual Weight Stigma Conference Upcoming Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine (AWSIM) Events Journal Club with Ragen Chastain… Read More »February 2025 Newsletter
In this issue: Meet the Advocacy Committee November Panel Event Recap Bring MSSI to your school: MSSI Chapters and Affiliates NEW: GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Medications: Informed Consent Resource for Patients NEW: Lecture Analysis Tool NEW: Resources for Anti Weight Bias Advocacy as a Medical Student … Read More »Quarterly Newsletter – November Event Recap, GLP-1RA Tool, Evidence-Based Practice and MORE!