As one of our national advocacy priorities, this policy is vital in guiding and supporting the ongoing work in this space. This policy has taken a robust, systems based approach to the issue and further includes analysis on the cultural safety of medical education. Similarly to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, this policy will be reviewed by the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association and voted on at Council 3.

ITThis focused policy advocates for the SSAF to be used in ways that benefit postgraduate and off campus students. By pushing this agenda, non-academic, support and wellbeing services will be made more accessible to medical students. This review has captured the contemporary context of SSAF collection and utilisation.

Considering the National Advocacy Team’s ongoing Cost of Living campaign, this Student Income Support policy has never been more crucial to AMSA’s work. This policy has expanded significantly from its predecessor, discussing the financial burden of medical education and proposing radical solutions to this crisis.

This policy is a formidable educational and advocacy resource that details complementary and alternative medicines in Australia. It takes a nuanced position on the balance between following evidence-based medicine and respecting patient autonomy, whilst incorporating social and cultural perspectives. The policy highlights the importance of robust discussions of CAM in medical school in order to improve quality of care.

This Digital Health Policy serves to establish our stance on this emerging field. This policy outlines the need for and steps that can be taken towards a future-proofed, adaptable and centralised digital health system. The policy expands this discussion into data safety, infrastructure for medical databases, automations and clinical decision making tools. Furthermore, the policy tackles how strengthened digital health systems can assist in addressing health inequities.

This Digital Health Policy serves to establish our stance on this emerging field. This policy outlines the need for and steps that can be taken towards a future-proofed, adaptable and centralised digital health system. The policy expands this discussion into data safety, infrastructure for medical databases, automations and clinical decision making tools. Furthermore, the policy tackles how strengthened digital health systems can assist in addressing health inequities.

This policy would provide a broad systems analysis of health promotion in Australia, centred around principles of the Ottawa Charter including public policy, supportive environments, community action and health service reorientation. Whilst many policies across the base touch on these concepts, this policy will serve to provide a holistic interpretation of the Australian health system and refer to existing policies for more specific matters. To replace Health Literacy (2019)

This policy allows AMSA to advocate directly to the Australian government on its engagement with global health issues, making it one of our most actionable Global Health policies. The review of this policy has strengthened our stance by discussing how foreign aid can be a mechanism of neocolonialism.