American Medical Student Association Encourages Non-Animal Alternatives

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Dear friend of PCRM,

 

I am thrilled to announce that the American Medical Student

Association (AMSA) has taken a major step toward modernizing medical

education by passing a resolution encouraging the replacement of live

animal laboratories with non-animal alternatives in undergraduate

medical education. Now we need your help

http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=z0rYadVokN2GPhejdSWrVQ to bring this

resolution to the attention of the 14 remaining schools that still use

live animals.

 

AMSA amended its official position regarding alternatives to animal

laboratories from a statement that the organization " urges that

alternative educational materials, such as films, videotapes and

computer simulations be provided for students who do not choose to

attend these classes and labs (1986), " to " AMSA strongly encourages

the replacement of animal laboratories with non-animal alternatives in

undergraduate medical education. "

 

The resolution also states that AMSA condemns the use of household

pets from pounds, shelters, or Class B random source dealers. This

replaces a position taken by AMSA in 1986, in which the group endorses

pound seizure.

 

AMSA, which has a membership of 65,000, including medical students,

premedical students, interns, and medical residents, is part of a

growing trend promoting the use of alternatives to live animal labs.

In fact, more than 85 percent of U.S. medical schools have eliminated

the use of live animals to teach basic concepts in human physiology,

pharmacology, and/or surgery. Even the American College of Surgeons no

longer uses live animals in any of its own training exercises.

 

Over the past two decades, PCRM has been working hard to end the use

of animals in medical education. You can help support PCRM's ongoing

efforts to end live animal labs by making an online donation today

http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=uLM1_FmNMnZZkuc9MJVtzg Thanks to

generous contributions from our supporters, we have been able to

educate thousands of medical students and school administrators about

the ethical and educational advantages of using non-animal alternatives.

 

Learn more http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=1S8tJMC2ztcCcdqKe6UN-Q

about the use of animals in medical education. Thank you so much for

your support and for your compassion for animals. If you have any

questions or comments, please feel free to contact Ryan Merkley,

PCRM's research program coordinator, at rmerkley or

202-686-2210, ext. 336.

 

Best regards,

 

Neal Barnard, M.D.

PCRM President

 

 

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