Nicole Saur

Nicole Saur, fourth-year medical student, is serving a one-year term as co-director for Region 8 of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). In this position, she is a liaison between the local chapters in Region 8 and the national AMSA office and also serves on the organization’s board of regional directors.

In her role as co-director, she assists in the planning of national programming for AMSA and helps to define the organization’s stance on a number of policy issues. She also chaired a reference committee at the national AMSA meeting last March in Houston.

“Nicole recognizes the importance of physician involvement in the development of health policy and has sought positions where she not only could learn more about policy, but also where she could begin to affect it,” said Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions Judy DeMers, Grand Forks. “Her election as the co-director for AMSA’s Region 8 gives her access to the national health policy arena. I am convinced that Nicole will contribute significantly to the work of the organization during her term of office.”

AMSA’s Region 8 consists of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.

Saur is the daughter of Clayton and Benita Saur of Bismarck. Her term expires in March 2009.