Asian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) Malaysia is a non-profit and non-political organisation led by medical students, started its operation in The National University of Malaysia (UKM) since year 1985.

AMSA was officially founded in Manila, Philippines in 1985 and from that day has been an active, dynamic and exciting student-led, non-profit, non-political organization. Having established AMSA Malaysia in year 1983, AMSA Malaysia was one of the 6 funding members of AMSA International.

Professor Dato’ Dr Lokman Saim, the founder of AMSA Malaysia recapped the introduction of AMSA into Malaysia during the recent interview,

“In the year 1980, medical students from Japan joined students in Thailand in the very first Asian medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the first meeting of its kind among medical students in Asia. In 1981, Malaysia was also invited to the conference. Medical students from UKM responded to the invitation and participated in the event. I was one of the students who had the privilege to participate in the event. 2 years later, UKM offered to organize the Asian Medical Students’ Conference (AMSC) in 1983 with the theme “Drug Abuse”. This was the first step in bringing AMSA to Malaysia.”

In present, AMSA Malaysia has also secured partnership from other medical students’ associations from other universities in Malaysia, namely International Medical University, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, University College of Sedaya International, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Monash University, Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology University, Penang Medical College dan Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.