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Amy Walsh <[log in to unmask]>
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Hey Everyone-

Just a reminder that MSFC's lobbying training is also on Monday.  So if you
are interested in both events send Josh an e-mail that you want to go to
Chicago, then come to my thing : )  Pro-choice resources will be helping us
provide lunch and Robynne Curlee, who will be doing the training was on my
frisbee team last summer (translation: she's cool as hell) Anyway, please
let me know if you plan on coming so I can change the room reservations and
get food appropriately.  First-years are especially encouraged to come
because they will get to use this info a little bit longer.

Thanks, 
Amy

PS Josh, I might like to go to Chicago if there's enough room for me : )  

On 22 Feb 2006, Josh Lackner wrote:
> AMSA- Let me know if you want to attend then National Conference
> (information below). We will meet on Monday in Moos 2-680 to finalize who
> will be going, but I need your input via email. We need to register by
Feb
> 28th, which is upon us. Email me please, if you want to attend the
> conference. First-years, this is your opportunity to get learn what AMSA
ha=
> s
> to offer you (and you, it). Email me back,
> Josh Lackner
> 
> AMSA's 56th Annual Convention
> Transforming Passion Into Action:
> A New Era of Physician Advocacy
> March 29-April 2, 2006
> Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL
> 
> Q: Why Should YOU Come to the 56th Annual Convention?
> A: There are many reasons! Here are just 10.
> 
> 10. BACK TO OUR BIRTHPLACE FOR A NEW ERA OF PHYSICIAN ADVOCACY. The AMSA
> National Convention has
> the power to open your eyes to the most important issues in medicine.
Since
> the birth of SAMA in Chicago in 1950, we
> have been about transforming student idealism into meaningful public
> service, innovation, and institutional change. Being
> a physician-advocate is about many things, and our Convention will bring
> together a community of medical student and
> physician-leaders to discuss what it means to be a physician who is an
> advocate for their community and world.
> 
> 9. KICKOFF SYMPOSIUM ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29=97TRANFORMING THE CULTURE OF
> MEDICAL
> EDUCATION AND PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. Arrive on Wednesday for a
> whole day of training on
> medical education and leadership development. As a completely student-run
> organization, we are all about developing
> and training socially-responsible student leaders. This day will feature
> everything from residency panels to physicians
> discussing what it is like to be a leader in the international health,
> public health, and health policy arenas.
> 
> 8. INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS. A record number of keynote
speakers=97si=
> x
> (6!)=97are attending this year.
> Confirmed keynotes include: Dr. Susan Wood, the former highest ranking
woma=
> n
> in the FDA who resigned over the Plan
> B controversy; Dr. Lori Alviso Alvord, the first Navajo woman surgeon and
> author of The Scalpel and the Silver Bear; Dr.
> Eric Whitaker, Director, Illinois Dept of Public Health and AMSA
President
> '91-92; former Assistant Surgeon General and
> physician-activist Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan; and international health and
> HIV/AIDS specialist Dr. Mick Alkan. And don't miss
> the featured keynote debate on Thursday between Dr. Paul Antony, Chief
> Medical Officer of the Pharmaceutical
> Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Dr. Bob Goodman,
founder
> of the organization, No Free Lunch!
> 
> 7. CLASSIC AMSA PROGRAMS. "Health Policy 101," "Healing Circle",
"Diversity
> Shuffle", "Bioethics Battle", and political
> action training workshops. Your Action Committees and Interest Groups
have
> put together over 100 sessions total!
> 
> 6. AMSA's HOUSE OF DELEGATES. This is where you deliberate on official
> policy of the Association and decide where
> AMSA will head in the future! Come and make sure that YOUR school's voice
i=
> s
> represented!
> 
> 5. CLINICAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS. Learn and practice suturing, casting, and
> airway management.
> 
> 4. CONTROVERSIAL AND TIMELY DISCUSSIONS. Learn about the pharmaceutical
> industry and its advertising
> practices, the medical malpractice issue, disparities and minority
health,
> stem cell research, among other topics.
> 
> 3. RALLY FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE! It's time to show Chicago that
thousands
> of medical students care about
> our patients! Come and rally for "Everybody In, Nobody Out!" in the heart
o=
> f
> downtown Chicago!
> 
> 2. LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. Run for one of our 125+ national position in
> AMSA's Action Committees, Interest
> Groups, or Board of Trustees, and the other people in our entirely
> student-run, 60,000-member, multi-million dollarorganization!
> More info at http://www.amsa.org/conv/opportunities.cfm.
> 
> 1. MEET THOUSANDS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY! AMSA's
> Annual Convention is
> THE event for meeting, socializing and developing new relationships with
> other medical students from across the country.
> This is by far the largest gathering of physicians-in-training in the
> country, with over 1,500 students expected from more
> than 300 schools. Don't miss the AMSA National Convention!
> Early-bird Registration is due February 28, 2006. Visit www.amsa.org/conv
o=
> r
> contact Leana Wen, AMSA
> President, at [log in to unmask] for more information. See you in Chicago!
> 
> AMSA's 56th Annual Convention
> Transforming Passion Into Action:
> A New Era of Physician Advocacy
> March 29-April 2, 2006
> Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL
> 

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