Hello AMSA! I'm writing to invite you to a very special lunch with the AMSA National President on Wednesday, Sep. 5, in Moos 2-650. Dr. Mike Ehlert is making a trip to the U to share his vision of AMSA and to discuss specific action we can take here in Minnesota in pursuit of our goal of health care justice. Given our members' evident interest in Health Policy and Global Health, I have asked Dr. Ehlert to touch on these topics in particular. Mike is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and is currently taking a year to serve AMSA's 68,000 members full time at the national office in Washington D.C. His academic interests have included spinal instrumentation and novel devices, as well as solid organ transplants. His health care activism has included everything from organizing speaking engagements to organizing rallies at the 2004 Vice Presidential Debates, which were covered by national news media. Lunch will be served. Hope to see you all there! Rhamy Magid MS2 University of Minnesota Medical School **For more on AMSA at the local and national level, check out our chapter website at http://www.student.med.umn.edu/amsa/