Just another reminder that the deadline for this awesome opportunity  
is coming up!
Thanks,
TF


On Sep 13, 2012, at 9:58 AM, Nathan Wanderman wrote:

> Hey AMSA members, I attended this last year and had a wonderful  
> time.  I highly recommend taking advantage of this great opportunity:
>
> Pharmaceutical Policy Leadership in Medicine Institute
> November 30 - December 2, 2012
> AMSA National Office
> Application Deadline: September 27, 2012
>
> For years, the pharmaceutical and device industry have shared a  
> collaborative relationship with academic medical centers leading to  
> major advances in the research and development of diagnostic and  
> therapeutic treatments. While such relationships have led to  
> significant contributions in the field of medicine, there has also  
> been growing concern amongst patients, politicians, providers and  
> medical students over the real and perceived conflicts of interest  
> that have become commonplace. According to a study published in the  
> Archives of Internal Medicine, over 84% of reported industry  
> relationships. Another study from the Pew Prescription Project  
> showed that 69% of patients felt like their doctor was “too  
> influenced” by pharmaceutical companies.
>
> In order to restore this eroded trust that is at the foundation of  
> the doctor-patient relationship, healthcare professionals including  
> future physicians have been instrumental in ensuring that medical  
> schools and academic medical centers adopt strong standards on  
> industry relationships. Medical students from AMSA’s PharmFree  
> Campaign with the Pew Prescription Project then created the AMSA  
> PharmFree Scorecard in an effort to highlight schools’ strong  
> policies and encourage others with weaker policies to create change  
> to ensure that their students were receiving evidence-based medical  
> education, rather than marketing-based medical education.
>
> Additionally, based on the recommendations from the American  
> Association of Medical Colleges and the Institute for Medicine, the  
> PharmFree Campaign created a Model Curriculum in order for students  
> to fully understand the consequences of such relationships between  
> industry and medicine. AMSA also offers the key components of this  
> curriculum through a 3-day institute as a way to train  
> undergraduate, graduate, and medical students to become of change in  
> pharmaceutical policy at not only their institutions, but also  
> nationally and internationally. Through expert speaker sessions,  
> participants will learn to use a range of transparency tools and  
> advocacy tactics to strategically design and implement campaigns  
> centered on current pharmaceutical policy issues. Experiences will  
> include talks by FDA policy makers, talks from grant partners at Pew  
> Charitable Trusts, National Physicians Alliance and Community  
> Catalyst, and workshops with student leadership on implementing  
> projects at your medical school. Participants will also receive  
> microgrants to implement these projects at their schools.
>
> *Apply now and AMSA will cover food, lodging, and tuition costs  
> courtesy of a grant from the State Attorney General Consumer and  
> Prescriber Education Grant Program which is funded by the multi- 
> state settlement of consumer fraud claims regarding the marketing of  
> the prescription drug Neurontin.*
>
>
>
>
> Contact me with questions!
> Ted Fagrelius, MS3