Invitation to attend AMSA's EMPOWERING FUTURE PHYSICIANS
CONFERENCES:
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) invites
pre-health students to register for the Empowering Future Physicians
Conferences (amsa.org/Conferences). Held
in October, the fall conferences are being hosted this year by Rowan School of
Osteopathic Medicine (October 11 - 13) just outside of Philadelphia, and
Morehouse School of Medicine (October 18 -
20) in Atlanta.
The conference at
RowanSOM will feature the theme of "Innovations in Health Care" -
with a focus on innovations in health care technology, communications,
community-building, and education; two pre-conference symposia will take place
on Friday, the 11th: "Innovations
and Medical Professionalism" and "Health Care For All Advocacy."
The conference at Morehouse School of Medicine will
feature the theme of "Breaking Down Barriers" - with a focus on race,
gender, sexuality, and economics impacting wellness, access, and outcomes; two
pre-conference symposia will take place on Friday, the 18th: "Gender and Sexual Health Advocacy"
and "Structural Competency: The
Social Determinants of Health."
Dr. David Satcher, former US Surgeon General, will give
the conference keynote address.
Both conferences will feature clinical skills workshops
(suture clinics, airway management, heart sounds, etc.) and professional skills
workshops (communication and interviewing, giving/getting peer feedback,
conflict management, etc.)
Visit amsa.org/Conferences for more details and
registration.