AMA Wire

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012

For Minority Physicians

Attend annual health management diversity conference

Attend annual health management  diversity conference

Registration is now open for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management's National Leadership and Education Conference set for June 5–6 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The AMA Minority Affairs Section strongly encourages promoting leadership in addressing health disparities. So join your colleagues in June and help promote diversity, cultural competence and inclusion in the effort to eliminate disparities in health care.

Get the latest conference details and register today.

Opportunity knocks: Become a leader in organized medicine

Explore the various ways you can get involved and become an active leader in organized medicine—and speak for the interests of your colleagues and patients—by browsing a list of leadership opportunities from the AMA.

The list, organized by segment, has something for just about everybody. For example, the AMA Council on Medical Education is seeking nominations to fill 14 slots on 13 different Residency Review Committees of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Subject areas include:

  • Dermatology
  • Radiology diagnostic
  • Emergency medicine
  • Family medicine
  • Medical genetics
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Pathology
  • Pediatrics
  • Radiation oncology
  • Psychiatry
  • Surgery
  • Thoracic surgery

To learn more about these RRC opportunities or to apply, contact Evelyn Sherrill of the AMA via email or at (312) 464-4515. Applications are due Feb. 1.