2008 Region 7 Meeting
"How to Be A More Effective Advocate: A Multidisciplinary Approach"

March 1, 2008
Stonybrook University Medical Center
Stonybrook, N.Y.

Register by completing and e-mailing the registration form (Word, 166 KB) to Catherine Salussolia. The registration deadline is February 17.

Meeting agenda (PDF, 23KB)

Invited Speakers Include:

• Congressman Tim Bishop
• Staff Members from Newsday and CBS News
• Representatives from the AMA-MSS Governing Council and the AMA GRAF

With “Break-out” Session topics including:

• How to Write a Letter to the Editor and Get Media Coverage for Events
• Forum on Access to Healthcare
• Managing Your Debt: Consolidating your Student Loans
• Workshop on Resolution Writing and Parliamentary Procedure

Community Service Project:
Volunteer alongside fellow medical students, residents and fellows from across the region for an afternoon session dedicated to reaching out to the Long Island community.

Social Events:
Enjoy a mixer with medical students, residents and from across the region.

For more information, contact Anjali Dogra.

Sponsored by the AMA-MSS and AMA-RFS.

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2007 Region 7 Meeting
"Working with Allied Health Professionals"

University of Connecticut Health Center
April 21, 2007

More information (PDF, 23KB)

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 2006 Region 7 Meeting
“Covering the Uninsured: Improving Access to Healthcare in the 21st Century”

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
May 5-6, 2006

Presenting:

• The Honorable Robert Duffy, Mayor, City of Rochester
• Sister Christine Wagner, Director, St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center, Rochester, NY
• Jackie Lyttle, Director, Safety Net and Government Programs, Excellus Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Representatives from the AMA-MSS Governing Council

With “Break-out” Session topics including:

• Underserved Minority Healthcare Issues
• Managing Your Debt: Consolidating your Student Loans
• Electronic Medical Records Systems
• Check out the tentative agenda (PDF, 20KB)

Community Service Project:
Volunteer alongside fellow medical students from across the region for an afternoon dedicated to improving access to healthcare across the Rochester region. Stay tuned for more information…

Social Events:
While you’re in town, come out and meet medical students from across the region and enjoy activities from mixers to bowling and more! Information to follow…

For more information, contact Joshua_Miller@urmc.rochester.edu.

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2005 MSS Region 7 Fall Meeting
"Translating Medicine...The Media's Perspective"

New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY
October 15-16, 2005

Medical students learn about medicine through school, but what about everyone else? How the general population learns about medicine and what they know is also very important to physicians. A patients understanding of their own illness and general health issues is a vital aspect in treating a patient; therefore, our theme this year is, “Translating Medicine…The Media’s Perspective.” We have chosen four different media perspectives to address and will have a speaker for each category. These include: Hospital Public Relations, Pharmaceutical representative, a TV/Newspaper speaker/writer, and an AMA representative. Each will speak about addressing the general population on medical issues. They will discuss what type of information is chosen to be made available to them and how that information is disbursed in a comprehensible manner. 

After the morning speakers,  we will have lunch and then breakout sessions, which address medical student issues and needs, such as a residency application workshop, and a board exams workshop. During the breakout session, we will also have a panel of “patients” who will speak about their experience with the medical system and information. After the breakout sessions, we will have the Regional Meeting. That night, there will be an evening outing followed on Sunday by a community service event and a recreational activity.

For more information, including registation, contact the meeting coordinator, Megha Agarwal.