AMA residents and fellows/students Lobby Day

2008 AMA Resident and Fellow/Medical Student Lobby Day

March 31, 2008
Madison Hotel
Washington, DC

What is Lobby Day?

Lobby day is an excellent opportunity to increase your awareness of legislative issues affecting medicine, to foster relationships with legislators through political involvement, and to gain real-life education in the practical aspects of physician advocacy. Lobby Day activities will include educational sessions on effective advocacy and lobbying techniques, briefings on legislative issues currently before Congress, and a full afternoon on Capitol Hill meeting with legislators and their staff. Last year, the event was a great success, with over 300 medical students, residents, and fellows visiting their Congressional leaders to discuss issues important to medical students, residents, and the future of medicine.

2008 Lobby Day draft agenda (PDF, 24KB)

Lobbying issues

2008 MSS/RFS Lobby Day will focus on three major issues:

• Medical student debt (PDF, 27KB)
• Uninsured/ Access to care (PDF, 29KB)
• Medicare payment reform (PDF, 56KB)

All Lobby Day attendees are encouraged to educate themselves on these issue prior to the event.

Registration
Registration for Lobby Day is now closed.

National Advocacy Conference
In addition to the Medical Student/Resident and Fellow Lobby Day, the AMA brings together physicians, the Administration, and Congress to address critical issues during its National Advocacy Conference (NAC). NAC will be held on April 1-2, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. There is a special registration rate for students and residents. This conference prepares you to interact with our nation's leaders during visits to Capitol Hill.