Region 4 Meetings

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2008 MSS Region 4 Meeting
"Managing the Health Care Team"
Jan. 11-12, 2008

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Hotel accomodations

Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel
64 South Water Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Phone: (800) 922-3298

The hotel is connected to the convention center by a covered walkway and is within walking distance of all of the social events planned for the weekend.

Meeting Schedule

Friday, January 11

• 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Registration
  (Riverview Plaza Hotel)
• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Reception Dinner  
  Speaker Dr. Burt Taylor
  (Arthur Outlaw Convention Center)
• 9:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Social Event
  (Sky View Lounge)

Saturday, January 12

• 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration
• 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome Address
  Dr. Samuel Strada, Dean USA College of Medicine
  Cary Culman, Medical Association State of Alabama
• 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. “The Healthcare Team”
  Dr. Errol Crook, Chair USA Dept of Medicine
• 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
• 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
  Small group discussions with various healthcare professions
  Education, scope of practice, physician interaction, and role in patient care
  Debt Management Seminar with Chase Financial Services
• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
  Various Residency Programs present
• 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Region IV business meeting
• 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Service Project
  Personal Hygiene Kits for local homeless shelters
• 7:30 - 10:00 p.m. Social Event
  Reception at Explorium Learning Center

2008 Region 4 Meeting sponsored by:

• American Medical Association
• University of South Alabama College of Medicine
• City of Mobile, Alabama

 2007 MSS Region 4 Meeting
"Leadership in Health Care"

Medical University of South Carolina
January 12-14, 2007

The regional meeting will take place at the Medical University of South Carolina. The Dean's Welcome Dinner will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Charleston. For more information and to register, contact Aman Bhullar, Region 4 Chair. See the tentative agenda below.

Friday, January 12
Deans’ Welcome Dinner, Doubletree Hotel, Charlestonian Ballroom
Social Event

Saturday, January 13
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at Comfort Inn
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Welcome
8:40 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Keynote Address
9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Workshop Session I
10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Workshop Session II
11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. State Meetings
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch and Residency Fair
1:15 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Workshop Session III
2:05 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Region Meeting
4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Time for Sightseeing
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Social Event and Dinner

Sunday, January 14
TBD

2006 MSS Region 4 Meeting
"Becoming A Patient Advocate"

University of Florida - Jacksonville, Florida
January 13-15, 2005

The meeting theme this year, “Becoming a Patient Advocate,” empowered medical students from across the Southeast to use the AMA to advocate for their patients. The workshops were designed to educate students about various patient populations including minorities, women, children, geriatrics and the homeless, and equipped them with the resources to initiate and further develop advocacy programs at the local, state, and national levels.

The regional meeting was held at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. The Welcome Banquet was at the University Club in Downtown Jacksonville and lodging was at the Hampton Inn. See the full agenda below.

Friday, January 13, 2005
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration at the Hampton Inn
6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Reception and Orchestra at the University Club
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner at the University Club
7:00 p.m. – 7:10 p.m. Introduction
7:10 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Welcome by Deans of Florida Schools
7:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Dinner
8:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. Keynote Address
9:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Announcements
10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Social Event at the Jacksonville Landing

Saturday, January 14, 2005
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at the Hampton Inn
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration at the Learning Resource Center
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Welcome
8:40 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Keynote Address
9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Workshop Session I
10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Workshop Session II
11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. State Meetings
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch in the atrium at the LRC, Residency Fair
1:15 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. Workshop Session III
2:05 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Region Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Optional Tours
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Dinner in the atrium at the LRC
7:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Welcome
7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dinner
8:30 p.m. – 8:40 p.m. Announcements
10:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. Social Event at the Jacksonville Landing

Sunday, January 15, 2005
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast at the Hampton Inn
9:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. Service Project

2005 MSS Region 4 Meeting
"Public Policy and Malpractice"

Duke University - Durham, North Carolina
March 4-6, 2005

Friday, March 4, 2005 – Levine Science Research Center
6 p.m.-7 a.m. – Registration
7 p.m.-10 p.m. - Welcome dinner, Dr. William Bradford, MD, Duke University School of Medicine
10 p.m. - Social Event in Durham

Saturday, March 5, 2005 – Searle Center
7:30 a.m. – Registration
8-8:45 a.m. – Dr. Steven Wing, PhD, UNC School of Public Health
8:45-9:30 a.m. – Chapter service project presentations
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. – Keynote speaker, Dr. J. Edward Hill, MD, President-Elect of AMA
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. – Dr. David Walmer, MD, Duke Univ. School of Medicine, Dept. of Ob/Gyn
12-1 p.m. – Lunch at Duke Gardens
1-1:40 p.m. – Small group community service/outreach discussions
1:40-2:05 p.m. – State caucuses
2:05-4 p.m. – Region 4 Business Meeting
7-9 p.m. –Town Hall Forum on Medical Liability Reform (Word, 74KB)
10 p.m. – Social Event in Chapel Hill, Franklin Street, bus transportation provided by UNC

Sunday, March 6, 2005
11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Service event at Southpoint Mall, “Healthy Lifestyles to Reduce Obesity,” in partnership with Fitness Forward and Fox 50, for those of you who are able to stay until Sunday afternoon