Region 2 Meetings

2008 MSS Region 2 Meeting
"Perspectives on Genetic Discrimination"
Feb. 29 - March 1, 2008

Medical Education and Research Facility
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa

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The 2008 MSS Region 2 Meeting will take place in the Medical Education and Research Facility on the University of Iowa’s health science campus.  This year’s topic provides various perspectives on genetic discrimination in the United States.  Come listen to an expert in the field and a panel of differing viewpoints on genetics in medicine.  Learn about the AMA’s Plan to Cover the Uninsured, meet GC members, and participate in a community service project. 

Activities will commence Friday evening and proceed with a full day of events Saturday, including morning speakers, a community service project, afternoon workshops, and a night out in downtown Iowa City! 

For more details about the meeting events or to see the tentative agenda, please contact Jennifer Paisley, Region 2 Vice Chair.

Book your hotel room by February 8 to receive our special rate of $99 a night at the downtown Sheraton in the heart of Iowa City.  Free transportation to the meeting facility is available.
Reservations can be made by visiting the hotel Web site or calling (800) 848-1335.  Be sure to mention that you are with the AMA-MSS to receive our special rate!

Tentative agenda:

Friday, February 29

Attendees arrive
8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
9:00 p.m. Social Event (off-campus)

Saturday, March 1

8:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Speakers

• Dr. Cheryl Erwin (Keynote)
• Panel [To be determined]: Genetic counselor, NuGENE project, and patient advocate

11:30 a.m. AMA Plan to Cover the Uninsured

• Chris DeRienzo, Trustee, American Medical Association

12:00-4:00 p.m. Community Service Project (off-campus)
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch & Debt Consolidation Presentation
1:00-2:00 p.m. State & Regional Leadership Roundtable
2:00-2:45 p.m. Workshop 1: Resolution Writing Workshop
2:50-3:35 p.m. Workshop 2: AMA opportunities
3:40-4:25 p.m. Workshop 3: [to be determined]
4:30-5:15 p.m. AMA-MSS Governing Council Presentation
5:15-5:45 p.m. Standing Committee Presentations
5:45-7:00 p.m. AMA-MSS Region II Business
7:00 p.m. Dinner (off-campus on-your-own)
9:00 p.m. Social Event

Funding provided by:

• American Medical Association—Medical Student Section
• Iowa Medical Society

 2007 MSS Region 2 Meeting
“National Health Care: Can Single-Payer Work for America?”

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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Ill.
Mar. 3, 2007

The regional meeting will take place in the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center on Northwestern’s medical school campus. This year’s topic is bringing together two of the most prominent individuals on the opposite sides of the debate for a national health care plan. Come learn what both sides have to say about the issue, and decide for your self where the future of medicine lies. Learn about the AMA’s plan to Cover the Uninsured, and how it ties in to the topic of our meeting.

Activities will commence Friday evening with an informal reception at the Wyndham Hotel in Chicago and proceed with a full day of events Saturday, including morning speakers, a residency fair, afternoon workshops, and a taste of Chicago!

For more details about the meeting events, see the tentative agenda (Word, 138KB), or contact Hans Arora, Region 2 Vice Chair, at h-arora@northwestern.edu.

2006 MSS Region 2 Meeting
"Shape Up: Healthy Lifestyle Changes for the American Populace"

Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
February 25, 2006

Download the agenda (Word, 29KB) for the meeting

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
April 2, 2005

The focus of this meeting will be on the importance of being involved in organized medicine as a medical student and as a physician. We will highlight the ways in which our members can be involved now while in medical school, as well as, opportunities beyond such as the AMA-Resident & Fellow Section, state societies, etc.

We will have speakers in the morning discussing these topics. Dr. Chuck Helms, President of the Iowa Medical Society and Chief of Staff at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, will speak about his journey to becoming a leader in organized medicine and what it should mean to us as students. Karla McHenry from the Iowa Medical Society will speak about lobbying congress and how to use our elected officials. Dr. Siroos Shirazi, Past President of IMS and general surgeon, will speak about the importance of maintaining activity in AMA in residency and beyond.

The afternoon will consist of a panel of GC members and regional leaders discussing how to get involved in AMA and Joe McDonald will speak about positions that are available. Our Regional Delegates are also going to speak about resolution writing and discuss possible resolutions for Chicago. We will also have a presentation on the student debt crisis.

A service project for the afternoon will also be offered as an alternative activity with our Mobile Clinic in Iowa City.