American Medical Association at UF

12/13/2016

Hey all,

Mid-year applications for the AMA-MSS Standing Committees have opened and are due on Jan 15th. This is a great way to get involved in the different committees within the medical student section and network with medical student leaders from across the nation. Note: Make sure to fill it out on your computer (and not phone or tablet) or one of the required items won't show up!

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Each year, the Medical Student Section Governing Council appoints AMA medical student members to serve on its standing committees. These AMA committees support the Governing Council in a number of ways and responsibilities vary across the Committees.

10/19/2016

This video outlines treatment options for people who are addicted to or dependent on opioids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptokjgt2j3Y&list=PLkfBg8ML-gInnjfanZG6HD0H1m6Xpnfvh&index=4

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10/19/2016

Today is day 2 of the AMA's Advocacy Week. Watch this video and the one that follows to learn more about America's epidemic of opioid abuse and why it is such an important issue!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pROfg1vOp4w&list=PLkfBg8ML-gInnjfanZG6HD0H1m6Xpnfvh&index=3

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10/17/2016

This week is AMA Advocacy Week! We are focusing our efforts on ways to reduce prescription opioid abuse. Check out these photos to learn more about the AMA's goals and facts regarding our nation's opioid epidemic.

Use these images during Medical Student Advocacy Week, all about the need to , October 17-21.

08/31/2016

We were so excited to see all the new first years at our first meeting today. Many of you were very excited about running for an executive board position at the next meeting. Here's a powerpoint describing the positions that will be available. Give it a read if you're interested, and we look forward to seeing a good turn out on election day (TBD)! Please note that only first year students are eligible to run for positions (sorry second years)!

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Orientation%20Presentations?preview=UF+AMA+First+Year+Elections.ppt

08/19/2016

Hey UF AMA members! Looking to get involved with the upcoming AMA Interim meeting in Orlando this November? Applications for the Interim meeting Convention Committees are due TOMORROW, 8/19 by 11:59pm. These positions are a great (and non-time consuming) way to get involved with the AMA and meet students from around the state and nation. Please contact myself or your AMA Executive Board if you are interested in applying!

The applications can be found here: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/member-groups-sections/medical-student-section/news-events/mss-meetings.page?

Information on the MSS Annual & Interim Assembly meetings including registration, agendas, and educational programs.

08/11/2016

Hey, if anyone is interested, there is a new position within the AMA:

Each chapter is to elect one member from their local organization to act as a policy liaison to the Region IV general council. This individual will be responsible for presenting a pool of ideas from their school to the Region IV GC that could could be turned into policy proposals for Interim-16 and Annual-17. Their responsibilities will be to attend conference calls once every two weeks to relay interest from their school’s chapter to the larger group, and vice versa. As such, they will organize the collaboration and decide authors amongst school chapters. The role of this position will be to encourage collaboration on resolutions throughout Region IV, so that authors can evenly distribute the policy writing proposal.

Let me know if anyone here is interested as we will probably have our election for this internally as soon as we bring the first years on board.

04/04/2016

For any of you who didn't see this e-mail:

Hello, Region 4!

Please pass this message on to the members of your local AMA-MSS chapters, to be used in discussion of candidates for AMA's Women Physician Section (WPS) Delegate.

DID YOU KNOW? Medical students and residents are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections for AMA's Women Physician's Section (WPS) Delegate! Registered women in the WPS with a valid e-mail in AMA's system will be sent an e-mail with an electronic ballot between April 3rd-15th. Men in the AMA can register to vote for the WPS election by signing-up HERE by April 1st. Contact Cynthia Norwood with questions about the election process!

I am proud to support the candidacy of Dr. Vijaya Appareddy, MD for Delegate to the Women Physician's Section. Her dedication to the advancement of women in medicine has been evident since the beginning of her career, and she has humbly and tirelessly advocated for improvements in women's health. Those who have met Dr. Appareddy know of her integral leadership within the AMA and the greater community. Her qualifications include:

Extensive Leadership Experience on the Local, Regional, and National level: She served as the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) and serves on the Board of Trustees of her local hospital in her hometown of Chattanooga, TN. She also received a presidential appointment and served as Vice Chair for the Presidential Commission for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), advocates for social justice through her service on the Commission to End Healthcare Disparities, and more.
A Longstanding History and Record of Service with the AMA: She has chaired the International Medical Graduates (IMG) Section and served as a delegate to the AMA House of Delegates for a number of years. She is also a delegate to the Tennessee Medical Association's House of Delegates, where she has advocated for Medicaid Expansion in Tennessee and is currently authoring legislation pushing for increased resources for safe detox for expectant mothers, and more.
Please contact myself or Dr. Appareddy with any questions. She is truly an outstanding role model for women in medicine and a strong advocate for the needs of patients and future physicians, especially those of us in the medical student section!
Best,

Shyama Appareddy

Shyama Appareddy
MD Candidate, Class of 2019
ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
[email protected]
(423)504-0140

03/29/2016

Planning to attend the AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago? Consider applying to be a member of one of the Convention Committees! These committees are a great way to get more involved in the AMA on the national level, and we have had several members of our chapter participate in the past. If you'd like to know more, see the following link for descriptions on each committee and directions on how to apply:

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/member-groups-sections/medical-student-section/news-events/convention-committees.page

If you have any particular questions or concerns that aren't addressed by the AMA site, reach out to Mat Bowers (matbowers@ufl,edu) for answers.

P.S. Be on the lookout for an email within the coming days regarding further details on the Annual Meeting (registration, hotel accommodations, etc.)!

The committee reviews the credentials of certified voting members and alternate voting members and distributes ballots to these delegates during election periods.

03/15/2016

Next week (March 21-25), FMA is observing Organized Medicine Awareness Week. As part of the celebration, UFCOM is thrilled to be hosting FMA President, Dr. Nobo, for a lunchtime talk on Tuesday, March 22 from 12-1. The event will be streamed live to medical students across Florida, who will also be gathered to watch and enjoy lunch together. We are honored to be the host school and hope you will all consider attending. Business casual dress is encouraged and food will (of course) be provided.

HYTQ
What: Lunchtime talk with Dr. Nobo
When: Tuesday, March 22 12-1
Where: TBD (announced next week)
Food: Mi Apá

We look forward to seeing you all there!