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Reminder that TONIGHT at 11:59 PM is the deadline to apply for AMA, NMA, and MOMS officer positions for next year! Still many positions remain available. The Google form can be found at the link below and is easy to fill out--just rank any position(s) you're interested in, and there's an optional 150-limit answer as to why you think you're a good candidate. Please reach out to Natasha at 308-380-5393 if you have any questions! Thank you!

https://forms.gle/MpikYf4JBSrBVbNy9

Health equity experts take a deeper dive into the many challenges that both Latinx patients and those pursing medical careers face, including lack of opportunity, preparedness and resources, as well as unequal treatment.

After the Show: Delve deeper into the conversation on structural racism and the Latinx Community Our panelists highlight the discriminatory practices (caused by structural racism in the health care system) Latinx individuals and physicians face.

AMA CEO and EVP James Madara, MD, interviews Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease, about the COVID-19 pandemic and what lies ahead for physicians and medical students.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on the Year Ahead | Exclusive Interview - YouTube Join Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and James Madara, MD, American Medical Association CEO and EVP, a...

We hope that you are as excited as we are for the 2020 Medical Student National Advocacy Week. From October 12-16, medical student members of the AMA from every corner of the United States will stand together to actively address barriers to quality health care. Each day focuses on a specific topic and plan of action. Participating students do not need to be members of the AMA; however, they do need to be medical students.

Here is the detailed agenda: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-10/2020-national-advocacy-week-agenda.pdf

Register here for this event:
https://www.ama-assn.org/residents-students/medical-school-life/2020-medical-student-national-advocacy-week

2020 Medical Student National Advocacy Week Medical Student National Advocacy Week is a grassroots campaign taking place Oct. 12-16 all across the United States.

Hello UNMC AMA/NMA Family,

Are you ready for the 2020 Medical Student National Advocacy Week?

Medical Student National Advocacy Week is a national grassroots effort created to:
1. Address critical barriers in accessing equitable, quality, and affordable health care
2. Equip medical students nationwide with the tools to advocate effectively for their patients

From Oct. 12-16, medical student members of the AMA from every corner of the United States will stand together to actively address barriers to quality health care. Each day focuses on a specific topic and plan of action.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Oct. 12: Map out your advocacy plan
Oct. 13: Future of telemedicine & broadband access
Oct. 14: Improving health equity through COVID-19 & beyond
Oct. 15: Fix prior authorization
Oct. 16: Investing in public health infrastructure & final summary session

Those participating do not need to be members of the AMA; however, they do need to be medical students.

Here is the link to download the action kit (PDF) for the full agenda, action items for each day, issue briefs, a checklist, how to apply for a Section Involvement Grant (SIG) and more:

2020 Medical Student National Advocacy Week Medical Student National Advocacy Week is a grassroots campaign taking place Oct. 12-16 all across the United States.

Clinicians are not immune to cognitive biases that can render diagnosis and treatment decisions vulnerable to error. Learn effective debiasing strategies and how education on the effects of bias on clinical decision making helps make patients safer in this medical education article in the September issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics.

Believing in Overcoming Cognitive Biases Like all humans, health professionals are subject to cognitive biases that can render diagnoses and treatment decisions vulnerable to error.