By: Daniel H. Gouger, MD The morning of my medical school graduation, I woke up early to steam my academic regalia. Then I wrote a public statement about how repealing the Affordable Care Act would devastate millions. In months of scorching D.C. summer heat, I met with elected officials’ offices and called Congressional phone lines,…
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EAF Advocacy Trip: Update 3
Join AMSA Education & Advocacy Fellow Dr. Alison Case as she visits AMSA Chapters across the country! Alison has recently returned from her Midwest tour visiting AMSA chapters, rallying against global AIDS relief funding cuts, and offering advocacy workshops on meeting with elected officials. Two weeks ago, AMSA’s Education and Advocacy Fellow, Alison Case, was on the road…
Journal of a Bird-dogger
June 5, 2015 A hotel parking lot somewhere outside Chicago It is 1:30AM when we finally roll up to the parking lot of the hotel where we pick up the final member of our bird-dog crew. Our final destination is Des Moines, Iowa, the site of our first event of the weekend, a meet and greet…