South Carolina Medical Associaton - Young Physicians Section

Young physician issues

1) Call for Nominations: Advisory Committee on Group Practice Physicians
The AMA is seeking nominations for three seats on its Advisory Committee on Group Practice Physicians. The Advisory Committee on Group Practice Physicians advises the AMA Board of Trustees on policy matters relating to group and faculty practices. The committee consists of representatives from 11 group and faculty practices throughout the United States. The committee meets two times each year to discuss policy matters and activities that bear directly on group and faculty practice plan physicians. Nominations are due Oct. 10.

Visit the Web site to learn more and download a nomination form.

Review the AMA-YPS guidelines for endorsement and nomination.

2) AMA invites New York physicians to a Hispanic Physician Outreach Dinner
The Hispanic Physician Outreach Initiative is a leadership development project designed to increase the leadership and influence of Hispanic physicians in the AMA and organized medicine. A dinner meeting is scheduled in New York City on Oct. 19. Please join your colleagues and take part in this outreach project!

Send an e-mail if you are interested in attending.

Learn more about the initiative.

3) Wanted: Anesthesiologists
The AMA is hosting a meet-and-greet event in conjunction with the American Society of Anesthesiologists' annual meeting in Chicago. The event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 at McCormick Place. AMA-YPS Governing Council members Tripti Kataria, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, will be among the AMA leaders in attendance.

Call (800) 262-3211 or e-mail if you would like to attend. >>Learn more

4) Apply for an AMA Foundation Leadership Award and advance your leadership skills
The objective of the AMA Foundation Leadership Award program is to encourage involvement in organized medicine and continue leadership development among the country's brightest and most energetic medical students, residents/fellows, young physicians and international medical graduates.

The AMA Foundation will select up to 15 young physicians for the award and will cover travel expenses, including airfare and hotel, for recipients to attend the 2007 AMA National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. Presentations by nationally prominent political, civic and medical leaders are sure to keep recipients abreast of the most current developments and predictions regarding our health care system. Additionally, the program will include special sessions on speaker and leadership training. Applications are due Nov. 17. >>Apply online

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