Advocacy in Action Workshop

The Advocacy in Action Workshop is an opportunity for medical students to receive virtual grassroots advocacy skills training that will equip them to become effective advocates and leaders in medicine.

Register for the webinars on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to hear from expert speaker panels, participate in advocacy skills workshops, learn about health care issues and how you can actively advocate for patients, providers and communities.

On the third day, Oct. 2, workshop attendees are invited to put to use the skills they learned and resources provided to advocate for specific issues they care most about.

Download the PDF for the agenda.

Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Central

• Opening remarks
• Advocacy 101: How to be an Effective Advocate
• Op-Eds Writing Made Simple
• Congressional Letter Writing Do’s and Don'ts
• Public Comments and the Rulemaking Process
• How to Successfully Engage with your Local Representative
• Region breakout events

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Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Central

• Simulated lobbying session
• State-level advocacy with AMA Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) staff

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Oct. 2

• Lobbying day! The agenda for this day will be posted once available.

• Issue Brief 1: Maternal Health and Mortality (PDF)
• Issue Brief 2: Graduate Medical Education (PDF)
• Issue Brief 3: Medicare Reform and Prior Authorization (PDF)
• Advocacy in Action Workshop: Draft letter to Congress (PDF)
• Advocacy in Action Workshop: Lobbying (PDF)
• Advocacy in Action Workshop: Meeting request (PDF)

For questions about the Advocacy in Action Workshop, contact Kaylee Scarnati, AMA Government Relations Advocacy Fellow at [email protected].