Register today for the American Medical Association International Medical Graduates (IMG) Section Interim Meeting to be held Nov. 10-12 at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando. Invite a colleague or friend to become involved in the AMA’s policymaking meeting, participate in Section events and hone your leadership skills.
All IMG Section meetings will be held at the Dolphin, including:
- The 14th annual AMA Research Symposium and reception: Friday Nov. 11, 1–7:30 p.m.
Hear educational sessions, oral research presentations and view abstracts by AMA-IMG Section ECFMG-certified candidates who are waiting residency. Featuring the work of AMA members from the medical student and resident sections as well, the symposium typical showcases the research of more than 600 participants.
- AMA-IMG Section reception and congress: Saturday Nov. 12, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Network with colleagues and discuss policy items for the AMA-IMG Section as well as AMA House of Delegates reports and resolutions of interest.
Invited guest speakers: Humayun Chadhury, DO, CEO and president of the Federation of State Medical Boards; Thakor Patel, MD, adjunct associate professor of medicine at the Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
- Busharat Ahmad, MD, Leadership Development Program: Sunday Nov. 13, 2–3 p.m.
Learn what it takes to be an effective physician leader through followership. Featured speaker: Nestor Ramirez-Lopez, MD, “Followership, the Other Face of Leadership”
- AMA-IMG Section and AMA Minority Affairs Section delegates caucus: Monday Nov. 14, 8:30–9:30 a.m.
Review reference committee reports and discuss strategies for supporting both the AMA-IMG Section and relevant AMA House of Delegates policy items.
Registration will close on November 5. Book your hotel reservations now. For more information, email img@ama-assn.org or call the AMA-IMG Section at (312) 464-5397.
