Pre-Med AMSA Meeting Notes

Pre-Med AMSA Meeting Notes

Wednesday March 21st 2012

2013 National AMSA Conference

• March 2013• USA/AMSA has been

selected to host the International Federation

of Medical Students Association Annual

Conference• Washington DC

• Largest gathering of medical/pre-medical students in history

WATCH THE NATIONAL AMSA CONFERENCE PROMO VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_hBGA4Y8g

2013 National AMSA ConferenceFor more information: http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Homepage/Events/MM2013.aspx

Award-themed Opening Ceremony with prominent keynote

“Paint Yourself” Color Party

TIME MACHINE Culture Show & American Gala

DISCOVER AMERICAN HISTORY, CULTURE at the heart of the country

Bars/clubs

DC Monument Tour at Night

Live performances at the Kennedy Center and similar DC venues

Sporting events at the nearby Verizon Center, home of the Washington Wizards (NBA) and Caps (NHL)

WOODSTOCK IFMSA: National Food and Drink Party

Closing Ceremony Gala

Yoga Sessions

Morning Jogs

2012-2013 Officers Elections

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER?

Mandatory Info Night for all applications

Friday April 6th

5pm-5:30pmLocation: TBA

Election Applications will be sent out Friday April 6th

Election Applications are due Sunday 15th at midnight

Must have 45 AMSA BUCKS to apply, and 60 for the vice president or president position

2012 Pre-Med Week2 AMSA BUCKS FOR EVERY

NIGHT YOU ATTENDPlease join us for an entire week dedicated to premed related events! All events are

FREE Mon.-Thurs. and Pre-Med AMSA will be serving free food!

Monday March 26th (MOOS 2-520): AMCAS Information Night 5-6pm

Tuesday March 27th (MOOS 2-520): Personal Statement/ Mock Interview Workshop 5-7pm

Wednesday March 28th (MCB 3-120): Medical School Dean of Admissions: Mayo Clinic Medical School, University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School, U of

MN Medical School 5-7pm

Thursday March 29th (MOOS 2-530): MCAT Information Night 5-6pm

Friday March 30th (MOOS 1-450): 3rd Semi-Annual Premed Dinner5:30-7:30pm

Spring 2012 Pre-Med DinnerFriday March 30th (MOOS 1-450): 3rd

Semi-Annual Premed Dinner5:30-7:30pm

Ticket pricing--AMSA Member: $6Non- AMSA Member: $8

Tickets will be on sale before/after all AMSA meetings--Wednesdays 4:30-6:30pm in MCB 3-120. 

The dinner will consist of over 30 local physicians and medical students/residents. Pre-med students will have the opportunity to dine with professionals in medicine, and gain valuable information about medical school preparation and different specialties, and most importantly have fun in the process! Professional casual dress attire required. Reserve your seat today--space is limited!

2012 Raise it for Health Day at the Capitol

Advocates from across Minnesota will gather in St. Paul to

fight back against Big Tobacco!

The morning will be spent learning about the issues and how to talk to your legislators. Later head over to the Capitol to meet with

Minnesota State Senators and Representatives to ask them to join the fight against cancer.

When: Thursday, March 22, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Where: Minnesota History Center, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102

A light breakfast and boxed lunch will be provided.

Register at http://www.acscan.org/events/view/event/1743

PRE-MED AMSACancer Awareness Days

Cancer Awareness PanelWednesday April 4th, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

MCB 3-120

Cancer Awareness CarnivalThursday April 5th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

STSS 312

Cancer Awareness Panel

Wednesday April 4th 5:00-6:00 p.m. MCB

3-120

Please come join our cancer awareness panel members to learn more about

current cancer research, facts, stats, cancer prevention, and ask questions,

all while enjoying free Jimmy John’s and ribbons will be given to support the

cancer cause!

Cancer Awareness Panel Members

Arkadiusz Dudek, M.D., Ph.D.Area of Expertise: Kidney Cancer & Malignant Melanoma

Troy Lund, M.D., Ph.DArea of Expertise: Pediatric BMT

Anne Blaes, M.D.Area of Expertise: Malignant Hematology & Breast Cancer

Satya Bommakanti, M.D.Area of Expertise: Hematology & Oncology Fellowship Program

Robert Kratzke, M.D.Area of expertise: Lung Cancer & Melanoma

Cancer Awareness Carnival

Thursday April 5th

6:30-8:30 p.m.STSS 312

Attend our carnival and decorate cupcakes, tye-dye t-shirts, enter raffles for prizes, get a free cancer screening, play games, enjoy snacks and more!

Donations are welcome!Earn AMSA bucks for attending!

Just Health Network'Creating alternative

solutions to build global health

capacity'

Why alternatives?How to implement?About JHN...

'Creating alternative solutions to build

global health capacity'

Traditional / typical NGOs...Two week volunteer trip, administered vaccines and other services

A hospital in a Guatemalan tourist city that serves indigent residents(Staffed 52 weeks of the year by 26-52 different foreign doctors)

Mission: “Equipping the international body of Christ to serve the poor and underprivileged through education, experience and empowerment....”Vision: “We will make Jesus known in all the earth...producing an eternal movement in Christ Jesus.”

“In the years before it (the earthquake of 2010), we saw that Haiti had become a veritable “Republic of NGOs”, home to a proliferation of goodwill that did little or nothing to strengthen the public sector.”

“...the dysfunctional system of humanitarian aid that, good intentions aside, has become another obstacle to Haiti's recovery and sovereignty.”

- Paul Farmer

“The donors are making us lazy. The Japanese volunteers are doing what the city council used to do – mending potholes. It is better for us to have potholes. We would be forced to do something about them. We'd have to think for ourselves.”

- Rodger Chongwe, Malawi citizen

“They're entrenched. Charity is a business. They don't even think about leaving. They've created imbalances in food, artificial shortages, sudden surpluses from abroad that undercut the local farmers. They make more problems than they solve.”

“The donors must fuck off...Write that down! Use my name!” - Rodger Chongwe, Malawi citizen

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Alma Ata, 1978 Intl Conference on Primary Health CareIV. The people have the right and duty to participate individually and collectively in the planning and implementation of their health care.

2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness3. Aid flows are aligned on national priorities (Partner dictates priorities)4. Strengthen capacity by co-ordinated support

(Build partner capacity – infrastructure + people)

Why alternatives?

How to implement?

About JHN

'Creating alternative solutions to build

global health capacity'

JHN-MOKA (Minnesota-OHR Kenya

Alliance)Prepare professionals in training

for careers in global health

JHN-UgandaDevelopment directed by

and implemented by local communities

'Creating alternative solutions to build global health capacity'

Idi Amin Dada"His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"((AKA Military dictator)) 1971-1979 100,000-500,000 dead

Joseph KonyLord's Resistance Army (LRA)

1987-2007 100,000 child abductions

(soldiers, slaves, “child brides”)

21 counts of war crimes 1.8 million internally

displaced people

Northern Uganda: Four decades of conflict2007 – Present: Start of recovery

LRAcrisistracker.com

2005 IDP camp census - 1.84 million2010 IDP camp census - 182,000www.internal-displacement.org

Going home...

Kitgum hospital, Kitgum, Uganda(Managed by medical director and JHN partner Dr Alex Ocan)

Clinical officer and Just Health Network partner, Francis Ocan

Just Health Network co-founder Nathan Mustain and Francis

Rwot Telo Yoo Health Centre – Patongo

“Based on the needs assessment and feasibility survey done, we strongly propose to open and operate a health unit in Patongo town council,

Agago district, northern Uganda.” 20 years of war (LRA) = Disrupted / damaged

infrastructure IDPs returning home, government facilities

inadequate “...from Patongo the nearest hospital is

Kalongo hospital about 40km” “Approximately 80% of mothers who need

obstetric emergency care die before or shortly after reaching the far away hospitals.”

Why alternatives?

How to implement?

About JHN

'Creating alternative solutions to build

global health capacity'

Take-home points...

Development aid can be ineffective if not detrimental

International policies for effective development exist

JHN – Uganda: Development planned and implemented by local community

Rwot Telo Yoo: Health care infrastructure development by local community leaders

Just Health Networkhome.justhealthnetwork.orgcurt@justhealthnetwork.org

Kenya / Mfangano Islandorganichealthresponse.orgSierra Leonehttp://westafricanmedicalmissions.org/