CMA Medical Student Leadership Conference: Sustaining the Dialogue
Dear California Medical Students,
Thanks to the many of you who attended the California Medical Association’s 4th Annual Medical Student Leadership Conference. Over 100 medical students from across the state gathered at the University of Southern California on September 19, 2009, to discuss health care reform. Students were passionate about the issues of the day, including obtaining the Governor’s signature on AB 2 to stop retroactive rescission of health insurance coverage, improving medical school loan repayment options, the primary care shortage, access to care, and more. The voice of medical students was heard by influential policy makers in the governor’s office, the legislature and within CMA and AMA.
We look forward to many exciting opportunities in the weeks to come. On October 16-18, CMA will have its annual House of Delegates meeting in Anaheim, at which medical students are welcome and encouraged to attend. This year there should be very interesting debates on some of the issues brought up at the leadership conference. We as California medical students have put together a Health Care Reform Task Force, which will gather ideas from around the state on health care reform and issue a press release after the Anaheim meeting. Also, November 6-8 is the AMA Interim meeting in Houston. We hope to see many of you at all of these events.
We appreciate your willingness to provide critical perspectives on how to enhance our health care delivery system. To find out more about how you can get involved, please see the links below for more information about CMA MSS leadership positions, CALPAC membership, and student clinic resources.
CMA is committed to advocating on behalf of its 35,000 members, many of whom are medical students. I greatly appreciate your engagement at this year’s leadership conference and look forward to sustaining our dialogue on health care reform. Thank you for your continued commitment to the profession and our future patients. Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or ideas.
Sincerely,
Jackie Weiss
University of San Francisco
Chair, CMA Medical Student Section
jackiefweiss@gmail.com
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CMA is the largest, most influential medical organization in California and an aggressive advocate for doctors and patients. Representing 35,000 members, we are your voice in state and federal government, in the courts, in the media, and in battles with regulators and health insurers. Below are some helpful links that will help you make a difference through your membership and stay up to date on the issues.
Become a Medical Student Leader
CMA Medical Student Leadership Positions available for the April elections
Community Health and Student Mobile Clinics
CMA Foundation Leadership Grants
Support Candidates
California Medical Association Political Action Committee
Become a Legislative Key Contact (Grassroots Advocacy)
keycontacts@cmanet.org
Subscribe to CMA’s Biweekly Newsletter, CMA Alert
kboroski@cmanet.org
Media Ambassador Training
abeck@cmanet.org
Health Care Reform
CMA Health Reform Resource Center
California Medical Association’s
Medical Student Section Executive Committee
Jackie Weiss
Chair, CMA MSS
UC San Francisco
jackiefweiss@gmail.com
Chris Ellstrom
Immediate Past Chair, CMA MSS
Loma Linda University
ellstrom@gmail.com
Laura Faye Gephart
Student Trustee, CMA MSS
Loma Linda University
laurafayegephart@gmail.com
Iain MacEwan
Vice Chair of Chapter Development
UC San Diego
imacewan@ucsd.edu
Janelle Marshall
Vice Chair of Legislative Affairs
UC Irvine
jkmarsha@uci.edu
Manisha Bahl
Chief Information Officer
UC San Francisco
manisha.bahl@ucsf.edu
Chirag Vora
Liaison to the RFS/YPS
Western University
cvora85@gmail.com
MSS Representatives
Christopher Ellstrom
Immediate Past Chair
CALPAC Board
Loma Linda University
ellstrom@gmail.com
Liisa Bergmann
AMA California Delegation (Delegate)
UCLA
Liisa@ucla.edu
Catherine Gambs
California Delegation to AMA (Alternate)
Loma Linda University
cgambs@llu.edu
Andrew Nelson
CALPAC Board (Exec. Com.)
Western University of Health Sciences
anelson@westernu.edu
Bradley Johnson
CMA Foundation
University of Southern California
bcjohnso@gmail.com
John Ludlow
Council on IT
UC Irvine
jludlow@uci.edu
Adam Androlia
Committee on Professional Liability
Western University
aandrolia@western.edu
Connie Chen
Committee on Quality Care
UC San Francisco
conn.chen@gmail.com
Kristen Gregory
Council on Ethical Affairs
University of Southern California
kristeng@usc.edu
Ryan Ribeira
Council on Legislation
UC Davis
RJRibeira@gmail.com
Dawn Sung
EMOS Representative
UC Davis
dawn.sung@gmail.com
Evan Raff
Council on Scientific Affairs
University of Southern California
evanraff@gmail.com
Chirag Vora
Liaison to the RFS/YPS
Western University
cvora85@gmail.com
