The AAMC Office of Community Engagement hosted an IDEAS Webinar: Developing the Next Generation of Physicians as Policy Advocates to Advance Health Equity. Panelists discussed why it is important for health professionals to be involved in shaping policy, provided examples of advocacy, and walked through the AAMC's new toolkit designed to assist health professions learners in Washington, DC to leverage their role to drive positive social change as they advocate with and for their patients and communities. Although this toolkit was designed for learners in the District of Columbia, the principles could be applied in other regions nationally.
You can view a recording of the webinar here.
You can view and download the advocacy toolkit for physicians in training here.
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Clarence Fluker
Director of Community Engagement
Association of American Medical Colleges
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