
Regional/National Events
October 23-25, 2009
AMSA regional conference in Chicago
Answer the Call: A Physicians Toolkit -- AMSA Region 4,5,6 Conference (reduced registration due 10/2)
We're taking a road trip! Come join students from U of M and other nearby med schools at the AMSA regional conference. There are a ton of great speakers and breakout sessions geared specifically to medical students. If you'd like to come, and have not signed up yet, please contact spamsa-exec@umich.edu asap. Travel and lodging will be subsidized as much as we can, however carpooling and crashing with friends is very much encouraged! For information about the conference, speakers, and sessions, please visit: http://amsa468.org/default.aspx If you have any questions, please email spamsa-exec@umich.edu.
AMSA in the news!
SLATE on health care policy in medical education and AMSA stance on health care reform http://www.slate.com/id/2221157/
Local Events
October 27, 2009
White coat embroidery and instrument sale!
White coat embroidery and instrument sale! 10/27
Want to add some flare to your white coat (or your name so that you're no longer "hey you!")? Need to get all your instruments for the next CFM week? AMSA's holding an white coat embroidery and instrument sale on Oct 27th and has got everything you need covered. More details to come, but save the date! Email Angela if you have any questions (amsandelin@gmail.com).
Leadership Institutes
Stay tuned to learn more about leadership institutes during the year! Information on the leadership institute deadlines are also in your most recent AMSA newsletter :-)
Instructions to add the AMSA calendar to your own google calendar:
1) In your gmail account, open the "calendar" tab in the left top corner (yeah this step should not be a surprise)
2) In the left column of your calendar, there is a box for "Other calendars" Click the button for "Add" at the bottom
3) Select "Add by URL"
4) In the URL box, paste the following address:
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/qs168i2457hc20d4lfd4k9f000%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics and click "add calendar"
5) Events compiled on this calendar should show up on your own! voila!
* If you ever want to hide this calendar from view, you can click on its listing in "Other calendars" and it will all disappear.
AC leaders, if you would like your AC events and meetings posted on the calendar, please email details to Aarti at surti@umich.edu.
(last updated October 21, 2009)