Originally posted 3/30/2017
(Photos omitted from re-post) As a non-issue-based, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing civic engagement among healthcare practitioners, we believe that healthcare policy should be evidence based. We encourage medical students and other healthcare workers to get involved in politics (including running for office) because we feel that the evidence based decision making skill-set that scientists possess is an important skill-set that should be universally present in policy making arenas. For these reasons, Citizen Physicians is excited to be participating in the March for Science on April 22. We hope you join us! Order a Citizen Physicians March for Science t-shirt here. Let us know if you plan on participating here so we can keep you updated. We have a limited number of couches for CP supporters and members to sleep on in the DC/Maryland area for those of you who are making the trek for the official march. If you are interested in being hosted, click here.
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Originally posted 2/1/2017
(Photos omitted with re-post) Citizen Physicians is excited to announce our newest campaign: Engage 2018! Engage 2018 is our effort to increase civic engagement activities at every medical school across the country and to get every single eligible medical student to vote in the November 2018 midterm election. If you or someone you know is interested in mobilizing your medical school classmates to get ready for the 2018 election cycle, contact us to talk about starting a chapter of Citizen Physicians at your school and/or sign up for our National Medical Student Voter Registration Campaign! Originally posted 11/10/2016
(Photos omitted from re-post) During election season, two more medical schools founded chapters of Citizen Physicians, encouraging medical students to prioritize civic engagement. Meet the presidents of the newest chapters of Citizen Physicians at Georgetown Medical School and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth! Marwah Shahid grew up in Nashville, TN and attended Vanderbilt University for her undergraduate studies. Her most formative experience while at Vanderbilt was as a member of the Ingram Scholars Program, a four year program committed to developing scholars in service to the community. Because of her interest in health policy and advocacy, she moved to Washington, DC and is currently a fourth year medical student at Georgetown University. She is a Health Justice Scholar at Georgetown and the Legislative Affairs OSR Delegate for the Northeast chapter of the AAMC. She hopes Citizen Physicians can serve as a platform to dissect the intersection of medicine and government. Ariel Wampler is a second year at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and a 2015 graduate of Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology. She intends to pursue a M.D.-M.P.H dual degree through The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where she is currently involved in research on shared decision-making and identifying high-value care practices. During college, she performed research on health risk communication, steered and wrote for two student publications focused on health and medicine, and served as both a peer counselor and trainer for prospective counselors. Additionally, she mentored younger pre-health students, twice oversaw Cornell’s annual week-long healthcare conference, and performed extensive fundraising for the Ithaca Free Clinic as well as for a local food bank as part of the Kappa Omicron Nu honor society. During the summer of 2014, as a Public Policy Associate for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, she tracked legislation, media coverage, and current research to support mental health advocacy. She ultimately hopes to combine practice with teaching and advising policymakers on healthcare payment reform. Ashley Dunkle is a second year medical student at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Originally from Ohio, she attended undergraduate at Denison University, majoring in biology with an interest in health sciences. After college, Ashley worked in Copenhagen, Denmark planning and leading academic travel at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad. As her global interests grew, Ashley pursued an MPH from Boston University School of Public Health, concentrating in global health and epidemiology. During her studies, she worked as a research assistant on a multi-national childhood pneumonia etiology study called PERCH in Lusaka, Zambia. She has also participated in research in OBGYN at Boston Medical Center, and completed a summer internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, studying refugee health. Ashley spent two years as Program Coordinator for the Global Primary Care Program at Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health. She helped manage a global health residency program, global health electives for internal medicine residents, and partnership initiatives in rural Uganda. Prior to starting medical school, she served as a Global Health Corps Fellow in Kampala, Uganda developing curricula to train health workers in managing non-communicable diseases. Ashley believes that health is a human right and aims to serve vulnerable populations in medicine and public health so we may have greater health equity both in the United States and globally. Originally posted 9/30/2016
(Photos omitted from re-post) The University of Maryland Citizen Physicians chapter hosted a Clinician-Policymaker Panel on September 29th featuring Dr. Terri Hill, Dr. Clarence Lam, and Dr. Jay Jalisi, all members of the Maryland House of Delegates. They talked about how they got interested in public policy, how medical students can get involved and make a difference, and what the role of a physician in public policy can and should be. Clips from the panel will be featured on NPR in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. Thanks so much to the Delegates for their time and wise insights! Originally posted 8/21/2016
Note that oral and written testimony are unique; this post discusses oral testimony only. Further note that the "Getting There" section is for the State of Rhode Island only, while the "Giving Testimony" and "Tips" section applies more broadly. Getting There: 1. Arrive at the RI Statehouse by 4:30PM (earlier if the bill is controversial and will draw significant testimony). 2. Sign up in the in the hearing room that is posted on the committee agenda. 3. Wait for the ‘Rise’ (aka the moment when the House or Senate ends their floor session); this is when testimonies will begin. 4. Wait in the hearing room until you are called by the chairperson to testify. If the room is over capacity, wait outside the room. Giving Testimony: 5. Thank the committee and chairman/woman 6. State your name and expertise 7. State the bill number and your position 8. Clearly state your argument and back it up with stats, facts, and examples. Remember to:
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Post Author: Shayla Durfey, medical student at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and co-President for Citizen Physicians Originally posted 6/28/2016
Contact: Aaron Shapiro Cell: 240-485-8300 Email: aaron_shapiro@brown.edu Website: www.citizenphysicians.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/citizenphysicians FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Students Campaign to Register Every Medical Student in the Country to Vote Providence, RI (6/27/16) – Citizen Physicians, a non-partisan organization dedicated to training future healthcare providers in effective civic engagement, has launched the National Medical Student Voter Registration Campaign (NMSVRC), an initiative to get every medical student in the country registered to vote in time for the November 8th election. Aaron Shapiro, Executive Director and Founder of Citizen Physicians, said, “We’re working to become the ‘Rock the Vote’ of the healthcare community and get a voter registration initiative in every medical school across the country. We already have students from thirty medical schools signed up and more students are joining us every week.” Medical students participating in the campaign commit to hosting a voter registration and information table during the first few weeks of the coming academic year, specifically targeting incoming first year students. Shapiro, a medical student at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, continued, “Our goal is to send a strong message to medical professionals -- starting on day one of medical school orientation -- that doctors, just like every other American citizen, have a civic responsibility to vote. Politicians make critical decisions that dramatically affect our patients and how we practice medicine. It’s our responsibility to be informed citizens when we step into that ballot box.” Andreas Mitchell, founding President of the Citizen Physicians chapter at Harvard added: “Our patients' health, as well as our own, is affected by policy decisions that are happening before our eyes. As the second Citizen Physicians chapter, we look forward to helping grow the movement to engage medical professionals in their communities.” Kaylie Miller, co-president of Citizen Physicians’ newest chapter at University of Maryland, Baltimore said that despite the rigor of medical school, she and her classmates were enthusiastic about “engaging in the political process that will affect our future patients.” Medical students who organize a voter registration and information table at their school receive a Citizen Physicians lapel pin for their white coat to signify their appreciation for the responsibility physicians have to be informed voters and civically engaged. Students can sign up to participate at www.citizenphysicians.org/nmsvrc.html About Citizen Physicians Citizen Physicians is a start-up organization with a non-partisan, non-issue-based mission to train future healthcare providers in effective civic engagement. Our goal is that every graduating healthcare practitioner feels competent in their ability to access governmental systems both as individual citizens and as healthcare providers who care for diverse patient populations. We currently have four chapters of Citizen Physicians: Alpert Medical School of Brown University (founding chapter), Harvard Medical School, Pritzker School of Medicine at University of Chicago, and University of Maryland in Baltimore. Medical schools currently participating in the National Medical Student Voter Registration Campaign include: Alpert Medical School of Brown University Baylor College of Medicine Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Central Michigan University College of Medicine Creighton University School of Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine Harvard Medical School Howard University School of Medicine Keck School of Medicine Loma Linda University School of Medicine Loyola Stritch School of Medicine Mercer University School of Medicine New York Medical College Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago Rush Medical College Stony Brook University School of Medicine Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine University of Arizona College of Medicine University of California Irvine School of Medicine University of California Riverside School of Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Medical School University of Mississippi School of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine This article was originally published on the Brown Medicine Magazine website.
--- GET OUT THE VOTE BY PHOEBE HALL Med students across the US are working to get their classmates to the polls in November. You don’t have to be a political junkie to be absorbed by the news this election season. But even civically minded medical students, mired in exams and clinical rotations, may feel that voting should take a backseat to their studies. Not so, says Aaron Shapiro MD’18, founder of the student group Citizen Physicians at Alpert Medical School, which aims to increase civic engagement among its fellow med students. “Physicians—just like every other citizen—have a civic responsibility to vote,” Shapiro says. “We work to find ways to decrease barriers to engagement. This is a very important election year and we want to make sure that medical students across the country are able to participate.” Their goal is not small. Citizen Physicians, which also has chapters at Harvard and the University of Chicago, aims to get every medical student in the nation registered to vote in time for the November 8 election. Their National Medical Student Voter Registration Campaign is reaching out to medical schools across the US to organize voter registration drives and get the word out to students that yes, they can—and should—make the time to vote. So far 25 schools are participating, and more sign up every week, Shapiro says. “I’ve heard from medical students across the country that there really isn’t any voice encouraging medical students to register to vote,” he says. “We want them to know that their administrations support them and encourage them to take this time.” Last fall, Citizen Physicians welcomed Alpert Medical School’s first-year students with a voter registration drive, and will do so again this August. The group helps students navigate concerns about where they should register—locally or in their home states—as well as how to request absentee ballots. To make any good habit last a lifetime, it’s best to start early. That’s why targeting medical students is important. “Physicians vote significantly less than the national average,” Shapiro says. “Making it so easy to register to vote was the main reason we are working to bring this initiative to national scale.” Any medical student who organizes a voter registration drive at their school (especially focusing on registering first-year students at the start of next academic year) will receive a Citizen Physicians lapel pin for their white coat. http://www.brownmedicinemagazine.org/blog/get-out-the-vote/ Originally posted 6/15/2016
(Photos omitted with re-post) We are so happy that Daniel Imas and Kaylie Miller, students at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have officially founded a chapter of Citizen Physicians! Now the fourth recognized medical school chapter, UMB joins Brown, Harvard, and University of Chicago as the medical schools spearheading the initiative to increase civic engagement among medical students across the country. If you are interested in starting a chapter of Citizen Physicians at your medical school, please contact us. Daniel is a second year medical student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Originally from Bethesda, MD, he attended Rice University and majored in Chemistry. While in college, he volunteered for a local Houston campaign and served as an election clerk. His passions include equal access to healthcare and civil rights. He is excited to help keep medical students civically engaged by giving them more opportunities and resources to express their opinions to government officials, particularly those decisions impacting how they will practice medicine in the future. He hopes to share his love for public policy with those who have not previously had much exposure to it. Kaylie grew up on a farm in Western Maryland with her parents and two older siblings. She studied biology and psychology at Northwestern University (class of 2014) and took some time off school after undergrad to do basic science research in Chicago. Currently, she is a 2nd year student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and is hoping to involve her class in the political processes that will affect their future patients. Originally Posted 6/15/2016
(Photo omitted with re-post) I am thrilled to announced that Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott -- Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health -- has joined Liz Schrayer, Barbara Bush, and Emily Flower on the Citizen Physicians Advisory Board. The Citizen Physicians Advisory Board is an invaluable group of professionals with years of experience in public health, social justice, civic engagement, political strategy, program development, and non-profit management. They advise Citizen Physicians leadership through strategic decision making, program implementation, and effective growth. They are a truly invaluable piece of Citizen Physicians' work and we are thrilled to have Dr. Alexander-Scott join our team. Originally posted 4/27/2016
(Photo omitted with re-post) ***PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS LISTSERVS AND TO ANY MEDICAL STUDENTS OR MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY/STAFF YOU KNOW*** The National Medical Student Voter Registration Campaign (NMSVRC) is a new effort by Citizen Physicians to get every eligible medical student in the country registered to vote so that we are ready to exercise our right to vote on November 8, 2016. Any medical student that organizes a voter registration drive at their school (especially focusing on registering first-year students at the start of next academic year) will receive a Citizen Physicians lapel pin for their white coat. This pin indicates that you are a healthcare provider who understands the need to be civically conscious and engaged in order provide the best care for our patient populations. Citizen Physicians is a start-up organization with a non-partisan, non-issue-based mission to train future healthcare providers in effective civic engagement. If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form to receive more information on how to easily set up a voter registration activity at your school and how to receive your Citizen Physicians white-coat pin. If you have any questions about this campaign, please don’t hesitate to contact us at citizenphysicians@gmail.com. To learn more about Citizen Physicians, visit us at www.citizenphysicians.org, like us on Facebook and follow us @CtznPhysicians. Sincerely, Aaron Shapiro Executive Director, Founder Citizen Physicians PS We would love for any student to post a selfie in line at your polling place, mailing in your absentee ballot, or wearing your “I voted” sticker to our Facebook page with a sentence about how you made time to cast your vote even as a busy medical student to encourage others to do the same. |
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