American Medical Student Association

Healthcare Policy Lecture Series

• Single Payer (2012): Dr. Robert Zarr from Physicians for a National Health Plan gives a rundown on the US insurance system, the ACA, and how a single-payer insurance system could help control healthcare costs in the US.
• ACA Part 1 & ACA Part 2 (2012): Dr. Cedric Dark, founder and executive editor of policyrx.org, gives a two-part talk on the Affordable Care Act.
• Women's Health (2012): Danielle Garrett from the National Women's Law Center touches on a number of important women's health issues and discusses some of the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act that impact women's health.
• Conflicts of Interest (2012): Dr. Ashlee Goldsmith, a 4th year resident and member of the NPA Unbranded Doctor Network, talks about conflicts of interest and how the pharmaceutical industry influences physician prescribing habits.

Quality Time Video Training Series

• Handoffs: A Typical Day on the Wards (2012) | YouTube Video 

Patient Safety & Quality

• Introduction to Patient Safety with Robert Wachter, MD (2011)
• What Shapes the Delivery of Healthcare? with Shawna Perry, MD and Alan Dow, MD, MSHA (2012)
• An Invitation to Compassion: The Future of End of Life Care with Stephen Kiernan (2011)
• Solving Problems and Solving Puzzles: the Need for Improvement Science with Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM (2012)
• How to Build a Career in Patient Safety & Quality with Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM and HeeWon Lee (2012)

General Medical Professionalism

• The Healthy Communication Webinar with Rick Kirschner, ND (2011)
• Writing and Professionalism with Dr. Theresa Zink (2010)

SWIM: Student Wellness & Integrative Medicine Webinar Series

• Medical Student Panel for Pre-Med Applicants (2012)

Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Health

• Interacting with the Multicultural or Immigrant Patient by Dr. Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD (2012)

Wellness & Student Life Book Discussions

• The Enemy - Dr. Rafael Campo (2010) | Program & Slides
• Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank - Dr. Randi Hutter Epstein (2010)u | Program & Slides
• Becoming a Doctor: From Student to Specialist, Doctor, Writers Share Their Experiences - Lee Gutkind (2010) |  Program | & Slides
• The Healing of America - T.R. Reid (2010)
• Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients - Dr. Danielle Ofri (2010)
• Final Exam  - Dr. Pauline W. Chen (2009)
• Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside - Dr. Katrina Firlik (2009)
• Narrative Matters: The Power of the Personal Essay in Health Policy - Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan (2009) 
• Fourteen Stories: Doctors, Patients, and Other Strangers - Dr. Jay Baruch (2009)
• The Mercy Rule: A Novel - Dr. Perri Klass (2009)
• The Orange Wire Problem and Other Tales from the Doctor's Office - Dr. David Watts (2009)
• The House of Hope and Fear: Life in a Big City Hospital - Dr. Audrey Young (2009)

Health Equity & Health Justice

• Advocating for Social and Health Justice: Dr. Adewale Troutman, a passionate and influential leader in the health equity movement (2010)

Chapter Officer Leadership Webinar Series (2012)

• Your AMSA Narrative: Craft your own personal AMSA story that you can share when talking with friends, family and colleagues. This is a valuable recruitment tool to have during recruitment season!
• Your Toolkit: Resources available to have a successful recruitment year as well as resources you can use for programming activities.
• Chapter Development. Better, Faster, Stronger! Ups and downs of chapter development and how to engage members in activities, leadership positions.