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Corps Community Day
October 13, 2011
AMSA is collaborating with the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to bring you "Corps Community Day" as part of NPCW 2011. Click on the Community Corps Day banner below for useful resources, programming ideas, and a map of NHSC events happening across the country. For assistance in planning your chapter's Corps Community Day events, contact CorpsCommunityDay@hrsa.gov.

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National Primary Care Week

Innovations in Primary Care
October 10 - 14, 2011

Primary Care ProgressNPCW 2011: AMSA-PCP Collaboration

This year AMSA is partnering with Primary Care Progress (PCP) to co-sponsor National Primary Care Week (NPCW). PCP is a grassroots non-profit with about a dozen chapters across the country that seeks to increase the primary care workforce and to build future leaders in the field. AMSA and PCP are collaborating on the programming, outreach, media, and evaluation components of NPCW.

Together, we hope to use NPCW to raise awareness about the importance of primary care, to expose trainees to new models of care delivery, and to collaborate to improve primary care training.

Learn more about Primary Care Progress online. Plus, find out more about becoming a member or starting a local PCP chapter.

National Primary Care Week is an annual event to highlight the importance of primary care and bring health care professionals together to discuss and learn about generalist and interdisciplinary health care, particularly its impact on and importance to underserved populations. NPCW aims to focus the attention of health professional students from all disciplines on the failure of the healthcare system to provide equal, high quality health care to all individuals, regardless of ethnicity, race and other factors, and to provide students with the tools to address these inequalities.

AMSA is seeking other schools, health organizations and professionals to observe National Primary Care Week. If you are interested in partnering with AMSA or just want to share great events you have planned, please contact our Health Justice Fellow.

NPCW dates not working for your school? We highly encourage participation by shifting the dates to accommodate your schedule. Please feel free to continue using AMSA materials or to reach out for any support you may need.

Get Involved

  • Sign-up to be a NPCW Coordinator
    NPCW is an exciting opportunity for students early in their health profession training to become involved with or to enhance their interests in primary care. AMSA is in search of students from ALL health professions schools to act as coordinators for this year's National Primary Care Week in their areas.
     
  • Student Leader Resource Center
    Don't worry, coordinating NPCW is not difficult. AMSA has put together tools and resources to help you put together a rock solid NPCW! Get started today!

NPCW Programming Menu: Tool-Kits now available!

Here are some innovative NPCW programming tool-kits which have been put together by your NPCW 2011 AMSA-PCP Visionary Team. Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions. More tool-kits will be available in the coming week, so check back often!

Download the NPCW Programming Menu Abstracts

Primary Care 

NPCW is funded in part by the AMSA Foundation through a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

For more information, contact NPCW.

NPCW and YOU

  • Improve your understanding of primary care
  • Meet role models and leaders in the field
  • Learn about clinical and non-clinical careers related to primary care
  • Discover the importance of collaboration between primary care practitioners and the community
  • Participate in community service events
  • Get involved in the political process

You're Invited to CHIT CHAT

CHIT ChatCommunity Healers Inspiring Tomorrow (CHIT) Chat Webinar Series Starts October 12.

NPCW Partners

Future NPCWs

  • October 8-12, 2012
  • October 7-11, 2013

NPCW 2010