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AIDS Advocacy Network
AIDS & Human Rights Leadership Institute

Co-hosted with Physicians for Human Rights

October 17-19, 2008

Application Deadline:  September 3, 2008

HIV is a treatable and preventable disease, yet AIDS is killing 8,000 people a day. Worldwide, over 40 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. In the United States, 1 out of 300 Americans is living with the virus. In Sub-Saharan Africa the pandemic is decimating communities. The world has not committed enough to stopping the scourge of HIV. The pandemic is not slowing.

What can YOU do to help?

We are looking for motivated students who have a passion to improve the lives of others. We seek activists who are enthusiastic about social justice, are committed to reducing global inequality, have a strong interest in global health, and are ready to participate in direct action. Selected students are expected to take the lead as part of the AIDS Advocacy Network (AAN), and to be active in the planning and implementation of strategies that address the inequalities that are driving the AIDS pandemic.

HIV/Human Rights Topics

  • Health as a Human Right
  • Brain Drain
  • Barriers to Treatment
  • Prevention and Intervention
  • Global Fund and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
  • Feminization of HIV
  • AIDS Education Projects

If selected, you will be expected to

  • Actively plan and execute AIDS Advocacy Network events, including the planning and execution of the nationwide AMSA World AIDS Day Action.
  • Present on one of the AAN campaigns at your school.
  • Organize one lobby day or direct action event in your region.
  • Attend your Regional Conference and work with the AAN.
  • Attend the AMSA National Convention in Washington DC in March and participate in AAN activities

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Participants must arrive on Friday, October 17.

We ask that your school provide the cost of transportation for each student to demonstrate their commitment to and support of AIDS leadership skills. The Institute will provide food, housing, and the weekend events.

TO APPLY, please send in the following materials:

  1. Name, year in school, and contact information
  2. CV
  3. Previous experience in advocacy and grassroots organizing (though experience is not required)
  4. A description, no longer than 500 words, as to why you want to attend the leadership weekend and what you hope to gain from attending
  5. Please include the following statement in your application "I understand that I will arrange for my own travel, with expenses paid by my medical school, to arrive in Washington-Dulles airport on Friday, October17th, and staying for the entire weekend."

If you have questions, contact Laura Frye, AMSA’s Infectious Diseases coordinator at laurakfrye@gmail.com.

Application Deadline: September 3, 2008

SPACE IS LIMITED SO APPLY EARLY. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please email completed application to laurakfrye@gmail.com.

* If you are not a member of AMSA, you may apply, however, you must be a member of AMSA to attend the Leadership Institute.*

    
 

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