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Medical trainee advocates: Speak now, even if your voice quivers

AMSA Advocate with Congressperson on Advocacy Day

By: Benjamin Duong “Speak now, even if your voice quivers,” are words I’ve heard AMSA Fellows say to center themselves, like palming a paper clip before speeches. I know that feeling. My first time in Washington, D.C., to meet with elected officials about anything was AMSA Advocacy Day. I was an Advocacy Liaison who trained…