CAHPSA Southern California (SoCal) Regional Conference
"Take Back Your Profession" –– September 13, 2008 at UC Irvine
The first pre-Lobby Day 2009 training even of the season, our SoCal UHC Conference
titled “Take Back Your Profession” (See our “UniversalHealthCare flyer”
was a fabulous success, thanks largely to co-coordinators and planner-extraordinaires
medical students: Jen Alloo, MS2 (UC Irvine) and Matt "Jay
Macks" Greenberg,
MS2 (USC).
Over 150 health professional students (medical, pre-health and public health)
attended, from not only UCI and USC, but also Western, UCLA, UCSD and SDSU.
San Diego State University's Pre-Medical AMSA Chapter members, at the SoCal UHC Conference
Speakers and Presentations
- Dr. Sherif Emil, then Chief of Pediatric Surgery at UC Irvine (now at McGill University). Presentation titled “Rescuing a Hijacked Profession: American Medicine’s Sentinel Challenge.” Download Dr. Emil's presentation (File size: 9.5 MB, in PPT format). (Dr. Emil is shown in photo on right)
- Parker Duncan gave his first presentation as the Medical Student Fellow (MSF), titled: “UHC and SB840: Facts and Frames for Achieving TRUE Universal Health Care.” Download Parker Duncan's presentation (File Size: 13.5 MB, in PPT format).
- Matt "Jay Macks" Greenberg, medical student (MS2) and Rebecka Lopez, medical student (MS2) -- both of USC -- gave an enticing presentation titled "CA Lobby Day," on what to expect at Lobby Day 2009. (Download Matt "Jay Macks" Greenberg and Rebecka Lopez' USC Lobby Day Presentation (File size: 3 MB, in PPT format).
- A Poster about the SoCal UHC Conference, titled: "Sun,
Sand, Surf and ... SINGLE PAYER??? (on a Saturday???)" was
prepared by Matt "Jay Macks" Greenberg (MS2, USC) and Jennifer Alloo (MS2,
UC Irvine). The two presented their Poster at the American
Medical Student Association (AMSA) National Convention, March 2009
in Washington, DC.
Download full size photograph of the Poster (File size: 453 KB, JPG image format. Physical size: 1280 px wide X 800 px high)
Medical students Matt "Jay Macks" Greenberg (MS2, USC) and Jennifer
Alloo (MS2, UC Irvine), standing next to their impressive Poster about
the SoCal UHC Conference on September 13, 2009, which they presented at
the AMSA National Convention, March 2009 in Washington, DC:
Download
full size photo (File size: 1.7 MB, image JPG format.)
The event concluded with a Beach BBQ
Registration Fees and Funding Donations
Registration of $5 was collected via Eventbrite. Contributions were also received from UCI and USC medical education offices, as well as PNHP ($100 for each speaker).