Newswise — All credentialed media are invited to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting of the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), an association representing the nation’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health systems.
WHEN: November 2-7, 2012
WHERE: San Francisco, California Moscone Convention Center800 Howard Street (corner of Fourth & Howard Streets)The Press Room is located at Alcove 3-1 of the Moscone West building.
WHAT: This year’s meeting will include discussions and presentations on: • The physician workforce, Medicare policy, and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on medical education and health care• Diversity in medical education and the workforce, LGBT health, and reducing health disparities• New developments in medical education to train the physicians of the future, the new MCAT® exam, and technology and social media in education
WHO: Leading experts from across the country in medical education, the physician workforce, and health policy will convene to discuss the future of health care and the role of medical schools and teaching hospitals. Other speakers of interest at the conference include Salman Khan, founder of the Khan Academy and one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people; Mark Laret, CEO of the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center; and Walter Isaacson, biographer and author of Einstein: His Life and Universe.
RSVP: Media interested in attending the meeting can register by sending a completed registration form to Jamila Vernon at [email protected]. To access the form and view sessions of interest, visit the For the Media section of the newsroom homepage. For the full meeting agenda, visit https://www.aamc.org/meetings/annual/2012_annual_meeting/.
Questions: Contact Jamila Vernon at 202-828-0959 or [email protected].
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