How medical students can advocate for key issues in medicine

AMA CXO Todd Unger chats with Brittany Ikwuagwu, the AMA's current government relations advocacy fellow, or GRAF, about the power of medical student advocacy and the AMA’s upcoming Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC). This year's conference will be held virtually, March 3-4, 2022, and will include one day of programming and one day of scheduled virtual Capitol Hill meetings to advocate on key issues like prior authorization, telehealth and payment reform.     ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew  🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:  ▹ Reforming Medicare payment  ▹ Fighting scope creep  ▹ Fixing prior authorization  ▹ Reducing physician burnout  ▹ Making technology work for physicians  📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://ama-assn.co/youTube  📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA: https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters  💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social