Make waves in the political world: AMPAC shows you how

Physicians, residents and students who have political aspirations or want to actively influence health care policy can learn how with help from AMPAC, the AMA’s bipartisan political action committee. Whether it’s running for public office or campaigning for a candidate who supports issues that are important to medicine, AMPAC offers programs to help physicians and doctors in training enter the political world. A curriculum for a successful candidacy Making the leap from the exam room to the campaign trail is not an easy task. For AMA members, their spouses, medical students and residents, and state medical association staff considering a run for public office, the AMPAC Candidate Workshop, taking place Feb. 19-21 in Arlington, Va., can provide training in the skills required for a successful campaign, such as campaign strategizing, media advertising, public speaking and fundraising. At the workshop, bipartisan political veterans will give expert advice on politics and what it takes to mount a competitive and ultimately successful campaign. Attendees also will learn the importance of a disciplined campaign plan and message, how to become a better public speaker and how to handle campaign crises, among other skills. In the 2014 elections, 25 graduates of the program were elected to public office. Graduate Bill Cassidy, MD, of Louisiana, was elected to the U.S. Senate and is one of five physician AMPAC alumni in the U.S. Congress. “The knowledge gained is of grea...
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