The Physician as Advocate: From Clinical Excellence to Policy Impact

Are you a medical student or physician interested in health policy? Or a health policy professional interested in the role that physicians can play in policy advocacy? Please join us on September 18 to hear how physicians are leveraging their clinical experience, patient relationships, and professional networks to advocate for access to health care and public health. Come and learn how the University of Southern California is creating pathways for our students, residents, and faculty to advocate for change–especially as major shifts occur in national and global health policy.

This unique coast-to-coast event, “The Physician as Advocate: From Clinical Excellence to Policy Impact,” will take place on Thursday, September 18, at 3:00 pm EDT/12:00 pm PDT. Please join us in-person at our Capital Campus in Washington, DC or our Health Sciences Campus in Los Angeles, CA. If you’re joining us in Los Angeles, we invite you to bring your own lunch.

The conversation will begin with an introduction by Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carolyn Meltzer, MD, and will be moderated by IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen, JD and IIGH Director of Academic Programs Taylor Burkholder, MD.

The discussion is hosted by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, and the USC Capital Campus in cooperation with the Alliance for Patient Access.

For more information about USC’s initiatives to develop physician advocates, please contact Prof. Jonathan E. Cohen at jecohen@usc.edu.

Room details will be provided upon registration.