AAMC Participates in Health
Professions Capitol Hill Day
April 19, 2002 - Over 20 leaders from various health
professions disciplines visited 25 Congressional offices on
April 17 to advocate for increased funding for the Title VII
and VIII health professions programs. Richard Krugman, M.D.,
dean of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, represented
the AAMC during the Health Professions Leadership Capitol
Hill Day, which was sponsored by the Health Professions and
Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC). Dr. Krugman spoke at
a breakfast briefing along with John E. Maupin, D.D.S., president
of Meharry Medical College, and Jim Martin, M.D., president-elect
of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The Hill Day participants visited Members of Congress to
urge that funding be restored to the programs, which are cut
by 71 percent in the president's FY 2003 proposed budget.
HPNEC is an informal alliance of over 40 organizations representing
a variety of providers, institutions, and community partnerships
dedicated to educating the nation's health care personnel.
Information:
Erica Froyd, Director, Public Health and Research Legislative Affairs
AAMC Government Relations
efroyd@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525
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