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AACOM's 2006 Annual Meeting:
“Challenges and Opportunities”
June 21-24, 2006

Including
2006 Capitol Hill Day
“Osteopathic Medical Education”
June 21, 2006

Baltimore, Maryland

2006 Capitol Hill Day: “Osteopathic Medical Education”

About the Event:

The 2006 AACOM Capitol Hill Day will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. This will be an opportunity for the osteopathic medical education community to come to Washington, DC to lobby their Members of Congress on issues related to medical education. The day will consist of a breakfast briefing on the issue you will be advocating, followed by meetings with your Senators, Members of Congress and their staff. Lunch will be provided during the day, and the event will conclude with a reception.

The main issue for Hill Day will be restoration of funding for the health professions education programs under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act.  The fiscal year 2006 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations drastically reduced funding for the Title VII health professions education programs. The reduction resulted in a 51% overall cut from the fiscal year 2005 level.  The President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2007 would eliminate funding for nearly all of the Title VII programs.  Title VII provides funding for the only Federal programs designed to train providers in interdisciplinary settings to respond to the needs of special and underserved populations, as well as increase minority representation in the health care workforce and thereby improving the distribution, quality and diversity of the health professions workforce.   

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Registration

Registration will be open to Annual Meeting Participants, COM Faculty, COM Administrators, Administrators of Title VII Programs, and COSGP.

The deadline to register is Wednesday, May 17, 2006.

Once you are registered, you will be assigned to a Hill team based on the state in which you are registered to vote.  These state teams may be further divided based on Congressional districts in which you are registered to vote.  You will receive your team assignment and appointment schedule during the mandatory breakfast briefing on Hill Day.

Cancellations: Congressional appointments will be made for you based on your voting address and team assignment, and are not transferrable; therefore it is critical that you contact us immediately if you need to cancel your participant in this event.

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Information for Attendees:

This day will provide osteopathic physicians and osteopathic medical students with the opportunity to speak with their Members of Congress on issues related to medical education and the osteopathic medical profession.

The mandatory breakfast briefing is important for several reasons.  (1) You will receive your team assignment, appointment schedule and Hill packets (resource information to be left after your visit); (2) You will receive more information on the logistics of the day; (3) You will learn how to communicate with Members of Congress and their staff; and (4) You will receive more information on the lobbying issue for the day as well as having an opportunity to ask questions.

AACOM contact:

    Tamara Thompson-Johnson <govtrelations@aacom.org>
    AACOM Government Relations
    5550 Friendship Blvd. Suite 310
    Chevy Chase, MD 20815

    Phone: 301-968-4151
    Fax: 301-968-4185

If you have any questions or do not receive your email confirmation by May 19th, please contact Tamara Thompson-Johnson.

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  1. 2006 Powerpoints, Posters and Materials
  2. Agenda
  3. 2006 Capitol Hill Day
  4. Renaissance Harborplace Hotel (Conference Hotel)
  5. Destination: Baltimore, Maryland
  6. Sponsorship Opportunities
  7. Registration has ended (see policies)
  8. Call for Presentations and Posters