Hello
It's getting to the time of year that students are starting to think about what they are going to do with their summer. Below is a list that has a brief blurb about a number of the summer programs/internships/fellowships that AMSA offers (and a couple of opps for spring 2003).
These opportunities are available to medical students in their preclinical and clinical years, and MANY OF THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSOAVAILABLE TO PREMEDICAL STUDENTS!
Let me know if there are any questions!

Tufts/Emerson Joint Program: Health Communications 2004
American Medical Student Association/Foundation Current Summer Programs AMSA offers internships/fellowships during the summer and throughout the year, ranging from health policy to end of life care. These are available for preclinical and clinical medical students, and many are open to premedical students. See below and www.amsa.org for new opportunities.

Washington Health Policy Fellowship Program (WHPFP)
A summer program in health and social policy, specifically designed to nurture and encourage select medical students' interest in the health policy field. WHPFP combines an intensive orientation to the policy process, bi-weekly seminar discussions, and a seven-week field placement in congressional offices, federal agencies, research institutes and health advocacy organizations. A stipend is provided to cover living expenses. www.amsa.org/about/foundation.cfm

Fellowship Program on Health Services
A seven-week summer program designed to introduce physicians-in-training to health services management, including its relation to providing health services to underserved populations. The program, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, combines an in-depth orientation to health services administration with weekly seminars and field placements in health care plans and health centers in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Students will be expected to develop and research a paper on a topic of interest to themselves and their placement site. A stipend to cover living expenses will be provided to fellows. www.amsa.org/about/foundation.cfm

End of Life Care Fellowship
In the summer of 2003, AMSA will be offering a new fellowship in End of Life Education for fifteen selected medical students. End of Life Care fellows will receive both experiential and theoretical training by working in hospices caring for dying patients and their families, and participating regularly in interactive workshops and lectures on end of life care. Fellows will also be trained as advocates to develop, implement, and integrate end of life education into their
own medical school's curriculum. This initiative will be supported in part with funds from HCR Manor Care Foundation. www.amsa.org/about/foundation.cfm

Primary Care Leadership Training Program (LTP)
This week long summer program is designed to enhance the leadership skills of outstanding students and educate them about the wide range of career opportunities in primary care. Twenty students from across the country, nominated and sponsored by their dean, will be selected by AMSA to participate in the program. Program will take place in summer of 2003 dates have yet to be chosen. www.amsa.org/about/foundation.cfm

Jack Rutledge Universal Health Care Internship
AMSA's Jack Rutledge Fellow works full-time on this issue, which has been a strategic priority of AMSA for nearly its entire existence. We need enthusiastic students willing to assist with an online curriculum project, related research, and various grassroots activities, including the development of a broad health professional student coalition in support of universal health care. Interns will
gain valuable policy and grassroots-organizing experience. Internships are 4-8 weeks in length and available year-round, including the summer months. Academic credit can be arranged with your home institution. Contact JRF@www.amsa.org for more information.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Training Program
This week-long workshop will take place at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies during summer 2003. Twenty spots for medical school students. For more information e-mail sturner@www.amsa.org. AMSA Programming Internship (open dates) Interns will work closely with the Director of Student Programming
on everything from aspects of annual convention and fall conference planning to project design and updating AMSA web resources. Email the DSP at dsp@www.amsa.org for the list of projects currently available for an intern's participation.

The AMSA Health Policy Internship
For students interested in health care, public affairs, policy, and politics, AMSA is offering an internship at AMSA's national headquarters near Washington, D.C. Interns will work with AMSA's Legislative Affairs Director, assisting in the everyday business of AMSA's Legislative Branch, which may include lobbying on Capitol Hill, attending coalition strategy meetings, researching current topics, drafting policy statements, and organizing briefings. No previous policy or political experience is necessary. Electives are 4-8 weeks in length and available year-round, including the summer months. Academic credit can be arranged with your home institution.

The AMSA Health Policy Internship
A number of paid, 4-6 week long internships are available to students in CAM research, methodology, and educational models. In
addition to enhancing research skills, interns will work with fellow AMSA pioneers, learn about curriculum reform, and be housed near Washington D.C for weekend exploration and fun. The start dates are flexible and positions are available 2002-2003. Write the project director at sturner@www.amsa.org for more information.

Health Policy Leadership Institute
The one-week Health Policy Leadership Institute is designed to provide tomorrow's physicians with the knowledge and skills necessary to shape the evolving U.S. health care system. http://www.lonepear.com/

National Primary Care Week 2003 paid student coordinator and intern
positions
A student coordinator is needed to work from home in assisting national AMSA staff in coordinating the national initiative. A student intern is needed to assist national AMSA staff with the daily tasks required to manage NPCW and to provide technical assistance to local NPCW leaders. Housing is provided. For more information on these opportunities email Veronica Kennedy at
vkennedy@www.amsa.org

Opportunities for Spring 2003
Community and Public Health Institute (CPHI) The CPHI is a one weekend training session which offers medical students the opportunity to meet public health leaders, learn basic concepts in public health, and to gain in depth skills in project development. Each student is required to submit a project idea as part of their application, and they will spend much of the weekend developing that idea. One weekend in April 2003. Contact Moneera Haque, AMSA Community/Public Health Action Committee Chair at mhaque@kumc.edu

Paul Ambrose Political Leadership Institute
This weekend-long institute is held at the AMSA National Office in Reston, VA. The PLI aims to impart an understanding of the relationship between the political process and the health of the country and to empower medical students to act within that sphere. Participants work in small groups on a particular health policy topic, and will work with professionals in the field of health policy as they present their strategies for change in the legislative arena. Jan 1st Feb 2nd, 2003. Applications must be received by Dec. 18th, only one application allowed per chapter. http://www.amsa.org/hp/hpli.cfm