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SUNY Downstate—BRI STUDENT INFORMATION FAIR

SUNY Downstate Medical School 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS AND HOURS OF YOUR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONAL FAIRS.

BRI OSU students leaders with Dr. Umbehr

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2013-nat-student-leader-conf-4The SUNY Downstate-Benjamin Rush Institute (BRI) chapter welcomes you to find out about our organization and get involved! BRI's purpose is to fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health and well-being. We do this by holding events during the academic year: debates, journal club meetings, lunch lectures, movie screenings—(yes, we always serve food!) to help spread the exchange of ideas about healthcare innovation, improvements in healthcare policy, and simply networking as caring medical students.

We look forward to meeting you.

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The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus—LECTURE: A Free Market Approach to Healthcare: Cash Based Medical Practices

Meiling Hall, OSUMC 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH, United States

BRI Speaker Jules Madrigal, MD Dr. Jules Madrigal-Dersch on cash based medical practices

All students, faculty, and practicing physicians are welcome to attend our inaugural 2016-17 BRI-OSUMC event on cash based medical practices. We welcome Jules Madrigal-Dersch, MD and BRI board member, to speak about her cash based Med-Peds practice in rural Texas. Having this event early in the year may be important in giving our new M1's a refreshing, new perspective on the broad range of Primary Care practices and encouraging future physicians to look into Family Medicine as a enjoyable career option.

We encourage practicing physicians and other healthcare professionals to attend to get information on how to scale a cash based medical practice model like Dr. Madrigal's to an urban setting.

Refreshments will be served.

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University of California Medical School at San Diego—LECTURE: Health Policy with CA Assemblyman Brian Maienschein

Biomedical Sciences Building, Liebow Auditorium San Diego, CA, United States

All are welcome to attend BRI-UCSD chapter's lecture on healthcare policy by someone who has been intimately involved in this area. Refreshments will be served.

maienscheinCalifornia Assembly member Brian Maienschein, representing Assembly District 77 of northern San Diego County, will be speaking to the legislative process as it relates to healthcare policy and the role that med students can play. He will also touch on what he has seen during his time as Vice Chair of the Assembly Health Committee and how it has shaped his viewpoint as to what "good" healthcare policy looks like—and why more isn't necessarily better.

To read more about Asm. Maienschein, please click here.

 

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OUHCOM-Dublin—VOLUNTEER EVENT: Serve breakfast at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio

The Ronald McDonald House, RMHC commercial kitchen 711 E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH, United States

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio

The BRI-OUHCOM chapter, in collaboration with the Christian Medical Association and the Student American Academy of Osteopathy. will be serving breakfast to guests staying at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio, the largest house is the world.

Park in lot of 17th street, ring buzzer at gate for entrance. Buzz in at front door and say you are with OUHCOM and cooking breakfast.

Please contact Mike Hollar if you have questions about participating in this event. You do not need to be a BRI student member. All are welcome.

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George Washington University School of Medicine—LECTURE: What the Election Holds for Health Policy and Reform

GWU, Ross Hall, Room #227 2300 I St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Keith Fontenot Brooking InstituteAll are cordially invited to join us for a lunch lecture with Keith Fontenot, Nonresident Fellow - Economic Studies, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution. Mr. Fontenot will be at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences to discuss the future of healthcare reform. Mr. Fontenot has unparalleled insight into the development of the Affordable Care Act in the Obama Administration given his previous role as associate director for Health at the Office of Management and Budget. He will speak to future directions of healthcare policy through an economic lens, considering the possible outcomes with the election of either candidate. Refreshments will be served.

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University of Alabama @ Birmingham—LECTURE: Private Practice: A How-To Guide

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Volker Hall, Lecture Room B 1670 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, United States

Dr. Matt Davis, orthopedic surgeonAll are welcome and encouraged to attend this talk with Dr. Matthew Davis, an orthopedic surgeon who runs a price-transparent private practice in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Davis is affiliated with St. Vincent's Birmingham and received his medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Davis has been in practice for 16 years and will deliver remarks about his journey as a medical doctor in private practice.

Dr. Davis loves what he does every day, because it allows him to be hands-on, solve problems, and build great relationships with his patients. He enjoys being able to give patients answers, resolve their ailments, and put them on a track toward comfort and mobility. He has 10 years of experience working as a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, helping people by doing everything from ACL repairs to managing osteoarthritis.

Come find out about Dr. Davis's reflections on the changing nature of medical care delivery and how his system has been phenomenally successful for both himself and for his patients.

Refreshments will be served.

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Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine—DEBATE: Does the Affordable Care Act Help or Hurt Patients?

MU-COM, Evans Center for Health Sciences, Lecture Hall 1 Wheeler-Stokely Mansion, 3200 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United States

All are welcome to attend Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine-BRI chapter's first debate of the 2016-17 academic year. We are looking forward to a great year of events, and this should start us off by sparking some well-deserved, collegiate and amicable debate on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Refreshments will be served. Please use the green Register button so that we can be sure to have enough refreshments for all.

BE IT RESOLVED: Less government intervention in healthcare is better for patients.

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Marian University—CHARITY EVENT: Operation Leftover

St. John Catholic Church 126 W Georgia St, Indianapolis, IN, United States

BRI serves the Poor

NOTE: This event takes place in the eastern time zone.

The Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine – BRI Chapter will be pairing up with the Catholic Medical Association and Operation Leftover to meet and serve the homeless and impoverished in Indianapolis. We will meet at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church to take canned foods, warm clothing, personal hygiene items, other donations, and prayer to people in need around downtown Indianapolis. ALL are welcome and invited to join us in an evening of service. Donations are also appreciated. Park in the parking lot at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

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George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences—LECTURE: When Health Policy, Economics and Patient Care Intersect

George Washington University, Ross Hall Lobby C 2300 I St NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Interested in hearing the practitioner's perspective on how healthcare economics and patient care might be impacted by the recent election? All are welcome to join the BRI-GWU chapter on Wednesday 12/7 at lunch to hear Dr. Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, an emergency physician who served as a Senior Advisor at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Dr. Pines will discuss current healthcare innovations in the context of political and economic limitations, and how we as future physicians can navigate the changing healthcare landscape to best serve our patients.

Lunch will be provided! Please REGISTER to ensure enough food for all.

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Saint Louis University—FACILITY TOUR: Mercy Virtual Care Center Tour @ Mercy Virtual Care Center

Mercy Virtual Care Center 15740 S Outer Forty Rd, Chesterfield, MO, United States

BRI invites you to register for a scheduled tour of the Mercy Virtual Care Center. The care center is the world’s first telemedicine only institute. Telemedicine is one of the future fields of medicine. Telemedicine can potentially solve the rural physician shortage without compromising quality of care. We hope you are just as excited as we […]

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