Students in the News
Sacramento Lobby Day 2009 - January 20, 2009
By Jennifer Alloo and Parker Duncan
Over 450 health professional students from 17 academic institutions across California flooded the Capitol on Monday, 12 January, 2009, to tell legislators, "We're the future of health care -- and we're for single payer."Who Has the Better Health Plan? - November 3, 2008
Sarah Ramer, Medical Student | The New York Times | Letters to the Editor
Barack Obama used to support a single-payer system, in which health care is publicly financed but privately delivered, as it is in Medicare. Unfortunately, on the way to becoming mainstream enough for the presidency, he stopped talking about single payer and now proposes a system that would preserve the role of for-profit insurance companies, with their administrative excesses.Drexel University Event with Dr. Gene Bishop - October 10, 2008
Over 50 first and second year students at the Drexel University College of Medicine recently participated in a forum on...Student event at UC Irvine School of Medicine - October 2, 2008
Last week, medical students from all over California came to Tamkin Hall at the UC Irvine School of Medicine to...Boston-Area Medical Students Host Social-Justice Themed BBQ to Plan Single Payer Activities - September 19, 2008
75 students from Boston-area medical schools gathered to discuss social justice issues and enjoy an outdoor barbeque on the last weekend of August. The assembled students have already planned their first pro-single payer event, a forum at Harvard on September 18, 2008 with Dr. Daniel Blumenthal and PNHP-President Elect Dr. Oliver Fein on "Health Care Reform and the Next President".Take Back Your Profession! - August 25, 2008
Saturday, 13 September 2008, 1-5PM
UCI & USC AMSA with CSPHeRe Present Universal Healthcare Conference with Beach Barbeque and Bar Night to Follow!! Bring flip-flops for the beach and dress to impress for the evening!Pennsylvania Lobby Day a Success - July 16, 2008
Working with the American Medical Student Association, students from medical schools across the state of Pennsylvania organized a single payer rally at the state capitol.Students in Albany Highlight Physician Support for Single Payer - July 16, 2008
Students call attention to healthcare study (w/ Video) Capital News 9 ALBANY, N.Y. — Students at Albany Medical College call...Med students promote single payer in California - July 16, 2008
By Mark Almberg
The sun was shining in Sacramento as 400 people -- mainly medical and health-professional students, but also practicing physicians and community activists -- assembled on the Capitol steps.