Agenda 2012
| 08:00 – 08:45 AM | RegistrationContinental Breakfast Co-Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and ExamKrackers | |
| 09:00 – 09:10 AM | Welcome Address by LMSA Midwest by Co-Presidents Emma Olivera and Stacey PereiraWelcome Address by NHMA Council of Residents by John Franco, MD | |
| 09:10 – 10:00 AM | Latin America Health Care System: Implications of Health Care in the U.S.Keynote Speaker – Aida L Giachello, PhD | |
| 10:00 – 10:50 AM | Latinos in 2020: Where will we be? What will you do?Guest Speaker – Jorge Girotti, PhD | |
| 11:00 – 11:50 AM | Workshop I | |
| High School | Neuroanatomy Demonstration (Commons) | |
| Undergraduate | Social Responsibility in Medicine (203) | |
| Medical Student | Preparing Your Success for USMLE Step 1/ Step 2/ ERAS (118) | |
| Resident |
America's Health Centers: One of the Nation's Great Success Stories (119) |
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| All levels | 1. Strategies for Achieving Cultural Competency (114)2. “Life, Death, and Politics in Chicago’s Public Hospitals” (209) | |
| 12:00 – 01:00 PM | Networking Lunch (Lunchroom) * Exhibitor Fair (12:00 — 03:00 PM) | |
| 01:00 – 02:00 PM | Research Symposium * Dance Presentation by Corazon Bolivia | |
| 02:00 – 02:50 PM | Workshop II | |
| High School | The Paths in Medicine are Limitless (Commons) | |
| Undergraduate | 1. The Application Process (MD vs DO) (203)2. Medical Students’ Perspective to Success (118) | |
| Medical Student | 1. Single Payer Healthcare and Physician Advocacy (210)2. Handling Financial Debt (211) | |
| Resident | Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians Initiative (119) | |
| 03:00 – 03:50 PM | Workshop III | |
| High School | The Road to College -Scholarships and More (Commons) | |
| Undergraduate | 1. The Application Process (MD vs DO) (203) | |
| Medical Student | 1. Guest Panel of Mentors in Specialty Fields (118)2. Handling Financial Debt (211) | |
| Resident | NHMA COR: Meet and Greet Information Session (119) | |
| All Levels | Choosing a Career in Academic Medicine (114) | |
| 03:50 – 04:15 PM | Addressing Health Disparities in Chicago (Closing Guest Speaker Joe G.N. Garcia, MD | |
| 04:15 – 05:00 PM | Midwest Regional Business and Elections: (Commons)All Medical Students Please Join Us in Choosing next year’s regional leadership. If you are interested in being a part of LMSA Midwest Executive Board please see position descriptions available on page 27 | |
| 06:30—8:30 PM | Cocktail Networking Dinner Event : Medical District Marriot Hotel *please register limited availability | |
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Sunday March 23rd |
Highschool Health and Fitness Day: IHSCA High SchoolPlease Join us in volunteering for Midwest Latino Healthcare Day (details pg. 18) | |
