2012 White Coats on Call dates
Oct. 2011
Plan to join your colleagues in Richmond during the 2012 General Assembly session to meet with your legislators. In addition to the usual Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) White Coats on Call days in 2012, a record number of specialty societies will partner with MSV to have White Coats on Call district days as well.
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- American Academy of Pediatrics-Virginia Chapter (Pediatric day)
- American College of Physicians (ACP)
- American College of Radiology-Virginia Chapter (Radiology day)
- Old Dominion Medical Society (ODMS)
- Psychiatry Society of Virginia (Psychiatry Day)
- Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (Surgeons’ day)
- Virginia College of Emergency Physicians (VACEP day)
- Virginia Society of Otolaryngology (Otolaryngology day)
- Virginia Society of Pathology (Pathology day)
- Virginia Urological Society (Urology day)
2012 White Coats on Call dates
January
| Jan. 11 (Wednesday) |
First day of Session |
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| Jan. 17 (Tuesday) |
MSV District 8 and District 6 and Urology (VUS) day |
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| Jan. 18 (Wednesday) |
District 5 |
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| Jan. 19 (Thursday) |
Radiology day and District 10 |
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| Jan. 23 (Monday) |
District 7 and District 9 |
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| Jan. 24 (Tuesday) |
District 3 |
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| Jan. 26 (Thursday) |
Pediatric day |
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| Jan. 31 (Tuesday) |
District 1 and District 2 |
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February
| Feb. 2 (Thursday) |
Otolaryngology (VSO) and Pathology
(VSP) day |
Register |
| Feb. 9 (Thursday) |
Internists/American College of
Physicians (ACP) day and
Old Dominion Medical Society (ODMS) day |
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| Feb. 15 (Wednesday) |
Surgeons’ (VA-ACS) day |
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| Feb. 21 (Tuesday) |
District 5 and District 10 |
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| Feb. 22 (Wednesday) |
District 3 and Psychiatry Day |
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| Feb. 23 (Thursday) |
District 2 and District 7 |
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| Feb. 28 (Tuesday) |
District 1, District 6 and VACEP day |
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March
| March 1 (Thursday) |
District 8 and District 9 |
Register |
| March 10 (Saturday) |
Sine die – Session adjourns |
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White Coats on Call FAQs
What are MSV’s White Coats on Call days?
MSV’s White Coat days will ensure the near daily presence of physicians at the Capitol and give physicians the opportunity to tell their legislators about the challenges facing Virginia’s health care system. MSV encourages physicians, residents, medical students, physician assistants, physician spouses, medical society staff, practice administrators and other friends of medicine to participate in White Coat days. If your schedule precludes you from participating in your district or specialty society’s designated White Coat days, you are welcome to join us on any of the other White Coats on Call days.
What’s the schedule of events on my White Coat days?
White Coats on Call briefings begin promptly at 8:15 a.m. at the Commonwealth Park Suites Hotel in Richmond. MSV lobbyists will brief participants and provide materials on key issues and legislation before being directed to the General Assembly Building to meet with their legislators. Following the legislator visits, MSV provides a complimentary lunch for participants back at the Commonwealth Park Suites Hotel. During the lunch hour, MSV staff will be on hand to hear your feedback on your visits and provide you with stationary that you can use to write thank you notes to your legislators.
Why should I leave behind my busy practice to come all the way to Richmond?
As the saying goes, if you’re in medicine, you’re in politics. Members of the General Assembly need to hear from YOU, their constituents, about how the legislation they’re considering will affect the practice of medicine – from setting Medicaid payment rates, protecting Virginia's positive liability climate, to ensuring quality patient care. Speak up, get involved!
What should I do before I arrive in Richmond?
MSV strongly encourages you to make appointments with your delegate and senator before arriving in Richmond. (Use our
Legislator Lookup to find your legislators' contact information.) Don’t forget to bring your white coat to wear while lobbying and a supply of business cards to hand out to legislators and their aides.
How do I register?
Registration is now open! Click here to
register