Register for AMPAC 2012 political education programs

29 December 2011

The American Medical Association Political Action Committee (AMPAC) is hosting its annual candidate workshop in Pentagon City from Feb.17 to 19. The workshop is designed to train AMA members and spouses who are considering a run for public office on campaign strategy, media advertising, public speaking and fundraising.

AMPAC will also conduct its annual campaign school from April 18 to 22, 2012 in Pentagon City for AMA members who wish to become involved in the political process as advocates and volunteers for medicine-friendly candidates. The school is organized around a simulated congressional campaign, where participants are put on campaign staff teams and attend daily lectures on campaign strategy, media advertising and political fundraising. Each team also participates in nightly exercises such as creating a campaign strategy, taping a radio commercial and writing a political fundraising letter.

AMA member participation in both programs, with the exception of transportation to Washington, D.C., is handled by AMPAC. Please see AMPAC’s Web site to get the online registration form or contact Jim Wilson, political education programs manager, at jim.wilson@ama-assn.org for more information.