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Action Committee overview: Global Health 

The Global Health (GH) Action Committee is responsible for executing Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl’s programming and advocacy efforts in issues of global health, including but not limited to maternal and child health; access to medicines and quality, affordable health care for all; HIV, TB and other neglected diseases; refugee health; health and human rights; and ethical, sustainable service here and abroad. 

Position description 

Education Coordinators are understood to serve within the larger context of Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl’s Advocacy and Action work. Leveraging their areas of expertise, they will engage in the following in close consultation with Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl’s Legislative Affairs Director:

• • Organize and lead Advocacy Grand Round sessions, which explicitly connect health policy and lived experience, helping members to gain a comprehensive contextual understanding and foundational literacy necessary to meaningfully precede directed advocacy efforts. Grounded first in education, advocacy aims can be targeted, clear, and shaped for meaningful impact.  
  • Develop and maintain educational resources, including but not limited to case-based educational offerings, utilizing both student voices and subject-matter experts to deliver lectures, panels, and interactive material that translates medical and health justice education for future physician knowledge, empowerment, and change.
  • Build a deeply thoughtful bridge between Advocacy & Action, the AMSA Academy, and Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl’s Scholars Programs, positioning members to deepen their understanding of health justice and human rights, alongside building a practice of critical reflection on contemporary social, political, and clinical realities. 
  • Oversee the alignment of committee-specific projects with Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl’s primary organizational priorities, thoughtfully integrating pillar deliverables into all initiatives.