Radio Rounds

This episode aired on Sunday September 25, 2011. In this episode, John Corker and Teresa Lee discuss with our guests the roles that the American Medical Association (AMA), particularly the medical student section (MSS), plays in the development of health care policies on Capitol Hill. Featured Guests: Dr. Peter Carmel, recently inaugurated 166th president of the American Medical Association, Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at New Jersey Medical School and Director of the Neurological Institute of New Jersey. Also: Abby Daniel, the 2011-2012 Government Relations Advocacy Fellow for the AMA, and T.R. Eckler, Chief of the AMA Medical Student Section Governing Council. Dr. Carmel gives us insight into the role that medical students play in the AMA and the influence that they have in the direction of proposals on Capitol Hill. He also mentions the proposed budget cuts to Medicare and the effect that those cuts would have on the medical community, particularly for physicians in residencies fu