On March 3, 2018, medical and health professional students from across the U.S. gathered in New Orleans for the 7th annual Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP) Summit. To access a selection of slideshows and handouts from the Summit, please see below. To read highlights from the Summit published in the (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate, click here. To view photos from the Summit, visit our Flickr page.
We also encouraged members to post to social media using the hashtag #SNaHP2018. Click here to read member tweets, and be sure to follow SNaHP on Facebook and Twitter.
Presentation Materials
Welcome & Single Payer Update
By Armide Storey & Andy Hyatt
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Single Payer: The Cure for Our Health Systemās Ills
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.
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Single Payer 101
By Tony Spadaro & Erin Hollander
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Single Payer SOAP Notes: Advocating on the Wards
By Bryant Shuey
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Structural Competency in Medical Education
By Matthew Musselman
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Civil Disobedience and the Role of Advanced Actions in Activism
By Vanessa Van Doren & Augie Lindmark
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Making the Most of Media: How to Amplify Your Voice, Spark Conversation, and Build Momentum
By Frances Gill
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Starting & Maintaining a SNaHP Chapter
By Justin McKone & Michael Zingman
Download handouts here and here
Turning Activism into Art
By Shirlene Obuobi
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Birddogging 101
By Keanan McGonigle & Matt Moy
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You Say You Want a Resolution…
By Brad Zehr
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Bringing Conservatives to Single Payer
By Ashley Duhon & Kale Flory
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Organizing on a Time Crunch: #RighttoHealth Action Walkthrough
By Cyrus Alvi, Hans Strobl, Maria Mihalescu & Paige-Ashley Campbell
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Nimble Solutions for Overcoming Health Disparity in the Creative Community: Enticement, Engagement and Empowerment
By Bethany Bultman; President and Director, New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic
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Keynote Addresses
Single Payer: The Cure for Our Health Systemās Ills
By Steffie Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H.; Co-founder, PNHP
Nimble Solutions for Overcoming Health Disparity in the Creative Community: Enticement, Engagement and Empowerment
By Bethany Bultman; President and Director, New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic
Single Payer Second Line
Once the afternoon workshops were completed, Summit attendees marched in a “second line” to New Orleans City Hall to demand single-payer reform. SNaHP members wore their white coats and scrubs, waved “Medicare for all” signs, and danced to the rhythm of a brass band. The first part of the march was documented on Facebook Live.
Media Coverage
Medical Students hold Universal Health Care March in New Orleans
WWL-TV, CBS 4, New Orleans, March 3, 2018
Medical students march through New Orleans for universal healthcare
WVUE-TV, FOX 8, New Orleans, March 4, 2018
Medical students second line in support of universal health care
WDSU-TV, NBC 6, New Orleans, March 7, 2018
“As a future physician, I want to practice in a system that provides universal coverage and real autonomy for medical professionals and patients alike,” said Ashley Duhon, a second-year medical student based in New Orleans. Continue reading…