Opportunities 
THIRD ANNUAL CAM LEADERSHIP TRAINING
PROGRAM
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
Rhinebeck, NY * May 29-June 3, 2005
AMSA is seeking medical students with
a strong interest in complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) combined with
the desire for leadership training in
CAM to participate in the third annual
Leadership Training Program (LTP). This
program is supported and developed by
the AMSA Foundation’s Educational
Development for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (EDCAM) project grant funded
by the National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). The
LTP is an experience of a lifetime. 20
medical students from across the country
will gather on the campus of the Omega
Institute for a weeklong, intensive retreat
dedicated to complementary and alternative
medicine and leadership skills training.
To download an application, visit http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/ltp.cfm.
For more information, contact Caitlin
Phelps at cphelps@www.amsa.org.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2005
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2005-2006 EDCAM STUDENT DIRECTOR
POSITION
The American Medical Student Association
(AMSA) Foundation invites applications
for the yearlong position of part-time
student director for the Educational Development
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(EDCAM) Project. The EDCAM initiative
is a five-year grant project funded by
the NIH-National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) focused
on bringing educational and leadership
opportunities to medical students interested
in the field of CAM/Integrative Medicine.
The student director will play an integral
role in project management and development
of the EDCAM initiative. EDCAM works in
progress include a pilot test of comprehensive
CAM curricula at six medical schools,
a CAM leadership training program, and
expansion of CAM resources and web-based
resources. The student director will work
off-site and in collaboration with the
EDCAM grant team in assisting with the
above projects. Successful applicants
will be enrolled as an MD/DO medical student
and will have demonstrated interest in
the field of CAM. Active AMSA and HuMed
members are preferred. The student director
position will start July 1, 2005 and will
end July 1, 2006. Compensation is $2,500
for the year, plus travel expenses.
Interested candidates should email their
c.v. and letter of intent describing their
interest in the position and relevant
background to the EDCAM Principal Investigator,
Joan Hedgecock, MSPH (joan_h@www.amsa.org).
APPLICATION
DEADLINE: April 1, 2005
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CAM RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
AMSA has been building and maintaining
an on-site CAM reference library of current
texts, journals and materials on CAM.
EDCAM curriculum modules, resources and
evaluation tools are available to the
public online at http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/resources.cfm.
In collaboration with the AMSA Humanistic
Medicine Action Committee (HuMed), EDCAM
has centralized a student CAM Resource
Center web page for posting all information
and resources related to CAM and (www.amsa.org/humed/camresources).
We are currently updating the AMSA Medical
School Directory (http://www.amsa.org/humed/CAM/CAM_search.cfm)
to reflect the most current CAM educational
opportunities for students and residents.
We have contacted schools already listed
asking them to update their information,
as well as new institutions to encourage
them to list their information.
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