Tips for Successful Lobbying

Young physician involvement is vital to the success of the AMA-YPS advocacy network and the AMA's grassroots lobbying efforts. Only you can give your federal legislators the most accurate picture about how the issues really affect you and your daily life--something even a professional lobbyist cannot do.  The AMA Washington, DC Office offers tips to help you Successfully Communicate with members of Congress (PDF, 108KB, requires Adobe Reader)

The AMA Grassroots Action Center web pages contain:

• contact information for your elected officials
• legislative alerts and updates
• the AMA's stance on key bills in Congress
• more tips for communicating with your elected officials.

If you want to participate in the AMA-YPS Advocacy Network, e-mail AMA-YPS of your interest. We also urge you to sign up for the AMA Grassroots web site. Signing up to receive AMA Grassroots Network E-mail is the best way for you to get involved in legislative issues of vital importance to organized medicine.