CA1 Residents Grace Kibuule, MD, and Jamal Nowlin, MD, Participate in CSA Advocacy Workshop

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In an increasingly complex healthcare landscape, physicians and other health care providers can help to affect policies in support of patient and provider safety through political advocacy. We’re proud to report that our very own CA1 residents Grace Kibuule, MD, and Jamal Nowlin, MD, participated in the California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) Resident Advocacy Workshop on May 17th in Sacramento.

From left to right: Grace Kibuule, MD and Jamal Nowlin, MDJoining residents from 6 other programs, Drs. Kibuule and Nowlin had the opportunity to engage with Antonio Conte, MD, MBA, FASA, CSA Legislative & Practice Affairs Division Chair; Mariam Sarwary, MD, CSA In-Training Forum Director; Jim Moore, MD, CSA President Emeritus; Todd Primack, DO, FASA, CSA Practice Management Committee Vice Chair; Bryce Docherty, TDG Strategies, CSA Advocate; and Alison MacLeod, KP Public Affairs, CSA Communications. They also heard from Lisa Capp, Executive Director of Californians Allied for Patient Protection; Annabelle Hopkins, Legislative Director for Assemblymember Jim Wood; as well as Assemblymembers Marc Berman and Akilah Weber, providing an opportunity to learn, network, and advocate on behalf of patients and the anesthesia specialty.

Learn more about our resident education programs, here.