Medical students from all over the world will take part in a bike tour this coming August as a prelude to the IPPNW World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan. This next generation of medical and public health activists will cycle through southern Japan to show their solidarity with the victims and survivors of nuclear weapons, nuclear testing, uranium mining, nuclear energy and nuclear accidents.
Plan to participate in the 2012 bike tour.
University of Wisconsin Student PSR hosted a screening of Downstream, a compelling account of physician Dr. John O'Connor's efforts to
sound the alarm about the health and environmental damage suffered by a small
community near the Canadian tar sands. The short film illustrates the risks and benefits of patient
advocacy as a health provider. Wisconsin medical students Joel Charles and
Jasmine Wiley organized the event.
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Jessica and Neal Tambe, 1st year medical students at Keck School of Medicine, discuss their experiences at the SPSR conference Rx for Survival. Impressed by the perspective on national issues provided by nurses, doctors, public workers and other health professionals, they both concluded that the conference gave them new tools and information to bring back to their chapter.
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Philadelphia- PSR held its annual Medical Student Open House. Participating students had an opportunity to network with local physicians, PSR staff and board members, faculty, and community members while enjoying refreshments and some lovely weather. Small group discussions were focused on PSR's priority areas and local students learned about opportunities to become involved while sharing ideas for future events and programs. Are you interested in becoming a Student PSR member?
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Nuclear Weapons
SPSR's Nuclear Weapons Program aims towards promoting peace and nuclear abolition. Click here to read on for updates and resources.
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Environment & Health
SPSR asserts a strong medical voice through education and advocacy to slow, stop, and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment. Read more.
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Social Justice
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, SPSR seeks to protect human life wordwide from the impact of social injustice and structural violence.
More on Social Justice »On March 15, 2006, American troops approached a house around 2:30 AM in Ishaqi to apprehend a potential Al Qaida in Iraq suspect. Read more »
View the video presentation delivered by Victor W. Sidel, M.D., a founder and former president of Physicians for Social Responsibility. The event took place on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at UC Davis MIND Institute.
Gorbachev reflects on the historic summit at Reykjavik that came close to an agreement on nuclear abolition. 25 years later, PSR and colleague organizations remain committed to making that vision real.
Source: Project SyndicateThe request by Friends of the Earth and other environmental groups including PSR was the latest skirmish in a long-running battle over a plan by Calgary-based TransCanada to build a massive pipeline to carry crude oil extracted from tar sands in Alberta to refineries in Texas.
Source: Associated PressMedical students from all over the world will take part in a bike tour this coming August as a prelude to the IPPNW World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »
Fukushima and the Future of Safe Energy in the United States
This presentation from the 2011 Student PSR conference was led by Dr. David Richardson and PSR board member Dr. Andy Kanter and dealt with the Fukushima nuclear crisis and covered radiation and health and the consequences of such an event in the US. Read more »
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