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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>H<a href="i%20Fellows:%20%20Information%20on%20the%20AAMC%20Workfocre%20Issues%20Conference%20follows.%20%20happy%20Holidays!"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>i Fellows: Information on the AAMC Workforce Issues conference follows. Happy Holidays! </span></a></span> <span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=550 height=160 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCBFDC.FAFC97B0" alt="2012 Physician Workforce Research Conference"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Save the Dates!<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin-left:0in'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>May 3-4, 2012</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Marriot Wardman Park <br>Washington, D.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Mark your calendars now for the Eighth Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference, which will be held May 3-4, 2012 in Washington, D.C. This conference is the premier opportunity for researchers, educators, and policymakers to meet and discuss federal and state workforce issues, to listen to invited speakers who are experts in the physician workforce area, and to find out about original workforce research selected through a peer review process. This year’s theme is <em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>“Stretching Our Health Care Workforce to Meet Population Need</span></em>.<em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>” </span></em>The deadline to submit a presentation abstract for this conference is January 6, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For more information, visit <a href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/14118013:16878569150:m:1:1628106476:C492A1A5DE67768F342834A3E7E711A8:r">aamc.org/workforce</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Nancy Cooper, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Health Policy Fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>307 Grosvenor Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Athens, Ohio 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Office (740) 593-2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Cell (740) 707-8425<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Fax (740) 593-1730<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>coopern@ohio.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>