PSR Medical Students in Harrisburg to lobby for the “One Handgun per Month” bill, April 24, 2006
Hon. John E. Pallone (D), Diane Edbril (CeaseFirePA), Rachael Bonawitz (Penn)
Physicians for Social Responsibility welcome medical students to join with us to become advocates for a safer, healthier and sustainable future.  Students can work with us and tap into the PSR organization to address those public health issues that they feel most passionately need to be addressed.

PSR has hosted a series of open houses and student leadership meetings to bring like-minded students together from the medical schools in our area so they can collaborate on issues that are important to them.  Here are some of the events which resulted from this: 
The first Inter-School Social Jam was held on Novmeber 6, 2007 for the purpose of bringing Philadelphia area professional students together from differen schools and disciplines while at the same time benefitting PSR's anti-violence initiatives.  The event was and was such a huge success that we're bringing it back again by popular request!
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February 22, 2006, PSR co-sponsored a Temple University Medical Student Presentation “Rebuilding New Orleans: What is being done- What still needs to be done” at the College of Physicians.

Zoe Maher (Temple University) speaks about her experiences in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina February 22, 2006
April 24, 2006, PSR brought medical students from Temple University, Drexel University, and University of Pennsylvania to Harrisburg to lobby for the One Handgun per Month Bill.  Students met with state representatives in order to share their medical perspective on the issue.

PSR Medical Students in Harrisburg to lobby for the “One Handgun per Month” bill, April 24, 2006 Joel Chinitz (PSR), Pat Harner (PSR), Jessica Klausmeier (Drexel), Zoe Maher (Temple), Michael Boucher (Penn) Rachael Bonawitz (Penn), Emily Williams (Penn), Jackie Chu (Penn), Rebecca Jennings (Penn), Rachael Truchil (Penn)
September 26, 2006, PSR brought medical students back to Harrisburg, to the PA House political leadership held a "Committee of the Whole" meeting to discuss a variety of gun legislation, including One Handgun Purchase per Month.  Students spoke to the assembly of supporters and legislators.

Rachael Truchil (University of Pennsylvania) addresses the crowds in Harrsiburg, September 26, 2006
April 15, 2007, PSR hosted Legs Against Arms, a 5K Race/Walk, Peace Festival & Celebration of Youth to support youth violence prevention in Philadelphia. Students from all over signed up to run and walk for this worthy cause.  In addition, several students from St. Joseph’s University created a series of interactive educational venues so that children from the community could learn about healthy alternatives to violence while having fun! 
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Students from St. Joseph’s University provide interactive educational venues at Legs Against Arms, April 15, 2007 
In addition, each year PSR sponsors the Soul of Medicine brunch where students and practicing clinicians can come together to discuss pressures which often do not place priority on humanistic patient care. 
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