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A d v o c a c y AMS A' sa dv oc a c yi sc or epur pos eoft heor g a ni s a t i on a nds e e kst or e pr e s e ntt hei nt e r e s tofi t ' s17, 000 me mbe r s .AMS Ar e pr e s e nt a t i v e s or g a ni s e Thi nk Ta nksa te v e r yme di c a l s c hool a c r os sAus t r a l i awhe r e t he yc a nv a s st hevi e wsofme di c a l s t ude nt sonav a r i e t yoft opi c s .AMS Ar e pst a ket he s evi e wst oAMS A c ounc i lwhi c h me e tt hr e et i me say e a ra nd pa s s AMS M Apol i c i e sf orAMS At oa dv oc a t eon.
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Aus t r a l i a n me di c a ls t ude nt s ’i nt e r e s ti ng l oba l he a l t hha sne v e rbe e ng r e a t e r .I n2015,AMS Ai s mor ec ul t ur a l l ydi v e r s e , a ndhe a l t hi smor eg l oba l l y c onne c t e dt ha ni tha se v e rbe e n.I nt hi sc ont e x t , AMS AGl oba lHe a l t hs e e kst ohe l pAus t r a l i a nme di c a ls t ude nt sde v e l opme a ni ng f uls ki l l sr e qui r e dt o wor ka sg l oba l c i t i z e nsnowa ndi nt ot he i rc a r e e r s . Gl oba lhe a l t hwi t hi nAMS Ai sac ommuni t yt ha ta t t r a c t sadi v e r s i t yof hol i s t i ca nde ng a g e di ndi vi dua l s . Ass uc h,wec oor di na t ear a ng eofa c t i vi t i e sa nda dv oc a c yi ni t i a t i v e st ha tf os t e r me di c a ls t ude nt s ’ wi de r a ng i ngs ki l l sa ndt a l e nt s . AMS AGl oba l He a l t hi sl oc a l l yr e pr e s e nt e dbyt we nt y g l oba lhe a l t hg r oups( GHGs )a te a c h Aus t r a l i a n me di c a l s c hool .
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P R O G R A M C O D EG R E E N I n2015i ti smor ei mpor t a ntt ha ne v e rt ha tt heme di c a l c ommuni t yf uli l l ourr ol ea sa dv oc a t e sf orourpa t i e nt s . Pr ot e c t i onofhuma nhe a l t ha ndwe l l be i ngr e qui r e st ha tg ov e r nme nt a lr e s pons e st oc l i ma t e c ha ng el i mi tg l oba lwa r mi ngt o2de g r e e sCe l s i us . I f wea r et oe ns ur et ha tourde moc r a t i c a l l ye l e c t e dr e pr e s e nt a t i v e sma kede c i s i onsi nt hebe s ti nt e r e s tof t hec ommuni t y ,wene e dt oma kes ur et he yunde r s t a ndt hei mpor t a nc et a c kl i ngc l i ma t ec ha ng ea sa huma ni t y wi depr i ma r ypr e v e nt i onme a s ur e . I nDe c e mbe r2015,me mbe r soft heUni t e dNa t i ons a r et ome e ti nPa r i st os e e ki nt e r na t i ona lc ommi t me nt sone f f or t st oa v oi d2de g r e e sofg l oba lwa r mi ng . Pa r i spr ovi de st hes t a g ef orust ohol dAus t r a l i a n e f f or t st oa v oi d da ng e r ousc l i ma t ec ha ng ei nt he pos t 2020pe r i odupf orc ompa r i s onwi t he f f or t sof ot he rc ount r i e s . Ont he11t hofAug us t , t heAus t r a l i a nGov e r nme nta nnounc e di t sc ont r i but i ont ot hi s a g r e e me nt .Aus t r a l i a ’ st a r g e ti sg r os s l yi na de qua t e a nd t heCl i ma t eI ns t i t ut eha sf ound t ha ti fot he r c ount r i e ss e tt a r g e t sc ons i s t e ntwi t hAus t r a l i a ’ s ,we woul dr e a c h34de g r e e swa r mi ngbyt hee ndoft he c e nt ur y–s onow i st het i met obema ki ngc ont a c t wi t hy ourMP t oma kes ur et he yunde r s t a nd t he publ i che a l t hi mpor t a nc eofs t r onga c t i ononc l i ma t e c ha ng e . TheAMS ACodeGr e e n2015c a mpa i g na i ms t oe ng a g eme di c a l s t ude nt s , he a l t hor g a ni s a t i onsa nd t hewi de rc ommuni t ya boutt hehe a l t hc ons e que nc e s of c l i ma t ec ha ng ea ndt hehe a l t hc obe nei t sof a c t i on a ndpa r t a kei npol i t i c a la dv oc a c yt oe ns ur eAus t r a l i a c ont r i but e st oas uc c e s s f ul out c omei nPa r i s .Cl i ma t e c ha ng ei st hebi g g e s the a l t ht hr e a toft he21s tc e nt ur y , a ndt heme di c a lc ommuni t ymus ta ndc a nbev oc i f e r ousc a t a l y s t sofc ha ng e .
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