3rd Annual MedFest with the American Medical Student Association Screens Nearly 100 Prospective and Current Athletes in the DC-Area Current and prospective Special Olympics athletes in the Washington, DC-area are one step closer to participating in spring and summer competitions after attending a MedFest screening event held during the American Medical Student Association's (AMSA) annual conference in Arlington, VA on March 9. This is the third year in a row that medical students attending the AMSA conference, along with board certified doctors and health professionals, volunteered their time by conducting free sports physicals for athletes. This event also provided an optimum learning opportunity for medical students about working with patients with intellectual disabilities. Healthy Athletes Update  Vice President's Corner  Spotlight AMSA Screenings Promoting Health Literacy Funding Alert Testifying Before Congress Support from Capital Hill Newsbytes Success Stories The newest of seven Healthy Athletes discipline, the globally implemented MedFest specifically connects thousands of people with intellectual disabilities with local health resources and prepares them for participation in year-round Special Olympics sports training and competitions. Physical examinations include, but are not limited to: registration and assessments of medical history, height and weight, blood pressure, cardiovascular, abdominal, orthopedic evaluation and check-out/referral for follow up care. In 2006, 30 MedFest events were held worldwide. To learn more about MedFest, please contact Dettrick Stith at dstith@specialolympics.org Return to Healthy Athletes Update, Spring 2007