2003 Medical Student Community Leadership Grants
Promotores Anatomy and Physiology Education Partnership
USC Medical Students provide the Promotores who work with
Latino Health Access, an educational curriculum in basic
anatomy and physiology. The classes will be in Spanish.
This project provides an opportunity for medical students
to contribute to a valuable community outreach program while
gaining valuable teaching experience and a chance to learn
more about Latino culture.
Asian Language Manual
USC Medical Students will complete a medical language manual
with translations of the common medical terms in the most
widely used Asian languages of LAC/USC (Korean and Cantonese).
The purpose of the language database is a useful tool to
aid bilingual providers.
Students Organized for Medical AIDS Awareness (SOMAA)
Conference
This is a student led four-hour conference to bridge the
gap between HIV education presented in our curriculum and
the real life challenges to students at L.A. County Hospital.
This year's conference will focus on motivation interviewing.
MI gives health care practitioners the skills to negotiate
treatment options and partner with their patients in the
adoption of behaviors that will enhance their health and
well-being.
Healthcare Graduate Women's Forum
This student led conference focuses on integrating the medical
community and the challenges to students working in the
public healthcare setting, such as LAC-USC. It will emphasize
all members of the healthcare team working together collaboratively
for maximum holistic patient care. All students in USC's
professional healthcare schools will be invited: medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
nursing and health administration / public health.
Lennox Health Fair
The Latino Medical Student Association at Drew University
of Medicine sponsored this health fair with the goal of
identifying and referring individuals who may need medical
or dental help. They provided the following health screening
services: hypertension, cholesterol, anemia, tuberculosis,
and glucose. Physical examinations and immunizations were
provided and education for HIV, prenatal care and oral health.
A Healthy Start volunteer evaluated all referrals and provided
information for follow-up appointments at local clinics.
Pomona Community Health Education
Western university medical students team up with local physicians
and representatives from the Associated Pomona Teachers
Organization to volunteer their time for monthly clinics
from September through May. The clinics, held in local schools
and community centers located in the underserved areas of
Pomona encompass histories, physicals, glucose screenings,
health education and referrals. In addition to receiving
general physicals, the patients also take part in the newly
established patient education sessions, designed to educate
children and their parents on issues relating to health.
Ulezi Family Health Fair
The mission of the UC Davis Ulezi Family Health Fair is
to decrease the disease and morbidity rate in the African-American
community. By increasing public awareness about epidemic
diseases and disorders, this fair will educate the Black
and Latino community of Oak Park. Topics such as heart disease,
stroke, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, Type II Diabetes and obesity
will be covered. With representatives volunteering from
The American Heart Association, The Black Infant Health
Program and Health Net, individuals will be given the opportunity
to receive a free health care screening as well as obtain
information on low-cost/free health care services in the
Sacramento area.
Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Brochure
The objective of students at the UCSD School of Medicine
is to create an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) screening
brochure for use in 18 - 24 month checkups, all in collaboration
with UCSD/San Diego Children's Hospital's Center for Autism
Research. Early diagnosis of ASD is a major predictor of
long-term success - the brochure's goal is to decrease the
age of referral for children with suspected ASD to 18-24
months, from the current average of 3 years. The brochure
will be targeted only to local pediatricians, but will be
made available in both English and Spanish.
Health Professions Saturday Academy
Between 1996 and 2001 the total number of minority applicants
to medical school dropped 20.1%. Although the cause of this
alarming decrease is most likely multi-factorial, the students
at the UC Davis School of Medicine strongly believe that
the first step to a successful future is showing high school
students what their options are. The medical students would
like to run a "Health Professions Saturday Academy"
for underserved high school students who have an interest
in pursuing a career in the health professions.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex
Health Lecture Series
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI)
patients are cared for by a system ill-prepared to address
the unique social, political, and biological factors affecting
their health. Contributing to this disparity is a critical
lack of providers adequately trained to provide culturally
competent LGBTI health care. The Medical Gay and Lesbian
Organization at USC's Keck School of Medicine organized
a set of extracurricular presentations for the 2003-2004
school year specifically designed to cultivate cultural
competency among our colleagues and improve the general
climate for USC LGBTI providers-in-training.
Alhambra High School Mentoring Program
The USC Chapter of Asian Pacific American Medical Student
Association will provide high school students in the Math,
Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program with a mentor
that can help them with the rigors of high school and better
prepare them for college. The 4 high school students are
paired with a mentor who is responsible, enthusiastic and
genuinely concerned in fostering a strong relationship.
Preconception Planning & Folic Acid Education
Program
This program of folic acid education will be implemented
at the Baker Elementary School, site of the UC San Diego
Student Run Free Clinic Project in Southeast San Diego.
The underserved community (67% Hispanic, 30% African American)
is home to many women of child bearing age in need of education
on the importance of folic acid and preconception care.
The goal of this program is to reach, educate and counsel
some 200 women throughout the school year, through education
that will connect these women with local community resources.
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2006
2005
2004
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