2001-2002 Medical Student Community Leadership Grants
Children's Health Hut
The Children's Health Hut, coordinated by UCSF medical students,
provides free interactive health screening exams and fun
health-related activities for children. In addition, the
Children's Health Hut provides an important avenue for improved
health education and outreach to underserved communities
by increasing access to health and awareness of the Healthy
Families Program.
Chicano/Latino Medical School Association Statewide
Conference
U.C. Davis School of Medicine students helped coordinate
the CMSA Statewide Conference. The conference reached out
to underrepresented and disadvantaged high-school students
and premedical undergraduates from both community college
and four-year institutions. The conference fostered an awareness
of Latino health issues and provided motivation and guidance
for careers in medicine.
Lunch Time Elective: Nuts and Bolts of Medicine
UC Davis Medical Students will provide a series of lectures
to address some of the practical aspects of their chosen
profession. Topics for the lectures include: "What
will you choose, Groups or Solo Practice?": "Domestic,
child and elder abuse…What you need to know" and
"Understanding professional liability insurance".
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 44 high school students are
paired with a mentor who is responsible, enthusiastic and
genuinely concerned in fostering a strong relationship.
Garcia Leadership Development Seminar
The aim of the UCLA Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association
is to cultivate and advance the leadership skills of young
medical student leaders who are interested in serving the
Latino Community. The workshop provides a formal environment
to teach and develop the leadership skills necessary for
medical student leaders as future physician leaders.
Tobacco - Gambling With Your Life
A meeting designed to teach medical students how to implement
and run tobacco prevention and tobacco cessation programs
in their communities. The tobacco prevention portion is
modeled after Florida's PIPSA program. The cessation program
is modeled after a highly successful program at UCSF.
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