APAMSA Projects 2009-2010

 AUTUMN QUARTER

Project:
Tabling at Community Resource Fair and Kickoff meeting

Purpose:

• Recruit 1^st years and WWAMI folks

Main tasks:

• Make brochure
• Make sign in sheet
• Show up and table
• Decide kickoff meeting date and time
• Food, room, and funding for kickoff meeting

Time commitment and time period:

• 3-4 hrs, Autumn Quarter

Persons responsible:
2nd year(s) –Robin Chand, Amanda Del Rosario, Jeannie Nguyen, Jena Lee, James Kuo (1 hr of tabling, can make sign in sheet),

Project:
Hepatitis B Teaching Session

Purpose:

• Inform medical students about health disparities and how Hep B has an enormous impact on APA communities (1 in 10 affected!)
• Help recruit med students and volunteers to help with Hep B efforts

Main tasks:

• Call/e-mail potential speakers for APA community (I think we should have two; 1 – a physician who works on Hep B and 2 – Kim Nguyen – the Hep B Task Force Coordinator)
• Order and get food
• Request funding from MSA
• Send out e-mail announcements
• Get SPARX points for participants (coordinate with Ian Maki before sending e-mail announcement), invite premed groups

Time commitment and time period:

• 6-8 hrs, Autumn Quarter

Persons responsible:
2nd year(s) – James Kuo (I know Kim personally so it’ll be easier), ? (I would like someone else to help though)
1st year(s) - ?

Project:
Facilitating premed involvement with Hep B screenings by acting as a liaison between the Hep B Taskforce and premed groups

Purpose:

• Help with screenings for Hep B

Main tasks:

• Coordinate with premed student groups (Hook up with MAPS, CSA, VSA, Ethiopian Student Association?) and the Hepatitis B Taskforce (Kim Nguyen)
• Send out e-mail announcements
• We can pair volunteers with a med mentor as incentive or write some
  letter of thanks for them
• Get SPARX points for participants (coordinate with Ian Maki)

Time commitment and time period:

• 10-12 hrs, Autumn-Winter Quarter; less time afterward

Persons responsible:
2nd year(s) - ? Edward Cheng may be already involved, more help would be better
1st year(s) - ?

Project:
APAMSA National Conference – October 9-11, 2009
Purpose:

• OMCA funds and APAMSA funds for around 2 people to go?
• Will be in Los Angeles this year www.apamsa.org for more info

History:

·         1^st years have usually gone because 2^nd years are so busy with classes

Main tasks:

• Get free trip to LA
• Party
• Report back to rest of APAMSA on what you’ve learned

Time commitment and time period:

• 3 days + hangover + reporting back

Persons attending: ?

Project:
Diversity Advisory Board
Purpose:

• Advise the Office of Multicultural Affairs about diversity issue

History:

·         The advisory board is composed of diversity focused medical student groups (SNMA, LMSA, QMed) and meets once per quarter

Main tasks:

• Solicit feedback from fellow students and APAMSA members
• Attend quarterly meetings of Diversity Advisory Board

Time commitment and time period:

• 3-5 hrs per quarter

Persons responsible:
2nd year(s) – James Kuo (primary), Amanda Del Rosario (backup)
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WINTER QUARTER

Project:
Panel of Medical Students for Premedical Students

Purpose:

• Panel of medical students aimed at minority undergraduates at UW
• Help inform premeds about the application process

History:

·         APAMSA has usually had many members volunteer as panelists at the event

·         Event usually takes place in fall (November) and in 2009 was in Hogness Auditorium

Main tasks:

• Order and get food (pizza)
• Request funding from MSA
• Send out e-mail announcements
• Recruit panelists to volunteer

Time commitment and time period:

• 5-6 hrs, Fall Quarter, mostly in October and November

Persons responsible:
2nd year(s) - ?
1st year(s) - ?
Tips:

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SPRING-SUMMER QUARTER

Project:
Minority Physician's Panel
Purpose:

• Panel for medical students and underrepresented prospective admits during revisit weekend of what it is like to be a minority physician
• Help recruit underrepresented students to UW

History:

·         APAMSA has worked with the other diversity focused medical student groups (SNMA, LMSA, QMed) to organize the event

·         In the past, APAMSA has been responsible for getting food for the event and recruiting a speaker that works in APA communities.  The speaker for 2009 was Dr. Kimo Hirayama, who works at International Community Health Services (ICHS).  (Kimo at ichs.com)

·         Event usually takes place in April

Main tasks:

• Coordinate tasks with other diversity focused student groups
• Order and get food
• Request funding from MSA
• Send out e-mail announcements
• Call/e-mail potential speakers for APA community (Dr. Hirayama is good)

Time commitment and time period:

• 3-6 hrs, Spring Quarter, mostly in March and April

Persons responsible:
2nd year(s) - ?
1st year(s) - ?
Tips:

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Project:
Blood Pressure Screenings with International Community Health Services

Purpose:

• Let first years practice BP screenings at health fairs
• Let first years learn more about community health and community health centers

History:

·         APAMSA has worked with the other diversity focused medical student groups (SNMA, LMSA, QMed) to organize the event

·         In the past, APAMSA has been responsible for getting food for the event and recruiting a speaker that works in APA communities.  The speaker for 2009 was Dr. Kimo Hirayama, who works at International Community Health Services (ICHS).  (Kimo at ichs.com)

·         Event usually takes place in April

Main tasks:

• Send e-mail announcements
• Keep tracking spreadsheet on Google Docs
• Coordinate logistics with ICHS staff – Abbie and Michelle

Time commitment and time period:

• 6-7 hrs, Spring quarter and Summer after 1^st year, ideally someone with e-mail access for the summer

Persons responsible:
1st year(s) - ?
Tips:

• Report available on APAMSA website

Project:
Pass on knowledge, write up everything

Purpose:

• So it’s easy to do stuff again

Main tasks:

• Post everything to blog so it’s online forever

Time commitment and time period:

• As long as one wants it to be

Persons responsible:
Everyone