AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | Global Access to Pharmaceuticals |
| Project type(s) | Speaker |
| Date completed | 05/17/2006 |
| Chapter | Baylor COM |
| Project Coordinator | Prathit Kulkarni, Daniel Cano |
| Summary of project | We organized a debate between two speakers on the subject of intellectual property rights versus the need for access to pharmaceuticals, particularly in third-world countries stricken with disease and poverty. |
| Content area | Pharmaceutical Issues |
| Number of participants | 50 |
| Participant hours involved | 50 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | 225 |
| Project funding | Local chapter funds |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | E-mails, flyers, announcements in class - for the most part, yes, though we probably should have advertised more outside of our immediate class community |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
4 |
| Lessons/suggestions | The biggest thing we might have done differently is to have increased publicity before the event so as to increase participation. |
