AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | PharmFree Day No Free Lunch...Free Lunch |
| Project type(s) | Speaker |
| Date completed | 11/17/2006 |
| Chapter | University of Missouri - Kansas City SOM |
| Project Coordinator | Farheen Qurashi, LegRep |
| Summary of project | Had a slideshow presentation and guest speaker from school faculty discuss what "PharmFree" is, and had a discussion on its advantages and disadavantages, and what the students generally think about it. |
| Content area | Pharmaceutical Issues |
| Number of participants | 18 |
| Participant hours involved | 19 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | $40 |
| Project funding | Medical school funds |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | Flyers, MANY emails, word of mouth. More people attended than expected and overall this was a success! |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
5 |
| Lessons/suggestions | Make sure to advertise heavily, and also tailor the project to fit your school's needs. My school is not very involved in or concerned with PharmFree, and for the most part no one finds anything wrong with pharm gifts, so this had to be a more interactive discussion rather than a persuasive event. The small turnout we had was a big success compared with turnout to other events. |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS | |
| Comments | Free lunch is always a good way to get people to come, and remember that word of mouth is an awesome and effective way to advertise - lots of people ignore flyers and delete emails, but if you say it to their face, they'll at the very least acknowledge it. |
