AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | UIC AMSA's Empty White Coat Demonstration |
| Project type(s) | Other |
| Date completed | 12/01/2006 |
| Chapter | University of Illinois COM @ Chicago |
| Project Coordinator | Jing Luo |
| Summary of project | In solidarity with AMSA, PHR, and SGAC, our chapter at UIC decided to participate in a nation-wide "empty white coat demonstration." This event displayed medical students' white coats and represented the missing health care workers in Africa. This display supported AMSA's goal of passing a bill to provide $8 Billion over the next 5 years for training and retaining healthcare workers in Africa. |
| Content area | HIV/AIDS |
| Number of participants | 30 |
| Participant hours involved | 15 hour(s) |
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| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | 0 |
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| Project advertising | You could not miss the display if you walked in to the college of medicine building. |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
4 |
| Lessons/suggestions | We could have displayed more coats in the lobby of the college of medicine, but we had issues with some deans who thought that it would be a fire hazard. If we had more time, we could have a table to get interested individuals in signing a petition to their representative to ask support for a bill that provides 8 billion over 5 years for healtchare workers in Africa. |
