AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | World AIDS Day & Yale AIDS Week |
| Project type(s) | Community Service,Fundraiser,School Service,Social Event,Speaker |
| Date completed | 12/01/2006 |
| Chapter | Yale University SOM |
| Project Coordinator | Kamila Sikora |
| Summary of project | Events on World AIDS Day included: an international video conference on HIV/AIDS (organized by Americans for Informed Democracy); distribution of condoms and HIV testing information at a local bar; and red ribbon fundraising at the medical school. Throughout the next week (Yale AIDS Week) events included: lecture on microbicides and methods of HIV transmission, panel of experts working with HIV patients speaking on how to advocate for our patients with HIV and what resources are available to patients outside the clinical setting; panel on global AIDS with representatives from PHR, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, and Ethiopia Hospital Management Initiative; wine and cheese reception on "Reflection on the Global AIDS Epidemic and the Response." Throughout the week, we also had a large canvas with paints available for a community art project--people left their hand prints and thoughts on the canvas entitled "An HIV-free generation begins with us..." Throughout the week, we raised $700, which was split equally in donations for AIDS Project New Haven and the Global Fund. |
| Content area | HIV/AIDS |
| Number of participants | 200 |
| Participant hours involved | 200 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | 1100 |
| Project funding | Local chapter funds,Medical school funds,AMSA grant,Other grant |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | E-mails and large color flyers throughout the med school and undergrad campuses |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
5 |
| Lessons/suggestions | We should not have left the paints overnight at the art canvas because they were stollen toward the end of the week. Also, all our speaker events and panels were over dinner, which helped with attendance. |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS | |
| Comments | Get a good group of people to work with because that was a huge help! |
