AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | AIDS awareness movie screening and speaker |
| Project type(s) | Social Event,Speaker,Other |
| Date completed | 11/03/2006 |
| Chapter | Tufts University SOM |
| Project Coordinator | Tushar Patel |
| Summary of project | The Tufts AMSA and PHR chapters kicked off the National PHR conference with the screening of "Yesterday." Following the powerful AIDS movie, a discussion was held led by Dr. Mkaya Mwamburi (of Tufts Univ.) and Dr. Louise Ivers (of Partners in Health). |
| Content area | HIV/AIDS |
| Number of participants | 7 |
| Participant hours involved | 50 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | $300 |
| Project funding | Local chapter funds |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | Flyers; PHR and AMSA listserves; and word of mouth |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
3 |
| Lessons/suggestions | Friday night events are difficult to schedule for students. Students are attracted by big name organizations like Partners in Health. Late night events are not ideal for speakers since much of the audience (about 80 people) wanted to leave after the movie. Location of the event should be centralized and easily accessible by public transportation for students. |
| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS | |
| Comments | Good event to promote AIDS awareness, but requires a signficant amount of effort to coordinate food, speakers, attendance, and captivating movie. |
