AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | White Coat Project |
| Project type(s) | Fundraiser |
| Date completed | 03/15/2007 |
| Chapter | Tel Aviv University Sackler FOM |
| Project Coordinator | Ory Holtzman |
| Summary of project | White Coats with an embroidered medical school logo intended to be worn in hopitals on clinical rotations and in preclinical courses. In addition to raising chapter funds, one of the goals of this project was to promote professionalism by providing students with attire that identified them as students in the Tel Aviv University Sackler SOM. |
| Content area | Professionalism |
| Number of participants | 40 |
| Participant hours involved | 20 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | $0 |
| Project funding | Admission/participant charge |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | This project was advertised by email, and with flyers posted around the school showing two students wearing sample coats. Sample coats were also made available to students for sizing, as well as for additional advertisement. |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
4 |
| Lessons/suggestions | The project could have been improved if orders were taken earlier in the year. The lead time was much longer than expected, which led to some customer dissatisfaction. |
