AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | PharmFree Debate |
| Project type(s) | Speaker |
| Date completed | 01/08/2007 |
| Chapter | Keck SOM of University of Southern California |
| Project Coordinator | Rebecca Sadun |
| Summary of project | Preliminary surveys of the Year I-II medical students of Keck indicated a profound lack of understanding of the medical and ethical implications of pharmaceutical advertising. To make our student body more receptive to AMSA’s PharmFree message, we organized a “PharmFree Debate” event, at which students and faculty on both sides of the issue explained their rationale for their viewpoint. Brian Hurley, a Keck student and AMSA Officer, and favorite faculty were featured in the debate, increasing attendance and enhancing the entertainment value of the event. |
| Content area | Pharmaceutical Issues |
| Number of participants | 100 |
| Participant hours involved | 100 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | 200 |
| Project funding | AMSA grant,Donation |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | We advertised the event heavily to Year I/II students through email and in-class announcements. |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
4 |
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| ADDITIONAL COMMENTS | |
| Comments | Copies of Jerry Avorn’s book were provided free of charge by the Arnold Gold Foundation for Humanism in Medicine. |
