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	October 26, 2022 at 10:39 PM	Cancelled	Julia Davis	Mentoring	10/26/2022	11/16/2022	Mentoring Club would like to request to do our annual Christmas gift/party event with the kids. Here kids make a short list of things they would like to get for Christmas and students who sign up get assigned a kid randomly for whom they buy a present for and with whom they interact/play with at the event. The price limit is set at $25 max per student and is volunteer only. This is an event loved by children and staff at the YMCA and is a big deal for the kids, one they look forward to all year! the gifts are given out by the volunteers who purchased them at our weekly volunteer sessions. We would like to offer 2.5 hours for total participation in the shopping for, organization of and participation in this event by the volunteers.
	October 26, 2022 at 10:39 PM	Cancelled	Julia Davis	Mentoring	10/26/2022	11/16/2022	Mentoring Club would like to request to do our annual Christmas gift/party event with the kids. Here kids make a short list of things they would like to get for Christmas and students who sign up get assigned a kid randomly for whom they buy a present for and with whom they interact/play with at the event. The price limit is set at $25 max per student and is volunteer only. This is an event loved by children and staff at the YMCA and is a big deal for the kids, one they look forward to all year! the gifts are given out by the volunteers who purchased them at our weekly volunteer sessions. We would like to offer 2.5 hours for total participation in the shopping for, organization of and participation in this event by the volunteers.
	February 27, 2019 at 4:39 PM	Cancelled	Jaci Summers	SOMA	02/27/2019	03/07/2019	This is a follow up proposal for my International Health Disparities project which I've been elected to complete for SOMA class of 2021. I'd like to nominate our support for International Rescue Committee. This organization is very well known and has been around for quite some time. They are based out of New York and they have received 4 stars from Charity Navigator. Their primary goal is to respond to humanitarian crises all over the world as well as in the U.S, including bringing primary care to refugees and at risk populations. Here is the website if you would like further information: https://www.rescue.org/what-we-do. This organization spends 89% of its budget on programs, which mean the majority of our funds raised for them will go to helping people in need. I would still like to use the coffee fundraiser as mentioned before from Jo Coffee, since we will be getting 42% of sales toward our fundraiser. Other fundraisers I've looked into do not offer this much turn around on sales. Once the orders are finished being placed, I would submit the order and then the coffee would be delivered to LECOM for me to distribute to students who have purchased. Then once LECOM has recieved the fundraiser check from the coffee company we can easily make the payment to IRC online. Please let me know if there is anything I can clarify and I welcome any feedback on this project. Thank you for considering my request.
	August 18, 2023 at 1:31 PM	Cancelled	Intubation Clinic - Dr. Risavi	Emergency Medicine	08/18/2023	11/11/2023	We would like to give our members the opportunity to participate in an intubation clinic run by Dr. Risavi, our club advisor. Dr. Risavi would like to come in on a Saturday to talk to EM club members about respiratory emergencies and intubation as an important clinical skill. There will be a presentation to discuss the importance of airway management, and to familiarize students with protocols and techniques. There will then be a hands-on learning opportunity for students to participate in practicing intubation techniques. It will give our members the chance to interact with one another while learning valuable skills they will learn more about on rotations. All equipment for the interactive activity will be provided by Dr. Risavi. A sign-up sheet will be provided for students to participate with a maximum of 30 students allowed to sign-up. Students will adhere to current COVID Regulations set by LECOM. Our Club Advisor, Dr. Risavi, has approved of the event and will be in attendance. This event will be held on Saturday November 11th in Pharmacy Lecture Hall A and the OPP Lab from 8:00am – 4:00pm.
	August 25, 2022 at 2:01 PM	Cancelled	International Coastal Clean Up	SAOAO	08/25/2022	09/17/2022	This event is an opportunity to give back to the local community here in Erie. This event is to join with other people throughout Erie county to clean up Presque Isle State Park. This is an opportunity to get volunteer hours cleaning up the beaches. This event is being coordinated through Lynn Armel from the Erie County Department of Planning & Community Development. They have assigned our group to meet at the East Ave. Boat Ramp on East Ave., Erie, PA, 16507 Cleaning supplies are being provided by Erie County. COVID-19 Mitigation : This event will be outdoors and students will be provided with gloves to limit risk of infection from items picked up and working with others. Students will also be asked to wear masks while at this event.
	February 20, 2020 at 12:23 PM	Cancelled	Internal Medicine March Meeting	Internal Medicine Club	02/20/2020	03/02/2020	We will be introducing the new E-board and discussing our upcoming 3v3 basketball tournament fundraiser and t-shirt orders.
	November 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM	Cancelled	IM Member Free Shirts	Internal Medicine Club	11/16/2024	12/02/2024	IM Club will be passing out free shirts to all members of the club. We will distribute them in the Vora Lounge once they arrive sometime late December. Since all members paid dues upon joining the club, all of these official members who have paid dues from both first and second year will be receiving this shirt for all of their hard work at volunteering events, fundraisers, and guest speaker networking. For anyone who isn't able to pick up their shirts on December 2nd, between 11:30am-12:30pm, we will be reaching out to them directly to schedule a different time for their shirt pick ups. This T shirt was made through the rushordertees website and can be found at this link: https://www.rushordertees.com/design-v2/?design=OTM2NTIwMg. Any issues with orders will be addressed to the help center at the rushordertees website. All T shirts will be shipped to the residence of Maryam Khan at Laurel Springs. From there, the President, VP, Treasurer, and Secretary (Maryam Khan, Katie Tulp, Luke Tsudis, and Kaitlyn Stirling) will be primarily responsible for having the orders organized and ready for handing out on this date.
	December 12, 2018 at 11:16 AM	Cancelled	Homeless Shelter Overflow Foot Clinic	SOMA	12/11/2018	01/14/2019	LECOM SOMA would like to continue participating in the foot care clinic at the Homeless Shelter Overflow sponsored by Erie United Methodist Alliance. The care and education offered by medical students to this population offers invaluable experience and opportunity to practice our osteopathic values. The Homeless Shelter Overflow was developed in response to the growing homeless population in Erie and the limited resources for shelter during the harsh winter months. The program runs from late November through late March. The overflow is sponsored by a local place of worship for 2 weeks and then switches to another participating location. The overflow shelter is staffed by volunteers from the parishes as well as from community organizations in Erie. The "guests" (homeless) staying at the shelter are housed for the night until 7 am the next morning. The guests have access to showers, personal care products, and a cot. Additionally, they have access to health resources (faith community nurses through Erie United Methodist Alliance: Healthcare for the Homeless Partnerships) and other local organizations such as Community Health Net. Barbara Lewis, RN, is a Faith Community Nurse and director of EUMA Healthcare for the Homeless. She has been instrumental in implementing the healthcare advocacy at the overflow clinic. She has created a strong relationship with both LECOM SOMA and Bridging the Gaps to initiate programs allowing LECOM students to work with underserved populations. Barbara can be contacted at blewis@euma-erie.org or 814-806-5253. She is very enthusiastic about this partnership with LECOM SOMA and requested to share her contact information to anyone whom may have questions regarding this program. The Homeless Shelter Overflow Foot Clinic was started by medical student Sarah Edwards under the direction of Professor, Dr. Sarah McCarthy. The foot clinic is an adjunct to the overflow shelter, allowing medical students to have the opportunity to interact with homeless individuals as well as provide one-on-one healthcare. The foot clinic is scheduled for every Monday evening from approximately 6-9 pm. The first Monday we would potentially look to start is January 14, and the last scheduled date is March 25. The schedule of the dates and locations of each overflow shelter are included in the attachment. Alanna and Angela are hoping LECOM SOMA can continue working with EUMA and the Homeless Shelter Overflow. We would like to continue practicing our best safety practices while being overseen by Barbara during our time at the clinic. Three students will be scheduled at each foot clinic along with a faculty advisor and at least one of the SOMA Local Healthcare Disparities Coordinators (the role that Angela and Alanna hold currently). The students will meet in the LECOM main campus parking lot and commute to the overflow shelter location together. The interaction between the medical student and the guest of the shelter includes taking a history of the patient, documenting it in their chart, testing pedal pulses, examining the feet for signs of infection/open sores. Students also clean their feet with gloves and antiseptic wash while also offering the patient clean, dry socks. Throughout the process, volunteers are educating the patients on when to visit a doctor and the importance of diabetic foot care. The information from the session is used by the Faith Community Nurses as well as a rotating podiatrist who attends the overflow shelter on selected weeks to follow up with the guests. Medical students are required to attend a training session prior to attending foot clinic where they are trained on the homeless community, how to provide foot care, how to document the patient history, and relevant health topics to discuss with the guest. We hope to conduct this session the first week of the spring semester, the week of Jan 7-11. We would like to use the 2nd floor, main conference room. Foot care is a very important aspect in this population as their main form of transportation is on foot, often through the snow with improper foot wear. Many of these individuals also do not have access to soap, running water, or dry towels. Some of these individuals are unable to bend forward and reach their feet. Not only is the medical student providing care and delivering knowledge to the homeless individual, but they are also rebuilding a relationship with the healthcare system. Many of these individuals have been mistreated by healthcare practitioners due to stereotypes and a misunderstanding of the unique needs associated with serving this population. Additionally, this experience will also provide medical students with the opportunity to work with an underserved population and further develop a sense of empathy and understanding aligning with the osteopathic profession.
	November 29, 2022 at 3:26 PM	Cancelled	Holiday Card Drive for LECOM's SLC	SOMA	11/29/2022	12/05/2022	Proposed dates: Monday December 5th through Friday December 9th Idea: SOMA will be putting together a Christmas Card Drive. Cards will be made by students to bring joy to residents, so these cards will include writing from students. Students will make or fill out cards to be distributed to SLC Residents. This will be a contactless event, and we propose having collection boxes near the security doors. Students will be able to leave their cards for collection. Cards will be picked up at the end of the drive by Paarth Sharma or Co-Chair Smaran Teru. We will advertise this event to the entire Class of 2025 and class of 2026, so they are able to participate. Cards should be dropped off at the security office or at Colleen's desk on the second floor. This will be done in a contact-free manner. As has been done in other clubs, service hours will be provided with 3 cards = 1 hour of service. Cards will be dropped off at the LECOM Living Center - coordinated with Emily Carver - ecarver@lecomslc.org. Why: SOMA wants to create a COVID-safe opportunity for students to get involved in the Erie community. Having this card drive creates an event that allows LECOM students to reach out and be involved with the school and community. As this event has been very successful in the past, and Dr. Silvia Ferretti commented on what a nice event it was last year when we had the cards at Colleen’s desk, we really would like the opportunity to have it again. Here is the request for the drive that was approved last year: Idea: SOMA will be putting together a Holiday Card drive. This will be a contactless event, and we propose having collection boxes at the entrance to Main Campus. Students will be able to leave the cards for collection. Items will be picked up at the end of the drive by myself (Ellie Schommer) or Co-Chair Garrett Kettle. We will advertise this event to the entire Class of 2024 and class of 2025 so they are able to participate. At the conclusion of the drive, I will arrange a date and time to drop off the supplies to St. Mary’s Senior Living Center. This will be done in a contact-free manner. Why: SOMA wants to create a COVID-safe opportunity for students to get involved in the Erie community. Having this drive creates an event for LECOM students to reach out and be involved with the Erie community. Proposed dates: Monday November 29 – Friday December 3 Alternate dates: Monday December 6 – Friday December 10 Here is the request for the same drive that was approved in the Spring for Saint Patrick’s Day: Proposed dates: Monday March 7th through March 11th Alternate dates: Monday March 14th through Wednesday March 16th Idea: SOMA will be putting together a St. Patrick’s Card Drive. This will be a contactless event, and we propose having collection boxes in the cafeteria. Students will be able to leave their cards for collection. Cards will be picked up at the end of the drive by Co-Chair Paarth Sharma or Co-Chair Smaran Teru. We will advertise this event to the entire Class of 2024 and class of 2025, so they are able to participate. At the conclusion of the card drive, we will arrange a date and time to drop off the cards to St. Mary’s Senior Center. This will be done in a contact-free manner. Why: SOMA wants to create a COVID-safe opportunity for students to get involved in the Erie community. Having this card drive creates an event that allows LECOM students to reach out and be involved with the school and community.
	November 5, 2019 at 2:28 PM	Cancelled	H&P Practice Practical for MSI	Class of 2022	11/05/2019	11/16/2019	MSII students will host a practice practical for the MSII students. This would take place in the OPP lab where MSII students will be acting graders and SPs. We will have it open to all MSI students, but expect 150 students to come.
	September 7, 2021 at 9:26 AM	Cancelled	Guest Speaker: Dr. Jung	Internal Medicine Club	09/07/2021	09/22/2021	Dr. Jung will give a virtual presentation via google-meets. He will discuss his career as a Urologist and how he chose a fellowship in Internal Medicine.
	September 13, 2023 at 8:17 PM	Cancelled	Guest Speaker- Dr. Nicholas Sala- Pediatric Ophthalmologist	Pediatrics Club	09/13/2023	09/27/2023	We would like to have Dr. Sala speak to our club via Zoom to talk to us about his journey to becoming a Pediatric Ophthalmologist and his career experiences, from medical school to residency and onwards. The Pediatrics Club has hosted Dr. Sala in past years and we would love to have him back!
	August 25, 2023 at 1:06 PM	Cancelled	FM Forum - Hosting Dr. Melodie Chludzinski	Family Medicine Club	08/25/2023	09/20/2023	Dr. Melodie Chludzinski has agreed to talk to students about what a day in her life looks/looked like as a practicing osteopathic family medicine physician. The goal of this forum is to show students interested in family medicine the wide range of options they can have when they choose to specialize in family medicine. After she gives them a look into what her daily life looks/looked like she is willing to hold a Q&A in regards to being an osteopathic family medicine physician. At this event we would like to serve Mighty Fine Donuts and have canned soda/ water available for our attendees. We also have free SAACOFP pens and other trinkets that we would like to give out to people in attendance in hopes of gaining more members. The event would be on September 20th 2023 from 5:30 - 7:30 in Vora lounge. The people distributing the donuts would wear gloves when passing them out.
	August 15, 2022 at 10:19 PM	Cancelled	First General Body Meeting	Sports Medicine Club	08/15/2022	08/26/2022	The Sports Medicine Club E-Board would like to have its first general body meeting at the LECOM softball field. We want to give the members of the club a chance to meet each other and play a game of whiffle ball. We also want to discuss and gauge interest in the ideas we had for future events this semester. We also plan on ordering pizza for the event.
	March 13, 2022 at 7:35 PM	Cancelled	Fatphobia in Medicine	Mental Health Task Force	03/13/2022	04/13/2022	This will be a MHTF-guided discussion on the impact of weight stigma in medicine and the mental health consequences of that stigma on patients and their health outcomes. We will discuss how fatphobia has impacted us personally and continues to be present in our medical journey, and how that has affected our relationship with medical practitioners and could affect our future patients. Using examples from medical and public health literature, we’ll examine our view of obesity as an epidemic and as a measure of mortality risk, and how that has influenced medical perspectives on weight. We will also discuss the genetic and socioeconomic components of weight, and how those might be barriers to thinness. Finally, we will also brainstorm together how we, as future physicians, can help address fatphobia in our practice and make patients more comfortable, such as asking permission to discuss weight and trusting patients to know their own bodies. Those who participate actively will get a $10 gift card, as this event will be in lieu of the monthly breakfast.
	June 30, 2022 at 4:23 PM	Cancelled	Fall Semester Community Service Events for the Class of 2025	Class of 2025	06/30/2022	08/01/2022	1) Community Blood Bank (2646 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16508. Phone Number: (814) 456-4206) The Community Blood Bank in Erie is starting a new volunteer program in hopes of scheduling more blood donors. Volunteers will be interacting with donors after they have finished donating. They will go over their experiences with them and ask them to schedule a follow up appointment. This is a great experience to interact with the local community and develop strong communication skills as future physicians. 2) Mercy Center for Women Erie (1039 East 27th Street, Erie, PA 16504. Phone number (814) 455-4577) The Mercy Center for Women is hosting their second annual Pedal for Mercy Event on September 10th, 2022 from 7am to 3pm. Volunteers are needed for 4 different shifts. Shifts include: 1. Morning event prep/registration: 6:30am-11.30am -Set up for event. Registration help including: check-in, money handling, t-shirt sales and concierge. 2. Route Food and Beverage: 8:30am-2pm -Serve snacks and waters at stop locations for riders. -Replenish and clean up food areas 3. Route Runner: 10am-3pm -Must have valid drivers license and be able to drive the day of event. In team’s of two, they will pick up purchases at specified wineries on route and deliver them to Penn Shore for distribution. Be able to run supplies to rote stops as needed. 4.Penn Shore lunch and afternoon prep: 11:30am-4pm -Serve lunch to participants, work with Route Runners to organize/ distribute win purchases. Tear down even when finished at 4pm. 3) Veterans Affairs Erie Medical Center (135 East 38th Street Erie, PA 16504-1559 Phone number: 814-868-8661) I reached out to Ms. Karen O’Neal, the Chief at the Center for Development and Civic Engagement and she listed out a few volunteer opportunities they currently have. 1. To externally and internally clean patient transport vans. The VA medical center has a fleet of 29 vans and is having a difficult time keeping them clean. 2. Transporting patients in wheelchairs that come into the community for medical appointments to their desired location in the medical center. 4)International Institute of Erie/ USCRI (517 E 26th St, Erie, PA 16504. Phone number 814-452-3935) Since 1980, 8,839 newcomers have been resettled in the Erie area with assistance from USCRI. Refugees resettled in Erie come primarily from Bhutan, Eritrea, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine and Russia. Newly arrived refugees receive a comprehensive set of services including housing placement, cultural orientation, school enrollment, coordination of initial health appointments, and employment preparation and placement. I have reached out to Gretchen Fairly, Development Associate at USCRI about volunteer opportunities and fundraisers our class could help out with, and she said she will get back to me after talking with rest of the team. I have a phone call scheduled with her on July 6th to go through community service opportunities.
	April 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM	Cancelled	Faculty vs Students Kickball Tournament 2025	DO2 Max Club	04/29/2025	05/22/2025	Hosting a fun and friendly kickball event for all students at LECOM. As DO2 Max has been experiencing inconsistent participation, events, and campus presence we want to use this as an opportunity to bring all of LECOM together before many of us go away for the summer, while also using it as an opportunity to increase future interest for the club again! Thus we are planning on hosting a kickball tournament against with willing faculty to lift the spirits of all participants after a long semester. If all things go accordingly, it can also be a social event where we can have food or sell t-shirts as a fundraising opportunity with everyone not participating just coming to watch the tournament and socialize! We envision this event launching the excitement needed for one of a couple event ideas we have for the upcoming academic year.
	August 26, 2019 at 1:22 PM	Cancelled	European OMM Techniques	SAAO	08/26/2019	08/28/2019	Two visiting OMM physicians from Italy will be on campus to discuss their practice and demonstrate their expertise. 4:30 pizza provided in the cafeteria 5:00 demonstrations/talk in OPP lab Spoke with Dr. Esper already about the cafeteria providing pizza from Dr. Ferretti
	June 27, 2019 at 8:17 AM	Cancelled	Erie Pride Parade Volunteer Table	Allies	06/27/2019	06/28/2019	Allies has a table at the annual Erie Pride Parade this year, and will be providing individuals with free blood pressure screenings and discussions on other health topics. Dogs provided by Dr. Dunbar will be there as well to make the table more approachable. We also plan on asking these individuals about their experience with healthcare in order to improve ourselves as future physicians.
	October 5, 2022 at 7:25 PM	Cancelled	Erie Otters Night	Class of 2025	10/05/2022	11/05/2022	We want to use our class funds to buy tickets for the Nov 5th otters game. The purpose of this event is to allow for a break from our studies and facilitate a mental health break for our students. Additionally, this would help enhance the camaraderie of the class of 2025 as we head into our final semester of didactic learning. Details: I was thinking 30 tickets based upon a current ongoing poll within the class (could be less). Once the results of the poll is finalized later this week, I will have a set interest of the number of students interested in tickets. The prospective date is Nov 5th at 7 pm. I have spoken with an Otters representative and he said: "Our ticket prices are $14 center ice, $12 west end or $10 east end." If we reserve 30 tickets the cheapest option would be $300 with the most expensive being $420. CARP plan: as this is an event during the (hopefully) low covid incidence rate in erie county, we would not have a specific COVID plan in place. However, each student will be sitting in a designated section surrounded by other lecom students to ensure that the spread of any potential diseases can be limited. Additionally, we will have an exact list of students that attended the event in case there is a need to contact them afterwards. Again, this would be an excellent way for LECOM students to get out and enjoy the many great events that Erie has to offer while also serving as a mental health escape for a few hours!
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