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	August 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM	Approved	Anatomy Mock Practical 2	ACOS-MSS	08/24/2023	09/19/2023	ACOS will be working alongside Dr. Kulesza in setting up a mock practical, with both a written and oral component for MS1s to help prepare for their first exam. We are opening up assistance in preparation for the mock exam to SSP so that MS2s can gain volunteer hours for their time. The written component will take place in the Cadaver lab while the oral will be held in the study rooms 1-5. We will also be having a PBL mock practical at the same time happening in case room 117. The educational purpose of this event is to prepare MS1's for their anatomy practical. It will be performed exactly as the real practical to allow students to gauge their level of understanding of the material. The following COVID-19 protocol will be strictly followed (if mandated at the time of the event): 1.) We will have a full roster of every individual who has signed up for the clinic--both volunteers and attendees 2.) We will have a check-in for all members and staff who attend the mock practical 3.) We will require masks, and uphold social distancing of at least 6 feet 4.) We will sanitize before and after the exam to avoid the potential spread of COVID 5.) We will create a screening form for all members that sign up and require that they disclose any signs and symptoms, travel history, and close contact history prior to attending 7.) We will keep attendees in smaller groups by generating different start times for their exam
	August 24, 2023 at 12:50 PM	Approved	Eddie Bauer Jacket Sale Fundraiser	ACOS-MSS	08/24/2023	10/23/2023	Based on communication regarding the manufacturer's timeline, ACOS would like to hold our annual Jacket Fundraiser from October 23th-November 3rd. We are utilizing the new LECOM logo. I will inform the students of our fundraiser by sending out an email to our members, as well as posting in the class communication pages in case any student outside of ACOS is interested. The board will then disperse jackets out during lunch in the vora lounge. During the distribution of the jackets, the following COVID guidelines will be followed: 1.) We will have a full roster of every individual who has ordered a jacket 2.) We will have a check-in for all members and staff who pick up their jackets in person. 3.) We will sanitize the table before and after to avoid the potential spread of COVID 4.) We will abide by LECOM's current COVID protocols
	August 25, 2023 at 1:38 PM	Approved	SAACOFP Pin Sale	Family Medicine Club	08/25/2023	10/16/2023	SAACOFP will be selling Anatomy, Cardio and GI pins to celebrate the completion of these systems. Additional pins for the following systems will also be offered: MSK (gold femur) and Neurology (brain). Pins are $5 each. These can be bought in the cafeteria on October 16th - October 19th between 11:30 and 12:20 pm. During this time in the cafeteria, we would like to pass out free SAACOFP swag, such as pens and stickers, to encourage more students to join SAACOFP.
	August 25, 2023 at 11:11 PM	Approved	OMM in a Clinical Setting	SAAO	08/25/2023	10/18/2023	In the OPP lab, we have the privilege of acquiring a diverse set of techniques, essentially building a valuable toolbox to use when we step into the role of physicians. SAAO is excited to present an event featuring two physicians and faculty members, Dr. Erick Esper and Dr. Melodie Chludzinski, who will delve into the ways of employing various techniques when patients seek care. This event will take place within the OPP lab and offers what we hope to be a valuable learning experience for those eager to explore the practical applications of the knowledge we amass in our lab sessions. COVID mitigation plan: We will follow the current protocols in place by the school. There are also hand sanitizer all over the OPP lab.
	September 1, 2023 at 11:57 AM	Approved	SAACOFP White Coat Embroidery	Family Medicine Club	09/01/2023	10/18/2023	SAACOFP (Family Medicine Club) would like to host our annual white coat embroidery fundraiser. We will be offering name and LECOM logo embroideries. We would charge $10 for name and/or medical student, $20 for logo only and $25 for both name and logo. White coats would be collected in the cafeteria on Wednesday October 18th, 2023 from 11 am - 12:20 pm and Thursday October 19th, 2023 from 11:30 am until 12:20 pm and then finally on Friday October 20th, 2023 from 11:30 am until 12:30 pm. Coats will be returned to students ~4 weeks after collection dates once embroidery is completed. Students will be able to collect their coats in the cafeteria. Dates for collection are TBD based on when embroidery is complete. This will be a cash only event. Existing LECOM COVID guidelines will be followed. I emailed Matthew Bresee and received confirmation that our use of the LECOM shield followed LECOM protocol and was approved.
	September 2, 2023 at 9:56 PM	Approved	SSP Monthly Meeting	SSP	09/02/2023	11/14/2023	SSP monthly meeting with a focus on upper classmen sharing Clinical Rotation advice with underclassman Student Speakers: Patrick Swaney & Tristan Palmer Content: SSP upperclassmen will talk to SSP underclassmen about their rotation experience, the transition from classroom to clinical, how to prepare for rotations, and conclude by answering students' questions. Covid Mitigation: Zoom
	September 4, 2023 at 7:08 PM	Approved	Volunteering at Men's Day Retreat 2023	Christian Medical and Dental Association	09/04/2023	09/30/2023	CMDA members are planning to volunteer at Acts 2:42 Bible Fellowship for their men’s retreat on Saturday, 09/30/2023. Acts 2:42 Bible Fellowship is a Christian church organization in Erie, Pennsylvania and they hold a Men's Day/Retreat every year in the fall. For this year's event, we are going to help set up tables and tents outside, and help with clean up during and after the event. We will be having two shifts. The first shift is from 8:00- 9:30 am. The second shift will be from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. We discussed the event with the Pastor of the church and he is very enthusiastic about us helping out. Thank you.
	September 5, 2023 at 5:54 PM	Approved	Annual Chipotle Fundraiser	Mentoring	09/05/2023	10/25/2023	Mentoring Club would like to have its annual fundraiser at Chipotle on 12th street. All funds for the event will be utilized to help support the Kids at the YMCA Kids Club through replenishing their library with new books, and getting newer sports equipment for activities.
	September 6, 2023 at 2:41 PM	Approved	Charity Miles Fundraiser	Christian Medical and Dental Association	09/06/2023	10/01/2023	CMDA is doing a fundraiser event for the entire month of October to raise money for Wounded Warrior Project, which is an organization dedicated to helping veterans recover from physical and mental wounds that they suffer from as a result of service to our country. Charity Miles is an app that you download on your phone, which raises money as you walk, run, or bike. The more miles you do, the more money is raised for Wounded Warrior Project. We are also going to send out a form for the people who are interested in participating, and then on the first day of the event we are going to send out the team name for everyone to join and then start walking, running, or biking. Everything is done on the app called Charity Miles, and the money is sent to the charity directly through the app. The participants will just make an account, join our team, and then work out on their own to raise money for the charity. This event will be done entirely on the participants' own time and can be joined from any location, so no COVID mitigation protocols are necessary.
	September 11, 2023 at 6:23 PM	Approved	APAMSA Annual Diwali Event	APAMSA	09/11/2023	10/20/2023	We will be painting diya's (clay lamps) and lighting them together. There will be dance performances and games. Come take a study break and celebrate with APAMSA. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights with its variations also celebrated in other Indian religions.
	September 12, 2023 at 10:18 AM	Approved	Erie Zoo's Annual ZooBoo	SOMA	09/12/2023	10/20/2023	SOMA is looking to gather a group to volunteer at Erie Zoo’s ZooBoo event. Students will volunteer in various positions and hand out treats to children and families attending said event. Students will fill out an application provided by Erie Zoo (https://www.eriezoo.org/uploads/2023-zooboo-final-application.pdf). Applications will be collected by SOMA Community Outreach Chair, Mia Tornel and mailed to Erie Zoo by September 30th. By doing this, SOMA hopes to provide a way for LECOM students to connect with the local Erie community in a fun manner celebrating the upcoming holiday. Since it will be getting into the fall, should COVID numbers begin to rise we will be sure to encourage masking and distancing to help take precautions and mitagate spread.
	September 15, 2023 at 10:55 AM	Approved	Letters for Veterans	LECOM Med Erie - SGA	09/15/2023	10/31/2023	Purpose: We would like to hold a service event for Veterans Day. The event would involve students writing and submitting cards/notes to be sent to Veterans on their own time. After completing their letters, students will drop off the cards in a collection box kept outside of the security office, similar to other donation drives. Collection will begin on October 31st and end on November 10th. Each card donation will count for 0.5 hours with a maximum of 3 hours (6 cards). Hours will count towards SSP and LECOM hours. Approval is still pending from Touch Point. After the collection date, the letters will be sent to the address in the attached PDF below. Please see below a PDF of the flyer for the event.
	September 17, 2023 at 9:36 PM	Approved	Speaking Event with Dr. Susan Medalie	Family Medicine Club	09/17/2023	10/24/2023	Dr. Susan Medalie is a family medicine doctor in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. She will be speaking about her experience as an Osteopathic Family Physician on Tuesday, October 24th at 5:45PM over Zoom. She will be sharing general information on her path to become a family medicine physician, her osteopathic training, and offering advice to students. The speaking event will be followed by a Q&A session. Anyone is welcome to come prepared with questions about her life, questions about tips, or just come ready to listen. This event will help aspiring family medicine medical students learn more from a current osteopathic physician. Also, it will be a great meeting for those not sure of a specialty to learn more about the field. No person-person contact will occur. No food will be involved in this event. No Lecom facilities will be needed for this event, as it will be over Zoom. https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87217683298?pwd=8FtBLuiOQawOOfvF8ILtaE0i5829KE.1
	September 19, 2023 at 9:47 AM	Approved	LECOM Blood Drive	SSP	09/19/2023	10/30/2023	SSP is partnering with the Erie Community Blood Bank to host a LECOM Blood Drive to mitigate the critical blood shortage impacting the community o COVID Mitigation Plan: temperature checks at the Erie Community Blood Bank o Event Contact: Angela McLaurin (angela.mclaurin@fourhearts.org) o Event Timing: October 30 - November 4 o Student Notification: SSP email o Students Overseeing Event: Melissa Zhang
	September 20, 2023 at 7:26 AM	Approved	Transition to Core Advice + Q&A Session	Internal Medicine Club	09/20/2023	10/19/2023	The Internal Medicine Club will be hosting a transition to core Q&A session over zoom for first year students. Multiple second year representatives from each pathway (LDP, PBL, DSP/PCSP) will be present at the meeting to give advice to first years as they make the transition from anatomy to core classes. This will provide an opportunity for second year students to reflect on what study methods and approaches helped them to succeed in core, while also expressing which methods were not as successful. After a general welcome and overview, the club will go into breakout rooms in order to ask questions specific to each pathway, which will be led by the second-year representatives from each respective pathway. COVID mitigation plan: event will be held on zoom
	September 28, 2023 at 12:44 PM	Approved	Oncology Research Symposium	Oncology Club	09/28/2023	10/27/2023	Dr. Amanda Przespolewski is a 2011 LECOM graduate and will be presenting her current research regarding potential cures and treatments for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She currently has three research studies she is working on and will be presenting it during the symposium through zoom on 10/27/23 at 9:00 am-11:00 am. She will be discussing her path into research, experience in Heme onc residency, and there will be an open Q&A session at the end for any students that have questions regarding her journey or her research.
	September 24, 2023 at 12:38 PM	Approved	AMMSA Hoops for Humanity: Charity Week for Orphans & Needy Children	AMMSA	09/24/2023	11/04/2023	The American Medical Muslim Student Association would like to host a basketball fundraiser to raise funds for the "Charity Week for Orphans and Needy Children" organization. The vision of this organization is to "become a vehicle to inspire young people to become active, socially engaged and united upon our shared Islamic and humanitarian values. Raising money to help countless Orphans and Needy Children across the World is just one outcome. Whatever the problem, no matter how complex or how longstanding, we will always find it easier to solve when we all work together." I have provided the following link of the organization for more details: https://charityweek.com/about/. A $10 fee will be charged to each person interested in participating in the tournament. 100% of the funds raised will go towards the organization. We will use our own club's funds to purchase water, cups, and trophies for the winning team. The tournament will work as a bracket 2-3 point system, first to 21. We will request teams of 3 and have 2 tournaments happening at the same time playing half-court games. We will have referees and board members to keep track of points and the bracket tournament. We were hoping to host this event on Saturday, November 4th from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM at the LECOM Wellness Center (5401 Peach St, Erie, PA 16509). This weekend seemed to work best with the MS1 and MS2 schedules so we hope to have good attendance for our event. I have called and confirmed availability with the Wellness Center and they notified me that we can host our event at the requested date/time.
	September 27, 2023 at 1:07 PM	Approved	Yasmine Saikali	LECOM Med Erie - SGA	09/27/2023	10/16/2023	Yoga night at the LECOM wellness center on October 16th at 6:00pm.
	September 27, 2023 at 6:56 PM	Approved	Trauma Vector Workshop	SAAO	09/27/2023	11/02/2023	SAAO is excited to propose the opportunity to hold a Trauma Vector Workshop, led by Dr. Hendryx. This workshop presents a chance for students to learn how to identify and treat a trauma vector. As future osteopath, it is important that we explore avenues of wholistic treatments, and since trauma vectors are not covered in our OPP lab curriculum, SAAO hopes this will be a wonderful learning experience for our members to partake in. Covid mitigation plan: We will follow the current protocols set in place by the school. SAAO will be collaborating with SAACOFP for this event SAACOFP contact: Bricarah Thull, bthull36906@med.lecom.edu
	September 29, 2023 at 7:00 AM	Approved	How to Succeed on Rotations	Internal Medicine Club	09/29/2023	11/01/2023	As part of the Visiting Professor Program, the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) is sending Dr. Annette T. Carron to LECOM to give a presentation about "How to Succeed on Rotations." Dr. Carron graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991 and completed her fellowship in Geriatrics. She is a former ACOI president, and now works as an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine for Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM). Club members will be able to attend the presentation to learn how to best prepare and stand out during their rotations. Dr. Carron will also answer any questions that students may have about rotations or the field of Geriatrics and Internal Medicine. As part of this presentation, the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) will be handing out medical textbooks to two random participants that attend the lecture. The ACOI will be covering all of Dr. Carron's traveling expenses, in addition to sending a few giveaways for the club to hand out. Attendees will follow the LECOM COVID protocols at the time of the event. Our club advisor, Dr. D'Amico will also be in attendance at the event.
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