AAMC Medicine in the Community Grant Program

April 2000 Grant Recipients Sponsored by Pfizer Inc.

Drew/UCLA: Partnership for Progress
The Drew/UCLA Partnership for Progress mentoring program addresses the shortage of underrepresented minorities through partnership initiatives at the high school level. (supplemental grant)

LSU Medical College in Shreveport: Camp Tiger
Operated by LSUMC medical students, Camp tiger offers a four day field based summer camp for mentally and physically challenged children in the Shreveport area. (non-continuous grant)

Tulane University: Tulane Life Support Society
The Tulane Life Support Society (TLSS) is a student run organization dedicated to providing medical students with the skills necessary to provide life support services to schools and agencies in the New Orleans community. (new project grant)

University of California San Francisco: Health Hut
The Health Hut promotes health education and facilitates access to health care for children from poor families and underserved communities who encounter socioeconomic risk factors that lead to higher rates of morbidity. (supplemental grant)

University of Kentucky: Salvation Army Student-Run Free Clinic
The UK Salvation Army Student-run Free Clinic addresses a variety of community health care needs by providing primary care at no cost for sheltered homeless residents of the Salvation Army and the uninsured working poor in the Fayette County community. (new project grant)