Caring for the Community - Previous Grant Recipients

		Grants and Awards Home Abraham Flexner Award Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award Award for Distinguished Research David E. Rogers Award Herbert W. Nickens Award Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowships Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships Humanism in Medicine Award Outstanding Community Service Award Caring for Community - A National Medical Student Service Project

April 2000

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)