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SGA Meeting 11/9/2015
1. Call to order
2. Comments from Dr. Johannessen
a. Dr. Ortoski is advertising World’s AIDS Day
i.
Every club should participate in the event
ii.
Send member to a planning meeting Tomorrow at 12 in lecture hall
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iii.
Event is December 1 – LECOM will create the human ribbon, tree of
Hope, and quilts
iv.
Quilt Panel making session Wednesday at coffee culture form 5-7
b. Erie Otter Tickets for this week. Please email John Wojtkielewicz
i.
Often has Bayhawks tickets as well
3. Comments from Dr. Fried
a. 500 Bayhawks vouchers available, get a ticket to 1 game
i.
Stop by the reception desk to get one!
b. Thank you students for working the auction!
i.
If you are a Scholarship recipient and did not attend the auction,
contact Dr. Fried or sign up for SafeKids Erie for your service to the
scholarship fund
ii.
PGA golf event (June), LECOM 5K (July)
c. Thank you for coming to the event on Friday for Dr. John and Dr. Silvia
4. SGA E-Board Updates
a. President
i.
OMED and COSGP fall quarterly recap
1. OMED had great attendance from students
a. Opening ceremony
b. New AOA awareness campaign, look out for them!
2. COSPG
a. Mental Health Awareness Initiative
b. Single accreditation system information
3. POMA Fall meeting
a. Class of 2019 Thank you note for stethoscopes to POMA
office in Harrisburg, PA
ii.
Relay for Life recap + shirts
1. Raised over $2200!
2. Class of 2019- thanks you for stepping up!
3. T-shirts still available if you did not pick it up after
iii.
UWorld payments to begin after Thanksgiving break
1. Google Document on the SGA website to see how many people
are interested!
2. Checks accepted after Thanksgiving Break
iv.
TOUCH point reminders
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1. SAAO- Writing forums does not count, but running the forums
do count
b. Vice President
i.
Script Your Future
1. School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy collaborate
2. 2 month long community outreach that raises awareness of
prescription adherence.
3. Nicole is liaison between medicine and pharmacy, contact her
with any questions!
a. Goal is to increase school of medicine to participate
more. Clubs will be paired up with a club from the
pharmacy school to allow us to participate more.
b. List of non-LDP members and share with pharmacy
counterparts to let them reach out.
4. Look out for emails for events to participate in!
c. Treasurer
i.
Policies and Reminders
ii.
Club reports/disbursements
1. Were done this week, if you did not receive an email, please let
Lauren know.
2. DO2Max still needs to turn in their form for money!
d. Secretary
i.
Speaker – 11/20 LECOM Open House Volunteers
1. Debbie A. Bisbee
a. Student Recruiter for open house
b. Friday November 20 at 12:30 – looking for volunteers
c. Need help with getting guests to lecture hall, tours (12
students), OMM demonstration, reception
d. More students involved the better!
e. Good way to get to know LECOM and osteopathic
medicine
f. Sign up will be going online!
ii.
Newsletter submission
1. Friday by Midnight!
2. Email med.secretary@sga.lecom.edu if there are any problems!
iii.
SDOM
1. Brittany Hoffman
a. Brittany has been very supportive and going above and
beyond her duty as secretary in EM club. She is
supportive to classmates as well as balancing EM club,
school, and her family.
iv.
SDOY
1. Finishing up grading applications and will be submitting
LECOMs nominations by December 1.
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e. Webmaster
i. Updates
1. LECOM WiFi – Meeting with Mr. Hein who runs IT. Fixed
routers and the problems that they found. It should be getting
better. Please let Chris, Kris, Kevin and Jeff know if there are
any problems. Please let us know the problem and where you
are at the building.
5. Class Updates
a. Class of 2018
i.
Talent show- January
b. Class of 2019
i.
Internet issue is resolved! A few distracting websites are blocked
ii.
Clothing drive- bins in the cafeteria and locker room
iii.
January 9, 2016 – Winter Ball is approved. Look out for more
information
iv.
They will be holding a day to get professional photos done
6. Club Updates
a. MSSA
i.
Baklava being sold during lunch hours
b. Neuro/Psych
i.
Yellow ribbon suicide prevention training last week. Looking to go
into schools and teach kids this winter
c. Anesthesia
i.
Shirts being sold, email officers (see newsletter)
d. SOMA
i.
Better world book drive going on now- look for the bins
ii.
Healthcare for the Homeless- 1st event tonight
iii.
Parkinson Fundraiser- information and ticket coming later.
iv.
DO Day on the Hill
1. April 13, 2016
2. Around same price as last year, sign-up going out soon.
v. Monthly meeting – November 18
1. On Single GME
2. Submit questions to Jimmy Mueller
e. SSP
i.
November 12- blood drive in the Post-Bacc parking lot, behind
Dental building. 2 TOUCH points
1. Can sign up online
ii.
November 13- Volunteer event at EOS Dance for Barber National
Institute. Can count for TOUCH points.
f. IMS
i.
Raised $100 from friendship bracelet sale
ii.
T-shirt sale- look for more information
iii.
Meeting Thursday, presenting trips for class of 2019
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g. EM
i.
T-shirt and hoodie sale- look for flyers
ii.
Car wash fundraiser at Delta Sonic
h. Wilderness Medicine
i.
Welcome!
i. Pediatrics Club
i.
Zoo Boo and Fundraiser
ii.
Autism society at the meeting on Thursday.
1. Give insight on how they wish their doctor treated them/what
they wish they knew
iii.
Home/Car Safety and Breast Feeding talk
j. CMDA
i.
Fundraiser starting November 30- Greeting Card Sale
7. Conclusion and adjourn