All of the projects approved by the SLE committee as of 1/9/2017 are listed below. Questions regarding the number of approved hours should be directed to the individual in charge of the activity or organization president.
General Activities (approved for all groups) | CSE or PDE | Description |
Health Screenings | CSE | Screenings of individuals in the community for blood pressure, glucose levels, BMI, etc. |
Preparation for Health Screenings | PDE-Indirect | Organization of location, volunteers, event time, etc. for the health screening. |
Fundraiser Event | CSE | Volunteering at a concert, auction, run, etc whose goal is to raise money for a project that benefits the community. |
Fundraiser Event Preparation | PDE-Indirect | Collection of sponsors, organization of times, stuffing of envelopes, practicing/setting up for the event that is to benefit the community. |
Community Education | CSE | Project’s goal is to educate the greater community on healthy eating, sex education, getting active, and other public health initiatives. |
Tour Guides for Prospective Students | PDE-Direct | Goal is to assist admissions in providing a welcoming environment to prospective students |
Tour Guides for High School or College Students | CSE | Goal is to introduce students to medicine, answer their questions and encourage them in their educational endeavors |
Journal Club/Newsletter Writer | PDE-Indirect | Goal is to inform students about research |
Skills Lab Instructors | PDE-Direct | Assists students in learning various skills with Mr. Lofaso |
Peer Tutors | PDE-Direct | Tutor students, must be approved by course director before tutoring begins |
Skills Lab Proctors | PDE-Direct | Proctoring skills labs while they are occurring to ensure they run properly |
Organization-Specific | CSE or PDE | Description |
Aesculapian Society | ||
Aesculapian Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Report Writing | PDE-Indirect | Writing reports that summarize end of course surveys in order to further enhance curriculum and student learning |
Professor Meetings | PDE-Direct | Meeting with professors to discuss survey results and advocate for curriculum changes that enhance student learning |
American Medical Association | ||
AMA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
AMA Conferences | PDE-Indirect | Planning regional conferences, attending regional conferences |
American Medical Student Association | ||
AMSA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Anesthesia Interest Group | ||
AIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Business in Medicine | ||
BiM Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Camp Tiger | ||
Camp Tiger Counselors | CSE | Serving as a camp counselor for a child with special needs |
Camp Tiger Committee Chairmen | PDE-Direct/Indirect | Leading committee meetings (PDE-Direct), coordinating the activities of their committee members (PDE-Indirect) |
Camp Tiger Committee Members | PDE-Indirect | Attend committee meetings, carry out duties of said committee |
Catholic Student Association | ||
CSA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Christian Medical and Dental Association | ||
CMDA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities; any planning for bible studies |
Bible Study Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading bible study for fellow students throughout the year |
CORE | ||
CORE Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Camp Swan Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Organizing student volunteers |
Camp Swan Volunteer | CSE | Serving as a camp counselor |
Dream Center Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Organizing student volunteers |
Dream Center Volunteer | CSE | Provide care for the underserved population |
Soup Kitchen Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Organizing student volunteers |
Soup Kitchen Volunteer | CSE | Providing food to those in need |
Dermatology Interest Group | ||
DIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Edgar Hull Society | ||
EHS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Emergency Medicine Interest Group | ||
EMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
BLS Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate the BLS Instructors |
BLS Instructors | PDE-Direct/Indirect | Educate students on how to administer CPR (PDE-Direct), BLS Training and Preparation (PDE-Indirect) |
Ear, Nose, and Throat Interest Group | ||
ENTIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Evolutionary Approaches to Medicine | ||
EAM Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Session Presenters | PDE-Direct | Presenting to members in order to enhance their understanding of an evolutionary topic |
Family Medicine Interest Group | ||
FMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate meetings and group activities |
Hematology Oncology Interest Group | ||
HOIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate meetings and group activities |
Infectious Disease Interest Group | ||
IDIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate meetings and group activities |
L1 Orientation Committee | ||
Orientation Committee Members | PDE-Indirect | Attend committee meetings, implement duties of each respective position |
Orientation Volunteers | PDE-Direct | Helping during the days of orientation |
Community Service Project Group Leaders | PDE-Direct | Lead groups of L1s on the day of the service project |
Community Service Project Volunteers | CSE | Volunteer throughout the New Orleans community as an entire medical school class |
L2 Day with the Doctors | ||
DWTD Volunteers | CSE | Greeters, group leaders, session leaders, panelists, volunteers on the day of the event |
DWTD Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Oversee the planning for Day with the Doctors, recruit volunteers |
LOCUS | ||
LOCUS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Medical Students for Choice | ||
MSFC Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Medicine-Pediatrics Interest Group | ||
MPIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Luke’s House Clinic Volunteer Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate volunteers for Luke’s House |
Luke’s House Volunteer | CSE | Work alongside Med-Peds physicians and residents to provide free acute care in uptown New Orleans |
Mindfulness in Medicine | ||
MiM Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
MiM Session Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading planned meditation, yoga sessions for members |
New Orleans Women’s Shelter | ||
NOWS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings, sessions, and group activities |
NOWS Session Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading various sessions for the women’s shelter and the children |
NOWS Volunteers | CSE | Working with the women and children at the Women’s Shelter |
New Orleans Adolescent Reproductive Health Project | ||
NOARHP Officers | PDE-Indirect | Assigning members to schools, coordinating meetings and group activities |
NOARHP Volunteers | CSE, PDE-Direct | Teaching high school students about reproductive health (CSE), preparing lessons with fellow instructors (PDE-Direct) |
Non-Traditional Student Advocacy Committee | ||
NTAC Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Nutrition and Fitness Interest Group | ||
NFIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Fitness Coordinators | PDE-Direct | Leading group fitness activities |
Obstetrics Interest Group | ||
OBIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Ophthalmology Interest Group | ||
OIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Lighthouse Louisiana | CSE | Small group sessions in order to promote independent living skills for visually impaired patients. Providing services and support to vision-impaired and hearing-impaired members of the community. |
Lions Eye Clinics | CSE | Vision screenings for elementary students in the New Orleans area |
Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group | ||
OSIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group | ||
PMRIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group | ||
PARSIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Proteges | ||
House Reps | PDE-Indirect | Planning house events |
Physician Dinner Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating dinners |
Proteges Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Spanish in Medicine Interest Group | ||
SMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Spanish Lunch Conversation Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading students during spanish lunches, teaching and correcting peers to help improve their Spanish |
Student Interest Group for Music and the Arts | ||
SIGMA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Bands, DiaBEATS, and Dermatones | CSE, PDE-Indirect | Performances at a concert, auction, run that is to benefit the community is CSE. Hours spent practicing for an event is PDE-Indirect. |
Fundraiser Event Preparation | PDE-Indirect | Collection of sponsors, organization of times, stuffing of envelopes, practicing/setting up for the event that is to benefit the community. |
SMART Cafe | ||
SMART Cafe Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
SMART Cafe Volunteers | CSE, PDE-Direct | Teaching elementary students about healthy choices and eating (CSE), Preparing lessons with fellow instructors (PDE-Direct) |
Surgery Interest Group | ||
SIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Clinic Proctors | PDE-Direct | Proctoring group-sponsored skills labs and ensuring the skills lab runs smoothly |
Student Interest Group for Neurology and Neurosurgery | ||
SIGNNS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Student International Health Organization | ||
SIHO Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Student National Medical Association | ||
SNMA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
High School Tour Guides | CSE | Provide tours of LSUHSC’s campus to various college and high school students |
Mock Interviewers | CSE | Conduct mock interviews for potential LSU-SOM students who are undergoing the admissions process |
L1 Test Preparation Session | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate mock written test for L1 students |
Students Making It a LIttle Easier | ||
SMILE Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities; pairing big buddies and little buddies, working with Children’s hospital to facilitate orientation, clinic parties. |
Clinic Parties | CSE | Students put on a party for patients at Children’s Hospital |
Big Buddy | CSE | Students spend time with oncology patients at Children’s Hospital |
SPOTS | ||
SPOTS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Student Run Homeless Clinics | ||
SRHC Officers | PDE-Indirect | Carrying out any necessary duties to ensure the clinics are operational |
SRHC Team Leaders | PDE-Direct | Coordinate team member activities and teach underclassmen about patient care |
SRHC Team Volunteers | CSE | Provide care for the underserved population |
SRHC L3/L4 Volunteers | PDE-Direct | Teach underclassmen about patient care |
New Member Interviews | PDE-Direct | Existing members assist clinic officers in conducting interviews for new applicants |
HIV Counselor Training | PDE-Indirect | Counselors receive training on specimen collection methods, results interpretation, and reporting/referral protocol |
Homeless Clinic Orientation | PDE-Indirect | Learning necessary information to serve the underserved |
Tiger Cubs | ||
Tiger Cubs Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities; pairing buddies, planning sessions, calling parents, contacting elementary school administrators, overseeing sessions |
Tiger Cubs Counselors | CSE, PDE-Indirect, PDE-Direct | Giving advice to buddies, teaching buddies about medicine and healthy living, spending time with buddies at sessions, leading topic sessions (CSE), preparing sessions with fellow session leaders (PDE-Direct) |
Vascular Surgery Interest Group | ||
VSIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Women in Medicine | ||
WIM Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
Heart Health Walk | CSE | Raising awareness for Women’s Heart Health at LSUHSC |
SGA/Class Officer Projects | CSE or PDE | Description |
General | PDE-Indirect | Any activities done for the advancement of the LSUHSC student body |
SGA Executive VP | ||
Family Day Volunteers | PDE-Direct | Volunteers welcome parents to the school, assist in tours and presentations |
Family Day Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating done for Family Day |
SGA VP of Community Service | ||
Tiger Run Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating done for Tiger Run; Organizing committee, venue, and volunteer recruitment |
Tiger Run Volunteers | CSE | Race Day Volunteers assisting with execution of event including set-up, clean-up, registration, and food/drink distribution |
Secretary | PDE-Indirect | Manage the Student Activities Room, SGA Calendar, and Weekly Announcements |
Treasurer | PDE-Indirect | Manage the SGA Account, create a budget for SGA activities |
Intramural Chairs | PDE-Indirect/Direct | Planning for LSUHSC intramurals (PDE-Indirect), Coordinating activities on the day of an event (PDE-Direct) |
L1 President | ||
Cadaver Ceremony Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating done before, during, and after the ceremony. |
Cadaver Ceremony Performers | PDE-Direct | Performing during the ceremony – Piano, Poem, Acapella |
Orientation Committee | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate L1 Orientation, recruit volunteers, plan schedule, execute event |
L1 VP of Tech – Anatomy Mock Practical Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Time spent organizing the mock practicals for the L1 Class |
PDE-Direct | Coordinating done during the mock practical for the L1 Class | |
PDE-Direct | Anatomy mock practical proctors | |
L1 VP of Community Service – Camp Tiger Director | PDE-Indirect | Oversee the planning for Camp Tiger, coordinate the Camp Tiger Committee Chairmen. |
L2 VP of Community Service – Day with the Doctors Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Oversee the planning for Day with the Doctors, recruit volunteers |
Class Secretaries (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Mid-weekly announcements, teacher gifts, managing class SLE hours |
Class Treasurers (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Manage class accounts, creates budgets for each academic year |
PALS (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Advocating for classmates in need |
AAMC Representative (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Duties related to the AAMC |
Independent Projects | CSE or PDE | Description |
Haiti Medical Mission Trip | CSE | Working with rural doctors to set up clinics and provide medical care for those in need |
Haiti Medical Mission Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate all group activities and planning leading up to the trip |
India Medical Mission Trip | CSE | Working with rural doctors to set up clinics and provide medical care for those in need |
India Medical Mission Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate all group activities and planning leading up to the trip |
Guatemala Medical Mission Trip | CSE | Working with rural doctors to set up clinics and provide medical care for those in need |
Guatemala Medical Mission Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate all group activities and planning leading up to the trip |
Rock N Roll Marathon | CSE | Volunteers attend to medical needs of runners during marathon, set-up medical tent, organize and check medical supplies |
Medical Student Panels at High Schools and Universities | CSE | Expose students to the field of medicine by answering questions, discussing education, and career choices |
Admissions Tour Guides | PDE-Direct | Assist the Office of Admissions with recruitment of new students, guide visiting students throughout campus |