MEDICAL SCHOOL COUNCIL
Sumbitted by Council President Heather Lee, who can be reached at helee002@louisville.edu.
Clinical Vice President: Heather Felton
MARCH REPORT
Medical School Council Report
This year’s Fitzbutler Humanitarian Award recipient is Dr. Mary Carter. Dr. Carter is a surgeon in Louisville who has dedicated much of her career to teaching medical students here at the University of Louisville. Her efforts are felt internationally through her annual medical mission trips to Honduras. The Fitzbutler Lecture will be Wednesday, March 25th, 2009.
Our spring social, Spring Fling, will be April 3rd, 2009, at the Mellwood Arts Center.
The Annual Health Care Classic 5K to benefit the Healing Place will be April 18th in Cherokee Park. We invite all of Uof L and the Louisville community to join us to support this valuable community resource.
http://www.louisville.com/content/health-care-classic-5k
January Report
Medical School Council Report
Old Business
Self Defense classes-Scheduled for Feb 20th or 27th
Safety Walk -> safety resolution written by Jennifer Howard
Green Initiative-Paper recycling for medical school
Listen up legislators and Rally for Higher Education on Feb. 3rd
New Business/Updates
Spring Diversity Event-support for events and funding
24hr library resolution writen by Amber Carrier
BABA week events sponsored by health education dept-lunch lecture
Health Care Classic- April 2009
Cadaver Ball- April 2009
Event at Champs
Elections in Feb and April
December report
Med School Council Report for December 2008
Past Business:
1. KY Harvest Food Drive concluded
2. Social Event sponsored by UofL Nursing School at the Vernon
Very positive feed back and looking to organize joint event for Spring 2009
New Business:
1. Health Care Classic Race Planning for Spring 2009
Proceeds of race go to local charity
2. Energy Conservation Plans/ Ideas for HSC
3. Gathering feedback /suggestions for food services on HSC
November Report
Past Business:
Cadaver Ball Fall 2008
Food and Mood Lecture
Current Business:
Kentucky Harvest food drive
Safety Walk- Lighting in Liberty Green lot is approved
Requests:
Emergency telephones in all lots
Means of communications-alert system vs cell phones
Finzer Lot-problem area (guard, lighting, emergency phone)
HSC Energy Conservation
Improving Recycling at Med School
Future plans:
Improving HSC Student Diversity
HSC fitness classes fee cancellation
Self defense classes-Jan 009
Athletic Ticket allocation
Body Awareness/Body Appreciation Week
