| National Protocol Programs
Health Fair & Education
Protocol Description
Student Sight Savers Program: The Student Sight Savers Program is a program sponsored by the Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Foundation. It serves as a tool to identify those people at risk for developing glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness. Medical students, under the supervision of board certified ophthalmologists, go into the community and provide free glaucoma screenings. This program serves to increase awareness in the community about glaucoma and also introduces medical students to the field of ophthalmology.
http://www.glaucomacongress.org/sssp.asp
Sickle Cell Adolescent Support Group: The Sickle Cell Adolescent Support Group is a summer program facilitated by Stephany Coakley, a Sickle Cell Patient Educator at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. For 8 weeks in the summer, adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease meet weekly to discuss lifestyle issues and different approaches to managing their illness.
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Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS)
Protocol Description
MAPS is a targeted toward undergraduate pre-medical students. Through partnership with local SNMA chapters and undergraduate pre-medical students, this association hopes to increase the matriculation of theses students into the professional health related programs by providing information, materials and mentorship opportunities.
Winston-Salem State University wssumaps@yahoo.com
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Smoking Cessation and Prevention
Protocol Description
Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. The SNMA's Smoking Cessation Protocol is designed to educate teenagers about the dangers of smoking. In this way, we hope to reduce the number of teens who become lifelong victims of the tobacco industry.
Tissue and Organ Donation and Education Recruitment Program (TODER)
Protocol Description
The United States is currently experiencing a shortage of organ donors especially among minority populations. SNMA's TODER program educates minority communities about organ donation and encourages people to enroll in organ and tissue donation programs.
Co-Sponsor: American Pacific Asian Student Association (APAMSA)
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Other National Activities
International Health Initiative
Protocol Description
Medical Journal Drive
Legislative Affairs (Voting Registration): It is critical that everyone votes, and it is especially critical that the minority voice be heard. To encourage more minority voter participation, the Wake Forest University School of Medicine chapter plans to visit area undergraduate schools and hold voter registration drives.
Chapter Initiatives
Helping Hands
Sickle Cell Christmas Party
Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Piedmont - http://www.scdap.org
Undergraduate Pre-Medical Mentoring Program: In conjunction with the Wake Forest University School of Medicine chapter of the American Medical Association (AMA), many of our members are able to serve as mentors to pre-medical students at area undergraduate schools. As mentors, members guide these pre-medical students through the process of applying to medical school and provide advice on how to be a successful applicant.
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