| Cover the Uninsured
Week |
Florida State University (FSU) medical
students organized events for Cover The Uninsured
Week (CTUW) campus week, April 19th-23rd. Tables were set up
in the student union to publicize the plight of the
uninsured and to invite students to attend a panel
discussion later in the week, which was quite successful.
Useful information was provided by the experts on the panel
and a great discussion ensued. Panel participants consisted
of community physicians who work in clinics in underserved
areas, a Doctor of Pharmacy who runs a Coumadin program for
low income/uninsured patients, a social worker, and a
nationally known geriatrician who has worked on a model at
the local level to help provide a solution to the uninsured.
The event was informative and brought out passion for this
issue on the part of both students and professors in
attendance. A student presentation was also given using a
PowerPoint presentation provided by the Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation. |
