Weill Cornell Community Service Program Report 2010 - 2011

Community Service Advisory Board
The Weill Cornell Community Service Program (WCCSP) Advisory Board (“Board”) is
comprised of members of the New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH)–Weill Cornell
Medical College (WCMC) Community who are committed to the practice of community
service as an integral part of medical students’ education. Throughout the year, the Board
members make themselves available to support students’ service efforts. The WCCSP holds
two Advisory Board meetings annually where approximately twenty medical students,
faculty, and staff members meet to discuss community service at Weill Cornell.
For the 2010-2011 academic year, the Board discussed how the successful Activities Fair
was held on September 20 th and had 41 service- and non-service based programs in
attendance and attend by 91 first-year students from the medical school, physician assistant
program, and the graduate school. The virtual food drive was once again established and a
broadcast email was sent to the entire student body and staff at the medical college. Over
$1000.00 was raised. The program coordinators gave a brief overview of Chemistry for
Kids/Little Chemists, MAChO, SMEP, and the Weill Cornell Community Clinic.
Other topics discussed were the current status of the HPREP applications, the first day event
of Camp Phoenix, and the amount of students registered for the Annual Regional Pre-
Medical Conference. Also discussed was the Student Service Learning by Dr. Thanakorn
Jirasevijinda. Student Service Learning would create an educational aspect for the medical
students who participate in community service programs. Possible ideas would to form
panels to discuss a certain aspect of the community service program or luncheons to discuss
what it is like to interact with these patients.
Under the direction of Dr. Miller, the designation of M.D. with Honors in Service is printed
on the diploma of students who have demonstrated an exceptional dedication to community
service and submitted a scholarly paper judged worthy of being awarded the distinction. The
first recipients were in the class of 2005 and a list of the 2010 recipients is presented below.
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