GlobeMed
of UMKC
General Meeting
May 11, 2005
Theater A, UMKC School of Medicine
5 P.M.

I.     Welcome/Celebration

a.      Grace’s presentation – year in review

b.      We have come along way but this is still just the beginning!

II.     Year in Review

a.      Haiti – Health kits for flood victims

b.      Maison de Naissance birthing home

                           i.      Dr. Schaffer took supplies

                           ii.      150+ kits

c.       AmeriCares Medical Outreach Program

                           i.      2,000 doses of IM vit K for newborns

                           ii.      20 boxes of other medications

d.      Phebe Hospital in Suakoko, Liberia, West Africa

                           i.      Syringes

                           ii.      IV lines

                           iii.      Sutures

                           iv.      Other surgical equipment

                           v.      @ $3000.00 worth of supplies!!

e.       Grenada (Hurricane Ivan)

                            i.      Phone-a-thon successful

                            ii.      Received pharmaceuticals

                            iii.      @ $2000.00 worth of supplies!!

f.        H.O.P.E. Initiative – Ho, Ghana

                            i.      Health outreach and peer education

                            ii.      HIV, Malaria, and Typhoid Fever

                            iii.      UNO’s night, Baja Fresh night, Scooter raffle, Run/walk

g.       Indonesia (Tsunami Aid: Aceh Province)

                            i.      Supplies drives, Phone-a-thons

                            ii.      Penny Wars $1020.55 raised

                            iii.      Shipment and inventory to be done over summer so please help

                                          out if you can!!!!

1.      contact Robin Patel

h.       Contributors

                            i.      Research Medical Center

                                    1.      Thanks to Anna and Gopi for their hard work!

                            ii.      Children’s Mercy Hospital

                            iii.      Krispy Kreme

                            iv.      Wal-Mart

                            v.      Walgreens

                            vi.      Panera Bread

                            vii.      Mix 93.3

III.     Year ahead

a.      Refocus on mission

b.      Stressed the importance of committees and everyone working together

c.      This is just a starting point.  There are always people out there who need our

         help!

IV.     Elections

a.       Requirements to run

                             i.      Attend meetings – exec and general

                             ii.      Attend big events throughout the semester

                             iii.      Be an active Globe Med memberJ

b.      Goals of internal relations

                             i.      Maintain relations with UMKC

                             ii.      Recruit members

                             iii.      Increase activity among present members

c.       Candidates

                             i.      Avani Mehta

                             ii.      Heather Cha & Juhi Bisarya

                             iii.      Hoda Tavaloli & Jessica Gillespie

d.      All Candidates made great speeches, close election.

e.      Hoda and Jessica will be the new Internal Relations Director and Assitant

         Director!