Senior medical students can earn credit for assisting at the Tillery clinic as an elective. The Pediatrics Interest Group was formed so that students interested in the field could meet informally with pediatricians from the community. The group meets every month, either at lunch or in the evening at a physician's house in order to hear a speaker affiliated with Pediatric Medicine. Topics discussed in the past include the future of pediatrics, ADHD, child abuse detection and child advocacy, anticipatory guidance, and child development. The organization also works on a variety of community projects that include hands-on interactions at the Pediatric Clinic of the community shelter as well as volunteer work on the hospital pediatric units.
Healing begins when people have a sense of their place, their connection and power in the community.
PSR believes that the health and well being of our community depends NOT only on medical practice, but also on just social, environmental, and racial policies. PSR, in cooperation with AMSA, provide the annual Safe Halloween for the children of the Little Willie Center. PSR also participates in Clean Sweep which is well on its way to becoming an annual environmental event at the medical school. PSR is an active organization committed to saving the world a bit at a time. Program S.T.E.P. stands for Students Teaching Early Prevention.