Although we depend on our esteemed faculty to teach us medicine and patient advocacy, outside of the curricula we are effectively teaching ourselves to be advocates of the community. There is no doubt we are doing commendable deeds. But until recently, we have failed to make the public aware of our activities. And, in failing to publicize, we have inadvertently neglected a potential for collaboration and funding from external sources. To help remedy this shortcoming the student government is now taking strides to bolster our public relations.
Timing is everything.
And, in a time of rebuilding we need to act often and urgently to let people know our School of Medicine intends to continue serving as a leader for the medical community. As the largest private medical school in the country, and the City's largest producer of physicians, we should be commanding attention commensurate to our size and quality. The creation of new public relations posts in the student government structure will better position the School for future prosperity and help capitalize on much of the work that often goes untouted. At the same time, as public relations will help to spotlight our student activities, we must also take steps to market ourselves to other resources that will aid and abet the creating and executing of our activities. We have begun reaching out to re-establish ties with them.