Apple Days
The EACPHS Office of Student and Alumni Affairs invites Detroit middle and high school students to learn about health education programs at the College. A minimum of 90 students is hosted twice a year for 5 hours, learning about EACPHS programs through hands-on demonstrations and instructional lectures presented by students and faculty.
Diabetes Education Wellness (DEW) Clinic
The student-run clinic is a free, non-profit organization which provides no-cost, high-quality diabetes education through an interdisciplinary team approach. Serving underinsured and uninsured women in the metro Detroit area, the clinic is offered twice a month at the S.A.Y. Detroit Family Clinic, Highland Park. It provides support and assists people in the community to manage diabetes and its potential complications.
Exercise Class – S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic
Physical Therapy students lead underinsured and uninsured participants in group exercises and provide health information at the S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic in Highland Park. The two-hour class is held once a week.
Health Education Programs at LA SED Senior Center
Second-year student pharmacists make health and medical-related presentations to older adults at the Latin American Social and Education Development (LA SED) Senior Center.
Healthy Initiataives/Detroit Public Schools
This program encourages healthy lifestyles for students in elementary grades and health screenings for faculty/staff and parents. Student pharmacists make presentations to 3rd, 4th and 5rth grade students. Health screenings are conducted by student pharmacists and pharmacists to school faculty/staff and parents. This is a one-day program which occurs in the fall and winter semesters.
Housing for the Homeless
Second-year student pharmacists provide supervised medical care to approximately 50 men and woman who are currently homeless and trying to get their lives back on track. Students take medication histories, perform blood pressure monitoring and other screenings, assess common complaints, make clinic referrals, and provide medical assistance under the supervision of health care providers on site. This community service is held for two-hours in the evenings during the first week in November at St. Fabian Roman Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, MI.
MARR
Fourth-year pharmacy students teach elementary school children about antibiotics, bacterial and viral infections, and minimizing the spread of germs. The P4 students contact elementary schools in the metro Detroit area, set up sessions and conduct the interactive presentations. The program runs for one day throughout the academic year.
Older Adult Home Visits
Second-year student pharmacists and first-year medical students team to visit older adults living independently in southeastern Michigan to learn about the medical, health and social needs of older adults living independently. It is one visit per team per semester and is part of the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) for student pharmacists.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
This program provides an intensive laboratory research experience in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics), combined with didactic coursework related to biomedical research (design, biostatistics, lab safety, animal handling, ethics, etc.) to prepare and encourage research-oriented students to pursue graduate studies in the biomedical sciences. The audiences are undergraduates in their sophomore or junior year who are considering a graduate degree in pharmaceutical or other basic sciences. The program runs from mid-May through early August. Minimum number of students is 5, with a maximum of 13 students.
Special Olympics Detroit Pre-Sport Health Appraisals
The WSU Physician Assistant Studies (PAS) program has been affiliated with Special Olympics Detroit since 1998. The PAS students work in conjunction with the students from the Physicial Therapy and Occupational Therapy programs and the medical residents and staff at Sinai-Grace Hospital. These monthly health appraisals serve the underrepresented minority, mentally and physically challenged population in the Detroit Public Schools. The program has enabled approximately 1,200 mentally and physically challenged athletes to participate annually in the Special Olympics Detroit events. The program has received two awards: the Community Based Project Grant from the Physician Assistant Foundation and the 2000 AAPA/PA Foundation/Pfizer Recognition Program.
Underserved Clinical Activities
Second-year students in the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) interview patients in 10 Detroit area clinics serving the underinsured and uninsured. The students learn the value of clinics to provide medical care to the underinsured and uninsured, learn how medical conditions and treatment affect patients’ quality of life, enhance their communications skills in obtaining medication histories, and provide patients with consultation on medications. They also assist clinic staff in dispensing medications and assist in obtaining medications from various prescription programs.
WSU Campus Flu Clinics
In collaboration with WSU Human Resources and the University Pharmacy, the WSU Chapter of the American Pharmacists Association’s Academy of Students of Pharmacy (APhA-ASP) administer annually the flu vaccine to faculty and staff and perform glucose and blood pressure screenings. The APhA-ASP also provides health screenings for the WSU Wellness Warriors program.
WSU H.E.L.P. Clinic
WSU H.E.L.P. (Health Education for Longevity and Prevention) Clinic is a collaborative effort of the Physician Assistant Studies (PAS) program and the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The clinic provides continuous culturally competent health education, screening, promotion and referral to the medically underserved in a southwest Detroit urban community. The H.E.L.P. Clinic is a service-learning activity for the PAS faculty and first year students and is incorporated into the three-semester Health Care Issues course.