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− | ==== '''Defunct Committees''' ====
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− | === Student Emergency Response Team (SERT)=== | + | ==== Student Emergency Response Team (SERT)==== |
| SERT is a new committee under the TAMS Medical Society with the purpose of educating future medics about procedures necessary for medical emergencies and disaster relief (i.e. CPR, AED, “Stop the Bleed”). Along with providing general lessons and/or workshops on medical procedures, SERT allows students to experience biannual CPR and AED demonstrations from the Denton Fire Department and the opportunity to receive CPR certifications from the American Heart Association. Volunteers can serve the community by administering First Aid during emergencies or in the case of injuries at various events. | | SERT is a new committee under the TAMS Medical Society with the purpose of educating future medics about procedures necessary for medical emergencies and disaster relief (i.e. CPR, AED, “Stop the Bleed”). Along with providing general lessons and/or workshops on medical procedures, SERT allows students to experience biannual CPR and AED demonstrations from the Denton Fire Department and the opportunity to receive CPR certifications from the American Heart Association. Volunteers can serve the community by administering First Aid during emergencies or in the case of injuries at various events. |
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− | ===TAMS Psychology Association (TPA)=== | + | ====TAMS Psychology Association (TPA)==== |
| The TAMS Psychology Association (TPA) is a committee under the TAMS Medical Society dedicated to educating TAMS students in the areas of psychology and mental health. We hold QPR training, educational lectures, and various other activities to suit the betterment of TAMS. | | The TAMS Psychology Association (TPA) is a committee under the TAMS Medical Society dedicated to educating TAMS students in the areas of psychology and mental health. We hold QPR training, educational lectures, and various other activities to suit the betterment of TAMS. |
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− | ===TMS Integrated Volunteering=== | + | ====TMS Integrated Volunteering==== |
| Integrated Volunteering is a committee under TMS with a goal of raising awareness for medical causes through fundraising events during the year. Events such as Thanksgiving Pies and Valentine’s Candy Grams provide opportunities for students to be involved within the TAMS community, earn volunteer hours, and learn about various medical causes, such as UNAIDS, while donating to them! | | Integrated Volunteering is a committee under TMS with a goal of raising awareness for medical causes through fundraising events during the year. Events such as Thanksgiving Pies and Valentine’s Candy Grams provide opportunities for students to be involved within the TAMS community, earn volunteer hours, and learn about various medical causes, such as UNAIDS, while donating to them! |
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− | === Project Sunshine=== | + | ==== Project Sunshine==== |
| Welcome to Project Sunshine! Our mission as a nonprofit TMS committee is to help ensure that all children, regardless of their health conditions, are given the childhood they deserve. By making Sunshine Craft Kits during Volunteering GAs and holding fundraisers, we aim to cheer up and provide a sense of normalcy to children during their hospital stay. Our committee strives to impact our local community to further spread the joy that everyone deserves, so come and join Project Sunshine to make a difference in these children’s and their families’ lives! | | Welcome to Project Sunshine! Our mission as a nonprofit TMS committee is to help ensure that all children, regardless of their health conditions, are given the childhood they deserve. By making Sunshine Craft Kits during Volunteering GAs and holding fundraisers, we aim to cheer up and provide a sense of normalcy to children during their hospital stay. Our committee strives to impact our local community to further spread the joy that everyone deserves, so come and join Project Sunshine to make a difference in these children’s and their families’ lives! |
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− | === World Health === | + | ==== World Health ==== |
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− | === CURE International=== | + | ==== CURE International==== |
| Welcome to CURE International! CURE is a nonprofit organization that operates charitable hospitals and programs worldwide to serve children in developing countries with treatable medical conditions, such as hydrocephalus and spina bifida. As a TMS Committee, our fundraisers will raise awareness for these children and support them through the CURE Hero program. This program will allow TAMS to directly sponsor a child each month for $38, giving the TAMS community the opportunity to help cure a child of a preventable disease. (Discontinued 2021-2022, under | | Welcome to CURE International! CURE is a nonprofit organization that operates charitable hospitals and programs worldwide to serve children in developing countries with treatable medical conditions, such as hydrocephalus and spina bifida. As a TMS Committee, our fundraisers will raise awareness for these children and support them through the CURE Hero program. This program will allow TAMS to directly sponsor a child each month for $38, giving the TAMS community the opportunity to help cure a child of a preventable disease. (Discontinued 2021-2022, under |
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− | === Make-A-Wish=== | + | ==== Make-A-Wish==== |
| Hello! We are the Make-A-Wish committee and our goal is to connect the TAMS community to the Make-A-Wish organization. we provide students with various opportunities to participate in fundraisers, raise money, get volunteer hours, and of course, give back to the community! (Discontinued 2021-2022) | | Hello! We are the Make-A-Wish committee and our goal is to connect the TAMS community to the Make-A-Wish organization. we provide students with various opportunities to participate in fundraisers, raise money, get volunteer hours, and of course, give back to the community! (Discontinued 2021-2022) |
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− | ===Charity Run === | + | ====Charity Run ==== |
| TMS Charity Run organizes the annual 5K race for the Denton community. This includes TAMS, UNT, and families from the area. All the proceeds from 2019-2020 will be going to the Children’s Cancer Research Fund! CCRF supports the brightest and boldest minds in groundbreaking research which could lead to more effective treatments and cures. The first 5K marathon was held in 2018-2019. (Discontinued 2020-2021) | | TMS Charity Run organizes the annual 5K race for the Denton community. This includes TAMS, UNT, and families from the area. All the proceeds from 2019-2020 will be going to the Children’s Cancer Research Fund! CCRF supports the brightest and boldest minds in groundbreaking research which could lead to more effective treatments and cures. The first 5K marathon was held in 2018-2019. (Discontinued 2020-2021) |
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