November 16, 2011 - 1:47am
Medical School students push for free health clinic
BY CLAIRE HALL
Students from the University Medical School attended the Michigan Student Assembly meeting last night to inform the assembly of plans for a free, student-run health clinic in Pinckney, Mich., which plans to open its doors in February 2012.
In his presentation to the assembly, Medical School student Mohamad Issa explained that volunteer doctors and physicians would provide care for patients while students from across the University would be able to get involved in the organizational structure of the clinic.
“We wanted to create an organization that’s cross-campus,” Issa said. “It’ll cover graduates and undergrads, and it’ll give everybody an opportunity to further their educational experiences.”
Issa added that though the project is short on funding by $34,000, the Medical School has offered full financial support during the clinic’s first year.
Andrew Gardner, a medical student who also presented to the Assembly, said the University is only one of two top 20 medical schools in the country that does not currently maintain a free health clinic. He added the clinic would “strengthen the safety net” for the Pinckney community, where 40 percent of the population is uninsured and the only free clinic in the town is booked for months in advance.
MSA announces Friday airport shuttles over Thanksgiving weekend
Brendan Campbell, MSA vice president, announced to the assembly last night that MSA will officially offer airBus shuttle services from the Detroit Metro Airport to Ann Arbor on Friday Nov. 25 in order to accommodate students coming back for the football game against The Ohio State University that Saturday.
MSA president DeAndree Watson said the additional service will be offered following requests MSA received from students. He said that to his knowledge, airBus has never run specifically for a campus event before.
MSA operates airBus shuttles between Ann Arbor and DTW over University breaks. Tickets cost $7 each way if reserved in advance.
MSA to urge Ann Arbor City Council to retain crosswalk ordinance
MSA passed a resolution last night encouraging the Ann Arbor City Council to maintain an ordinance, currently up for amendment, that preserves pedestrian right-of-way in city crosswalks.
The ordinance currently gives requires vehicles to yield to pedestrians approaching a crosswalk, while the proposed amendment would require vehicles to stop if pedestrians are waiting by the curb leading to the crosswalk, stated a Nov. 10 article in The Michigan Daily.
The assembly will present a letter containing these sentiments before members of the council at the next council meeting on Nov. 21.
