All of the projects approved by the SLE committee as of 8/4/24 are listed below. Questions regarding the number of approved hours should be directed to the individual in charge of the activity or organization president.
| General Activities (approved for all groups) | CSE or PDE | Description |
| Health Screenings | CSE | Screenings of individuals in the community for blood pressure, glucose levels, BMI, etc. |
| Preparation for Health Screenings | PDE-Indirect | Organization of location, volunteers, event time, etc. for the health screening. |
| Fundraiser Event | CSE | Volunteering at a concert, auction, run, etc whose goal is to raise money for a project that benefits the community. |
| Fundraiser Event Preparation | PDE-Indirect | Collection of sponsors, organization of times, stuffing of envelopes, practicing/setting up for the event that is to benefit the community. |
| Community Education | CSE | Project’s goal is to educate the greater community on healthy eating, sex education, getting active, and other public health initiatives. |
| Tour Guides for Prospective Students/Admissions Tour guides | PDE-Direct | Goal is to assist admissions in providing a welcoming environment to prospective students/Assist the Office of Admissions with recruitment of new students, guide visiting students throughout campus |
| Tour Guides for High School or College Students | CSE | Goal is to introduce students to medicine, answer their questions and encourage them in their educational endeavors |
| Journal Club/Newsletter Writer | PDE-Indirect | Goal is to inform students about research |
| Skills Lab Instructors | PDE-Direct | Assists students in learning various skills with Mr. Lofaso |
| Peer Tutors | PDE-Direct | Tutor students, must be approved by course director before tutoring begins |
| Skills Lab Proctors | PDE-Direct | Proctoring skills labs while they are occurring to ensure they run properly |
| Medical Student Panels at High Schools and Universities | CSE | Expose students to the field of medicine by answering questions, discussing education and career choices |
| Organization-Specific | CSE or PDE | Description |
| Aesculapian Society | ||
| Aesculapian Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Report Writing | PDE-Indirect | Writing reports that summarize end of course surveys in order to further enhance curriculum and student learning |
| Professor Meetings | PDE-Direct | Meeting with professors to discuss survey results and advocate for curriculum changes that enhance student learning |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons | ||
| AANS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| American Medical Association | ||
| AMA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| AMA Conferences | PDE-Indirect | Planning regional conferences |
| Anesthesia Interest Group | ||
| AIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association | ||
| APAMSA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Association of Women Surgeons | ||
| AWS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Biotechnology Interest Organization | ||
| BIO Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Black Men in White Coats | ||
| BMW Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Business in Medicine | ||
| BMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Cardiology Interest Group | ||
| CIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery Interest Group | ||
| CTSIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Case Simulation Group | ||
| CSG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Catholic Student Association | ||
| CSA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Christian Medical and Dental Association | ||
| CMDA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities; any planning for bible studies |
| Bible Study Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading bible study for fellow students throughout the year |
| Coalition for Equity in Medicine Interest Group | ||
| CEMIG | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Community, Outreach, Rebuilding, and Education | ||
| CORE Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Camp Swan Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Organizing student volunteers |
| Camp Swan Volunteer | CSE | Serving as a camp counselor |
| Dream Center Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Organizing student volunteers |
| Dream Center Volunteer | CSE | Provide care for the underserved population |
| Soup Kitchen Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Organizing student volunteers |
| Soup Kitchen Volunteer | CSE | Providing food to those in need |
| Dermatology Interest Group | ||
| DIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Diagnostic and Interventional Rediology Interest Group | ||
| DIRIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Ear, Nose, and Throat Interest Group | ||
| ENTIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Edgar Hull Society - Internal Medicine Interest Group | ||
| EHS (IMIG) Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Emergency Medicine Interest Group | ||
| EMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| BLS Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate the BLS Instructors |
| BLS Instructors | PDE-Direct/Indirect | Educate students on how to administer CPR (PDE-Direct), BLS Training and Preparation (PDE-Indirect) |
| Evolutionary Approaches to Medicine | ||
| EvoMed Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Session Presenters | PDE-Direct | Presenting to members in order to enhance their understanding of an evolutionary topic |
| Family Medicine Interest Group | ||
| FMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate meetings and group activities |
| Infectious Disease Interest Group | ||
| IDIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate meetings and group activities |
| Krewe du Flu | ||
| KDF Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Latino Medical Student Association | ||
| LMSA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Spanish Lunch Conversation Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading students during Spanish lunches, teaching and correcting peers to help improve their Spanish |
| Louisiana Orthopaedic Association | ||
| LOA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Luke's House | ||
| Luke's House Clinic Volunteer Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate volunteers for Luke’s House |
| Luke's House Volunteer | CSE | Work alongside Med-Peds physicians and residents to provide free acute care in uptown New Orleans |
| Medicine in Motion | ||
| MIM Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| MIM Officers | PDE-Direct | Leading group fitness activities |
| Medical Students for Choice | ||
| MSFC Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Medical Students for Life | ||
| MSFL Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Mindfulness in Medicine | ||
| MiM Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| MiM Session Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading planned meditation, yoga sessions for members |
| Muslim Student Association | ||
| MSA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Nephrology & Hypertension Interest Group | ||
| NHIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| New Orleans Adolescent Reproductive Health Project | ||
| NOARP Officers | PDE-Indirect | Assigning members to schools, coordinating meetings and group activities |
| NOARP Volunteers | CSE, PDE-Direct | Teaching high school students about reproductive health (CSE), preparing lessons with fellow instructors (PDE-Direct) |
| New Orleans Women and Children's Shelter | ||
| NOWCS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings, sessions, and group activities |
| NOWCS Session Leaders | PDE-Direct | Leading various sessions for the women’s shelter and the children |
| NOWCS Volunteers | CSE | Working with the women and children at the Women’s Shelter |
| Non-Traditional Student Advocacy Committee | ||
| NTAC Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology Interest Group | ||
| OBIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Oncology Interest Group | ||
| OnIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Ophthalmology Interest Group | ||
| OIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Lighthouse Louisiana | CSE | Small group sessions in order to promote independent living skills for visually impaired patients. Providing services and support to vision-impaired and hearing-impaired members of the community. |
| Lions Eye Clinics | CSE | Vision screenings for elementary students in the New Orleans area |
| Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group | ||
| OSIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Parents in Medicine Interest Group | ||
| PIMIG | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Pediatrics Interest Group | ||
| PIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| NICU Cuddler Volunteer | CSE | Volunteering at CHNOLA as a NICU Cuddler |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Interest Group | ||
| PM&R IG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group | ||
| PARSIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Proteges | ||
| House Reps | PDE-Indirect | Planning house events |
| Physician Dinner Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating dinners |
| Proteges Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Psychiatry Interest Group | ||
| PsIG | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Radiation Oncology Interest Group | ||
| ROIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Relay for Life | ||
| RFL Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Rural Medicine Interest Group | ||
| RMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| SLING Health | ||
| SLING Health Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Student Interest Group for Music and the Arts | ||
| SIGMA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Bands, DiaBEATS, and Dermatones | CSE, PDE-Indirect | Performances at a concert, auction, run that is to benefit the community is CSE. Hours spent practicing for an event is PDE-Indirect. |
| Fundraiser Event Preparation | PDE-Indirect | Collection of sponsors, organization of times, stuffing of envelopes, practicing/setting up for the event that is to benefit the community. |
| Student Interest Group for Neurology and Neurosurgery | ||
| SIGNNS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Student International Health Organization | ||
| SIHO Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Student National Medical Association | ||
| SNMA Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| High School Tour Guides | CSE | Provide tours of LSUHSC’s campus to various college and high school students |
| Mock Interviewers | CSE | Conduct mock interviews for potential LSU-SOM students who are undergoing the admissions process |
| L1 Test Preparation Session | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate mock written test for L1 students |
| Students Making It a LIttle Easier | ||
| SMILE Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities; pairing big buddies and little buddies, working with Children’s hospital to facilitate orientation, clinic parties. |
| Clinic Parties | CSE | Students put on a party for patients at Children’s Hospital |
| Big Buddy | CSE | Students spend time with oncology patients at Children’s Hospital |
| Student Run Community Clinics | ||
| SRCC Officers | PDE-Indirect | Carrying out any necessary duties to ensure the clinics are operational |
| SRCC Team Leaders | PDE-Direct | Coordinate team member activities and teach underclassmen about patient care |
| SRCC Team Volunteers | CSE | Provide care for the underserved population |
| SRCC L3/L4 Volunteers | PDE-Direct | Teach underclassmen about patient care |
| New Member Interviews | PDE-Direct | Existing members assist clinic officers in conducting interviews for new applicants |
| HIV Counselor Training | PDE-Indirect | Counselors receive training on specimen collection methods, results interpretation, and reporting/referral protocol |
| Community Clinic Orientation | PDE-Indirect | Learning necessary information to serve the underserved |
| Students Interested in Pathology Specialties | ||
| SIPS Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Students for a National Health Program | ||
| SNHP Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Students Serving Baton Rouge | ||
| SSBR Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Surgery Interest Group | ||
| SIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Clinic Proctors | PDE-Direct | Proctoring group-sponsored skills labs and ensuring the skills lab runs smoothly |
| Tiger Cubs | ||
| Tiger Cubs Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities; pairing buddies, planning sessions, calling parents, contacting elementary school administrators, overseeing sessions |
| Tiger Cubs Counselors | CSE, PDE-Indirect, PDE-Direct | Giving advice to buddies, teaching buddies about medicine and healthy living, spending time with buddies at sessions, leading topic sessions (CSE), preparing sessions with fellow session leaders (PDE-Direct) |
| Tiger Pride | ||
| Tiger Pride Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Urology Interest Group | ||
| UIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Vascular Surgery Interest Group | ||
| VSIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Wilderness in Medicine | ||
| WMIG Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Women in Medicine | ||
| WIM Officers | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating meetings and group activities |
| Heart Health Walk | CSE | Raising awareness for Women’s Heart Health at LSUHSC |
| SGA/Class Officer Projects | CSE or PDE | Description |
| General | PDE-Indirect | Any activities done for the advancement of the LSUHSC student body |
| SGA Executive VP | ||
| Family Day Volunteers | PDE-Direct | Volunteers welcome parents to the school, assist in tours and presentations |
| Family Day Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating done for Family Day |
| SGA VP of Community Service | ||
| Tiger Run Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating done for Tiger Run; Organizing committee, venue, and volunteer recruitment |
| Tiger Run Volunteers | CSE | Race Day Volunteers assisting with execution of event including set-up, clean-up, registration, and food/drink distribution |
| Secretary | PDE-Indirect | Manage the Student Activities Room, SGA Calendar, and Weekly Announcements |
| Treasurer | PDE-Indirect | Manage the SGA Account, create a budget for SGA activities |
| Intramural Chairs | PDE-Indirect/Direct | Planning for LSUHSC intramurals (PDE-Indirect), Coordinating activities on the day of an event (PDE-Direct) |
| L1 President | ||
| Cadaver Ceremony Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Coordinating done before, during, and after the ceremony. |
| Cadaver Ceremony Performers | PDE-Direct | Performing during the ceremony – Piano, Poem, Acapella |
| Orientation Committee | PDE-Indirect | Coordinate L1 Orientation, recruit volunteers, plan schedule, execute event |
| L1 VP of Tech – Anatomy Mock Practical Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Time spent organizing the mock practicals for the L1 Class |
| PDE-Direct | Coordinating done during the mock practical for the L1 Class | |
| PDE-Direct | Anatomy mock practical proctors | |
| L1 VP of Community Service – Camp Tiger Director | PDE-Indirect | Oversee the planning for Camp Tiger, coordinate the Camp Tiger Committee Chairmen. |
| Camp Tiger Counselors | CSE | Serving as a camp counselor for a child with special needs |
| Camp Tiger Committee Chairmen | PDE-Direct/Indirect | Leading committee meetings (PDE-Direct), coordinating the activities of their committee members (PDE-Indirect) |
| Camp Tiger Committee Members | PDE-Indirect | Attend committee meetings, carry out duties of said committee |
| L1 Orientation Committee | ||
| Orientation Committee Members | PDE-Indirect | Attend committee meetings, implement duties of each respective position |
| Orientation Volunteers | PDE-Direct | Helping during the days of orientation |
| Community Service Project Group Leaders | PDE-Direct | Lead groups of L1s on the day of the service project |
| Community Service Project Group Volunteers | CSE | Volunteer throughout the New Orleans community as an entire medical school class |
| L2 VP of Community Service – Day with the Doctors Coordinator | PDE-Indirect | Oversee the planning for Day with the Doctors, recruit volunteers |
| Class Secretaries (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Mid-weekly announcements, teacher gifts, managing class SLE hours |
| Class Treasurers (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Manage class accounts, creates budgets for each academic year |
| PALS (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Advocating for classmates in need |
| AAMC Representative (L1, L2, L3, L4) | PDE-Indirect | Duties related to the AAMC |
| L2 Day with the Doctors | ||
| DWTD Volunteers | CSE | Greeters, group leaders, session leaders, panelists, volunteers on the day of the event |
| DWTD Coordinators | PDE-Indirect | Oversee the planning for Day with the Doctors, recruit volunteers |
| Independent Projects | CSE or PDE | Description |
| James Miller Memorial Health Fair and Blood Drive | ||
| Event Coordinator | PDE | Coordinating done for the annual event; recording blood drive donation and volunteer recruitment |