| Title | Skin Cancer Awareness Network - a public health education initiative for UBC students |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Medicine |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2015 |
| Completion | 12/31/2016 |
| Project Summary | Skin Cancer Awareness Network (SCAN) aims to involve UBC students in community health projects. The goal of our outreach program is to ameliorate the Health Advocacy competency of medical and undergraduate students, and by doing so improve the public awareness of sun safety and skin health. We will engage medical students and undergraduate students in organizing and delivering workshops in schools, community centres, and at public events. A SCAN website and newsletter will be developed to augment the reach of our program. Further, SCAN also aims to enhance medical undergraduate dermatology education by developing an e-book that can be used as an educational reference for students. Lastly, our longitudinal goal is to involve medical students in lobbying efforts to strengthen government regulation of UV-based tanning technologies. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2015/2016 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Michael Klein |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 2,600 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Michael Klein, Professor Emeritus, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine |
| Project Report | Final-Report-2015-TLEF-SP-Klein-WEB.pdf |