San Joaquin Valley College Physician Assistant Student Society
The activities of the SJVC Physician Assistant Student Society include the following:

1. Public education activities

Health promotion disease prevention patient education projects:

• Earlimart CA. rural health fair- Childhood obesity
• Visalia County Health Expo- Childhood obesity
• Elementary School presentation- Prevention of Type II Diabetes in Children.
• Visalia Health fair-Cervical Cancer
• YMCA/local Asthma Coalition- Asthma Camp
• Royal Oak Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School- Presentations on “Headlice”
• Tulare County fair- Diabetes
• Tulare County fair- Obesity, exercise and nutrition patient education
• Local Tulare health fair- Diabetes and Hypertension awareness
• Diet and Exercise –Health Fair at Roeding Park, Fresno California

2. Public service activities

• 2003 SJVC Thanksgiving campus food drive
• 2003 SJVC Campus toy drive
• 2005 Sent care packages to the Security Force Flight Alpha of the 447 th Expeditionary Group at Sather AirBase in Baghdad

3. Activities that promote diversity

• "World view in a classroom ", article in the Aug. 2004 issue of the campus newspaper the Vision.
• Article in The Visalia Direct Magazine January 2004 issue

4. Participation in professional and leadership activities at the local, regional, state and national levels.

• Participated in planning and implementation of 2003-2004 P A day programs.
• Responsible for pharmaceutical exhibit hall, participant registration, hosting.
• Participation in AMSA/NHSC Primary Care Week Activities 2004.
• Recognized area PA for longstanding commitment to PA profession and medically underserved.
• Physician Assistant Foundation Community based grant recipient AMSA/NHSC National Primary Care Week grant recipient
• Sponsored CME dinner featuring local PA speaker.
• Participated in 2004 California Academy of Physician Assistant Conference:
• Challenge Bowl Team
• CAPA Student Ambassador Program
• Was chosen as one of the two “Outstanding Student Societies of 2005” by the Student academy of the American academy of Physician Assistants.
• Participated in 2004 California Academy of Physician Assistant Conference:
• Challenge Bowl Team placed second.
• CAPA Student Ambassador Program
• Was recognized by California Academy of Physician Assistants as having the greatest % of student membership of all California PA programs