The CHIPS Team is composed of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy students. The team’s advisor is Dr. Melody Cunningham.

CHIPS: Community Health Initiative Program for Seniors.

The target population is senior companions working with MIFA, even though the team hopes that the MIFA clients will experience a secondary benefit. Components of CHIPS include:

• quarterly newsletter (contributors to include students, community leaders and content would include Q&A section, community resource guide, mental exercises, pictograms)
• intensive training on social, emotional, and physical aspects
• advisory board to guide the program

It was noted by the judges that NONE of the team members were born in the 1970s when the show “CHIPS” was running! Thank you, team and judges, for the engaging discussion about your project at the end of your presentation!