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AED hosts a yearly 5K called Miles for
Medicine that benefits its activities and
philanthropy, Boys and Girls Club of Metro
Louisiana. The 2021 Miles for Medicine was
held virtually, where runners could run
anywhere, any time, and submit their finish
times virtually to win prizes! A safe t-shirt pickup was held at the University Lake for
members who wanted to run around the lake.
AED hosts a yearly suture clinic that is
sponsored by the U.S. Army and allows
members to learn how to suture. Here, Dr.
Vanessa Hannick, emergency medicine
physician, teaches a student how to accurately
tie a suture knot.
At the 2021 Love Purple Live Gold
Awards, AED was honored with the Commitment to Community award. The Commitment
to Community award recognizes a student
organization that commits to serving the LSU,
local and abroad communities; some of the
service AED is engaged in are the Hurricane
Laura supply drive, Pandemic Peers program
and raising funds for the Boys & Girls Club of
Metro Louisiana.