On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Michigan Health Policy Student Association (HPSA) received an award for its work with the WHI during the 2013 open enrollment period. 70 students associated with HPSA received training from the WHI on the basics of the Affordable Care Act and the new health insurance options available for previously uninsured people. On the same day, WHI member Dr. Bonita Neighbors received the MLK Award for Service Leadership.