To Romania with Love MD/MPH students Dan Murariu, Shuchin Shukla, Maya Dhanani, Jeannie Rhee, Emily Donaldson-Fletcher, and Rachel Pearline travel to Romania on a medical mission. Read full article here. Bald is Beautiful MD/MPH students in the Classes of 2010 and 2011 (including event organizers Alan Hathcock and Kate Hust) raise more than $60,000 for St. Baldrick's annual fundraiser for pediatric cancer. Read full article here. Doctors and Dollars MD/MPH student Andrew Schutzbank develops two-week SOM elective about the "business of medicine." Read full article here. Advocates and Businesses Join for Food Access MD/MPH student Randi Sokol works with CHSC chair, Tom Farley, to study the willingness of low-income residents to eat fresh fruit and vegetables, and local access to fruits and veggies. Read full article here. Students' Free Clinic Honored for Leadership MD/MPH students Meaghan Combs and John Gonsoulin helped found, organize, and operate Fleur de Vie, a free community healthcare clinic delivering primary and preventive medical care to uninsured and underserved adults in New Orleans. MD/MPH students Shuchin Shukla and Kath Fellman also participate in Fleur de Vie. Read full article here. Med Student Projects Target Community Health MD/MPH students Susan Brim, Joseph Kanter, and Gopi Shah have been helping identify the needs of post-Katrina New Orleans and seeking money to meet them. Read full article here. Cure Your Ills with Dr. Funk MD/MPH students Jeff DellaVolpe and Andrew Schutzbank get funky and help raise donations for Bridging Health Together. Read full article here. Summer Course Explores Public Health in Peru MD/MPH students Claire Fung and Kelli Wong see Peru's public health challenges and practices firsthand. Read full article here. Clinic Reaches out to Latino Population MD/MPH student Catherine Jones meets healthcare needs of New Orleans' growing Latino population. Read full article here. Doctors Without Quarters MD/MPH students Palak Turakhia, Philip Dorsey, Britt Themann, John Gonsoulin, Jeff DellaVolpe, and Edward Pankey adjust to their medical school education in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Read full article here. Medicine, Texas-style MD/MPH students Andrew Schutzbank and Whitney Stern help organize a medical school-in-exile. Read full article here. See more MD/MPH news here. |