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Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) School Supply Drive

Please donate any extra school supplies (pens, pencils, markers, paper, etc.) to the bucket located inside the library to help the Portsmouth library continue to serve the local community! The library can make great use of the supplies that we students just have lying around. The bucket will also be present during the 4th semester sale. Every little bit helps so please donate!

You can find the PHR Donations Bin to your right as your are exiting the Library!

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Salybia Mission Project Donations

As it is now getting towards the end of the semester if you would like to donate extra items to Salybia Mission Project then there is a donation box in the library just to your right when you enter where you can leave your donations. These donations will be going to our clinic and to the native people in the Salybia Territory.

You can find our SMP Donations Bin just to your right as you enter the Library!

If you have anything you would like to donate, would like to bring back supplies to donate to Salybia or if you are 4th semester and you have some items that you no longer need then here are some items we are looking for. We greatly appreciate anything and everything you can give.

1. Glucose monitor with matching strips
2. Cholesterol monitor with matching strips
3. Gloves of any size
4. Office supplies
5. Hand sanitizers
6. Preventive healthcare pamphlets
7. Cotton swabs
8. Band-Aids
9. First aid kit materials
10. Old medication you might have that is not expired (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, cough & cold meds, anti-diarrhea meds, Anti-fungals, etc…)
11. Hydrogen Peroxide
12. Betadine
13. Any over the counter medication
14. Ace bandages
15. Scrubs
16. Clothing of any size and type
17. Hygenic Materials (toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, lotion, etc…)
18. Etc…

Good luck on all of your upcoming exams!!

SMP E-Board

The International Health Policy Coordinator is now also available. This position involves activities like the Panzi Rape Clinic in the Congo, and any other topics related to international health policy.

If you’re interested in getting more information, or if you think you’d be a good fit, please email John Richey: JohnRichey@rossmed.edu.dm as soon as possible!

It’s nearing the end of the semester, and we will be saying goodbye to our fourth semester PHR officers. This means we have a lot of open positions available for driven individuals to take a leadership role in PHR. This is your opportunity to stand up and make a difference in your local community and internationally. Human rights violations abound, and you have the opportunity to do something about it!

Here are the current officers and open positions:

President: Open
Vice President: Open
Treasurer: Open
Webmaster: Purva Sharma
International Health Policy Coordinator: Monika Siedlarz
International Health Policy Representative: Open
Dominican Affairs - CALLS Center Coordinator: Lulua Mandviwala
Dominican Affairs - Library Tutoring Program Coordinator: Nigelle Pinto
Dominican Affairs - Library Tutoring Program Coordinator: Mohita Patel
Dominican Affairs - Kimberly Fund Coordinator: Open
Education and Awareness Coordinator: Open
Education and Awareness Representative: Open
Women’s Health Coordinator: TBD soon
Women’s Health Representative: TBD soon
Women’s Health - Med Students for Choice Representative: Open

Here is an incomplete list of some of our accomplishments this semester:

April, 2008
A local individual that is on dialysis and in need of a transplant was able to be connected with the Private Sector foundation (organization that we plan to join with in the near future) in which he is in the interviewing stage of the funding process.

April 3, 2008
Coffee Talk Film Viewing: Southern Comfort. An lively debate followed discussing doctors’ obligation to treat transgendered patients.

March 14, 2008
Talk: Dr. Richard Heinzl, founder of Doctors Without Borders, Canada

February 27, 2008
Coffee Talk Film Viewing: Why we Fight

Spring, 2008
The Library Tutoring Program volunteers helped students of all ages with projects for school, and helped them improve their reading and arithmetic skills. On a bi-weekly basis, the Library Tutoring Program Coordinators kept in contact with all of the library volunteers. They discussed ways to help local children with their studies and keep them interested in learning.

For a longer list, see our achievements page.

If you’re interested in the Women’s Health - Med Students for Choice Representative position, please email Jamie Flanagan: jamiedflanagan@msn.com

Med Students for Choice is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that physicians are trained to provide comprehensive health care including reproductive health. The group helps to fill in gaps in med school curriculum to teach students about contraception and abortion so that as physicians they can council and provide these services to their patients. www.ms4c.org.

If you’re interested in getting more information about any of the available positions, or if you think you’d be a good fit, please email John Richey: JohnRichey@rossmed.edu.dm.

I know everyone is very busy right now, but take a few minutes out of your day and consider taking a more active role in PHR. Please send your emails by Monday, April 6th.

This might be my last email to PHR members, as I’m leaving the island in less than two weeks. I’ve enjoyed working with PHR, and have found it to be an incredibly rewarding experience. Good luck to all of you, and always stand up for what you believe in!

The Very Best,
Kendra