It is our pleasure to announce that PHR was able to donate $400 EC towards the CALLS Center ‘End of the year Final Assembly’. The money went towards catering the event specifically. The Final Assembly recognizes students w/ specific awards for their work throughout the year.

Grange Home for the Elderly:

We are holding the Summer 2009 Semester Luncheon with the residents.

When: Saturday, June 27
11:30am – 1:30 pm
Meet at the front gates 11:15am
This will be a potluck event
Bring anything that you would like to share: music/food/
/games/ high spirits and enthusiasm!!!

Pls email Ria or Earl if you will be attending.

PHR Facebook:

We now have a Ross PHR facebook group. This would be a great and easy way for us all to exchange ideas and comment on how we can improve PHR!

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=725625523&ref=profile#/group.php?gid=86150067457

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to Summer 2009 Semester! Here are the upcoming activities for the International Committee:

Medical education and health care in Cuba Wed July 8th
USNS Comfort meeting July Fri 10
Coffee Talk and potluck July Wed 15

**Locations to be annouced**

Dates are tentative – please email KatherineKosive@rossmed.edu.dm for more information.

Check out more pics from our trip to The Grange: “Carnival Celebration and mini vitals check”!!!

International Health Policy is all aboard and ready to get running with a sprint. Come out to our very first exciting meeting! We’ll be discussing the past and the present starting with those interested in Norah Silver’s project for Dominican Republic and further to begin a very exciting new “Bridging the Gaps” project for this and future semesters! We are looking for many many interested volunteers to get INVOLVED! From small projects like taking photos and expressing artistic needs for the time constricted to bigger involvement in research and writing! Calling all creative minds to help! Come out and enjoy this Friday, Feb. 29th at 4 PM at the Subway Deck! I’ll be wearing the very stylish RED AMSA t-shirt and be easy to spot.

If you have any questions, concerns, or can’t make it to the first meeting but are interested to know more and get involved, please send an e-mail to myself, Monika Siedlarz, or our Representative Maxey McNeese and we’ll be more than glad to answer ASAP!

Good Luck and See you ALL on Friday!
Monika Siedlarz
PHR International Health Policy Coordinator

Hey guys,
If you are interested in tutoring at the Portsmouth library we’re going to hold a meeting this Thursday (Feb. 7) at noon at the subway deck. Those of you who can’t make the meeting please email Nigelle or myself and we’ll let you know what the meeting was about.

See you guys there!

Mohita and Nigelle

Hello All,

We will be having a Kimberly Fund meeting for people who are interested on Friday at 12pm (noon) in PBL room 2. The Kimberly Fund helps local Dominicans in need pay for surgeries that they otherwise would not be able to afford.

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions, please contact Janelle Baker at JanelleBaker@rossmed.edu.dm

Hello Everyone!

Calling all PHR members interested in Women’s Health. Our first meeting for Women’s Health will be will be on Tuesday February 5th, 2008 at 12pm in PBL room #2. Bring your lunch as we come together to explore all your ideas so you can get INVOLVED!! We are very excited about what opportunities this semester and future semesters will bring, and are greatly looking forward to seeing you all there.

Thanks!
Jenn Pimentel
PHR Women’s Health Coordinator

We hope you’re all getting into the groove of the semester. We have changed some of the officer positions, and added a few new people. However, we still have some openings to fill. Are you a motivated student interested in human rights issues both locally and internationally? Having you been waiting for the opportunity to really get involved and help out your community? If so, we’d love to have you. Here are the current open and filled PHR positions:

President: John Richey
Vice President / Webmaster: Kendra Campbell
Treasurer / Grange Home for the Elderly Coordinator: Monica Wilkins
International Health Policy Coordinator: Maxey McNeese
International Health Policy Representative: Open
Dominica Affairs Coordinator: Open
Dominican Affairs Representative: Open
Dominican Affairs – CALLS Center Coordinator: Kyung Ji
Dominican Affairs – Kimberly Fund Coordinator: Janelle Baker
Dominican Affairs – Library Tutoring Program Coordinator: Mohita Patel
Dominican Affairs – Library Tutoring Program Coordinator: Nigelle Pinto
Education and Awareness Coordinator: Arpita Mehta
Education and Awareness Representative: Open
Women’s Health Coordinator: Open
Women’s Health Representative: Open

The “Coordinator” positions require more of a time commitment, as you are responsible for overseeing all of the projects associated with that topic. The “Representative” positions are especially great for first semesters (but anyone can apply), as they are a great initial way to get involved in PHR, and historically the representatives eventually become the coordinator for their topic.

We have many volunteer opportunites for our members this semester. Here are a few of the activities/programs we’ve planned:

CALLS Center Program – Volunteer to tutor a local young person in reading and math. For more information, contact KyungJi@rossmed.edu.dm.

Library Tutoring Program – Help children with their homework, or just read books to them. For more information, contact MohitaPatel@rossmed.edu.dm or NigellePinto@rossmed.edu.dm.

We will be serving an Easter meal for the residents of the Grange Home for the Elderly in Portsmouth. For more information, contact MonicaWilkins@rossmed.edu.dm.

We will be sending plenty more emails throughout the semester with more details, and with more ways to volunteer!

If you’re interested in becoming a coordinator or representative (we really need you!), please contact JohnRichey@rossmed.edu.dm, and tell him what you’d like to do.

We are all looking forward to an amazing semester for PHR!

Best,
Kendra Campbell
Vice President / Webmaster
Ross Physicians for Human Rights

The Grange, Home for the elderly that we visited for Thanksgiving is experiencing some financial hardships. We found out that they are in need and we really want to help. If you, your family, or friends would like to make a donation to the Grange, they would all be so very grateful.

Dr. Turnbull (jturnbull@rossmed.edu.dm) is on the Board of the Northern District Home for the Aged and is willing to collect the donations. Please direct checks to Dr. Turnbull at Ross, made out to the Northern District Home for the Aged.

She will send receipts and grateful acknowledgements.

Thanks everyone!