The UConn team includes specially trained physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners including:
Mary Beth Barry charts in a medical record in an emergency tent in Port of Prince. Lynn Kosowicz and Susan Levine are running the ICU at the Hospital Universidad et Haiti in Port of Prince, Haiti. Dawn Smith takes a break from her nursing duties while working at the Hospital Universidad et Haiti in Port of Prince, Haiti. They have promised to send me photos from their mission and here are a few that I just received. They are volunteering their time and talent with the International Medical Corps, a global humanitarian organization. Last week, a group of 11 men and women from the UConn Health Center community left for a 16-day medical mission to the University Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. While not all of us can actually join Loreen, Arturo, Alex and Stacy on their trip, we can certainly be with them in spirit – and lend them our support and appreciation. Look for more information throughout the Health Center in the weeks ahead about how you can give. Pramod Srivastava and the establishment of the Lea’s Foundation Center for Hematologic Disorders, which is now part of our Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.īecause of this close connection, I urge all of you to join me in supporting this year’s ride. Through the years, the Foundation has generously supported researchers, clinicians and programs at the Health Center, including the work of Dr. It is important to note that the Lea’s Foundation has a special connection to the Health Center. The 2010 riders have set a goal of raising $50,000 for the Lea’s Foundation. And while they are all athletic and blessed with youth, none of them have ever done a bike trip of this magnitude. All four are just completing their first year. For Loreen Fournier, Arturo Montano, Alex Ocampo and Stacy White, Jr., this summer is actually their last “free” time while attending medical school. Their journey is ambitious and awe-inspiring on many levels. They will be riding at least 80 miles per day, rain or shine, as they pedal across the country to raise funds for the Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research. It’s the time of year when people around the Health Center start talking about their summer plans - whether it will be a special research project, an anticipated vacation with the family or a combination thereof.įor four of our School of Medicine students, the plans are quite clear. They’ll spend their summer pedaling from California to Connecticut to raise money for Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research, a major philanthropic supporter of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. From left: First-year medical students Stacy White Jr., Loreen Fournier, Arturo Montano and Alex Ocampo make up this year’s Coast to Coast for a Cure cycling team.
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