About us - DR Salud Health Outreach Trip

About us
background DR SALUD (Dominican
February 28 - March 7
Republic “Health”) is a student-run health
outreach trip to the Dominican Republic.
Each year during Spring Break, students
from UF College of Medicine and Pharmacy
travel with UF Faculty to San Francisco
de Macorís, Dominican Republic, to
provide health services to the country’s
underserved population.
Our team DR SALUD 2014 consisted
of a diverse group of students from multiple
colleges of the UF Health Science Center,
including medical students and medical
attendings, as well as pharmacy students
and pharmacy attendings. We believe
the variety of our group fosters the same
interdisciplinary learning environment we
will encounter during our careers.
Our success
health outreach
trip to the
dominican
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The 2014 trip to San
Francisco de Macorís
succeeded in serving
over 400 patients each
day. Past teams have
been so successful that
the city, through UCNE,
has awarded team
members with plaques
and “the keys to the city” to commemorate
their efforts. In addition, we have been
warmly invited back to the city to continue
our medical outreach.
Our partnerships
Our Future
Universidad CatÓlica Nordestana
Based in the city of San Francisco de
Macorís, UCNE (www.ucne.edu) makes a
significant contribution to our effort every
year. The UCNE campus comprises both
undergraduate and graduate studies,
including a College of Medicine. Dominican
medical students from UCNE work in
conjuction with DR SALUD to prepare
clinic sites, facilitate fieldwork, and translate
for our non-Spanish-speaking students.
Working with UCNE medical students to
provide health care to the underprivileged
people of the DR is immensely rewarding.
In 2014 , we were able to treat over 1,200
patients in just five days - an amazing
accomplishment!
LUIS ESMURDOC Our visits are greatly
facilitated by Dr. Luis Esmurdoc, prior
Governor of the Duarte Province and
senior UCNE executive. Dr. Esmurdoc has
taken a personal interest in welcoming
our entire UF team. From escorting us
through customs to negotiating our
accommodations and providing us with
transportation, he is essential to the trip
and has become a close friend of UF. He is
currently developing an exchange program
for the UCNE students to travel to the US
and study at the University of Florida.
Contribute
If you’d like to contribute to our health outreach efforts, please make a tax-deductible
donation online at:
DRSALUD.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu
Or send cash/check contributions to:
Weston Bertot
ATTN: DR SALUD
University of Florida
Po Box100511
Gainesville, Fl 32610
Our goals DR SALUD aspires to
provide UF Health Science students with
an opportunity to obtain a truly global
perspective on health and medicine.
Through our work with Dominican
medical students, we foster cultural
competency along with strong and
sustained international relations between
UF and UCNE. Together, we provide
potentially life-changing experiences to
the students and physicians involved
with hopes that some may pursue future
interests in international and community
health.
Please make all checks payable to:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION
and add the following to the memo line:
DR SALUD - F018609
You will receive a receipt for your kind contribution.
How you can help Funding for DR
SALUD is solely based on money raised by
our medical students. Please help support
the 2015 DR SALUD trip by making a taxdeductible donation. For more information
on DR SALUD, please visit drsalud.sites.
medinfo.ufl.edu or contact the 2015 Trip
Leaders:
erin walker walker.erin@ufl.edu
WESTON BERTOT wbertot@ufl.edu
Cristi Rabaza crabaza@ufl.edu
health outreach
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