Student teams named for 2016 domestic outreach: MOM, RAM and VSU Cares
It looks as though 2016 will be another banner year for VCU School of Pharmacy participation in domestic outreach events. Fifty-three students applied to work as volunteers with four medical missions designed to provide care for Virginia’s underserved populations.
“The application committee was very impressed by the many talented students who are committed to serving the community,” said associate professor Evan Sisson. Sisson, assistant professors Dave Dixon and Emily Peron, and postdoctoral fellow Eric Parod assisted the student leaders for each trip in selecting their teams via a blinded process.
Sisson encourages students who did not get their first choice this year to reapply in future. (He’s also available to provide feedback on how to improve applications; email him at emsission@vcu.edu.)
Here’s the 2016 crew:
Missions of Mercy (MOM) – Northern Virginia (March 11-12)
Dien Tu (student leader), Kailey Conner (student co-leader), Gurpreet Dulai (P2), Arzo Hamidi (P3), Kristi Higgins (P3), Alvin Maraya (P3), Ashley Nguyen (P3) and Susan Tavakoli (P3).
Missions of Mercy (MOM) — Virginia Beach (April 9)
Pooja Kirpekar (student leader), Yvonne Zhang (student co-leader), Aimee Chon (P3), Ashley Fontan (P3), Tiffany Lee (P2), Gina Pak (P3), Nicholas Rebold (P2) and Jesica Yau (P2).
VSU Cares – Virginia State University, Petersburg (date to be announced)
Ashley Simpson (student leader), Anesa Hughes (student co-leader), Stephani Halloran (P1), Lily Jia (P2), Amanda Johnson (P2), Gihun Kim (P1), Kayla Miller (P3), Viet Nguyen (P3), Archana Raghavan (P2), Jessica Reid (P2), Heather Rucker (P1), Corrie Sanders (P2), Lauren Shelley (P3) and Brooke Strathy (P2).
Remote Area Medical (RAM) – Wise County (July 21-24)
Irene Lee (student leader), Chelsey Llayton (student co-leader), Goldie Chang (P2), Robert D’Eramo (P3), Erin Hickey (P3), Taylor Lansing (P2), Khang Le (P3), Sidney Littauer (P2), Audrey Pham (P3), Nooria Razai (P2), Jessica Roller (P1), Heather Savage (P3), Cara Vu (P1) and Jennifer Walters (P2).
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