Medical Mission to Haiti in September

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From KCAFP president, Emily Lott:
One of the student representatives to the board, student doctor Peter Lazarz from UMKC, recently made an educational presentation to the board about an upcoming mission trip that he and several other UMKC students will be participating in. Peter has been heavily involved with the board for the last year and is a very active member in many student led organizations at UMKC. Through his participation with us, we have heard his experiences on several other mission trips, and he mentioned the upcoming trip to Haiti for which he is one of the main organizers. We invited him to speak at a meeting so that we could learn more. After hearing his presentation along with input from student doctor Claire Smith who is one of the other main organizers, the board voted to help support their endeavors, including by sharing information with the rest of the KCAFP. We wholeheartedly and enthusiastically support their efforts and several members of the board are considering participating with the mission trip as well. Following is further information, including how people can donate to their cause if they would like and on how people can participate if they have interest. They are still in need of people to go on the trip with them, both medical and non-medical. They especially have need for a few physicians to join the trip, and have done much to try to keep the costs for participants, especially physicians, down to a minimum. The board voted to donate some money to the cause as well to help with this with some of the funds going to likely make it even less costly for any interested physicians.
We appreciate you taking the time to read this, as well as any support you choose to lend to the cause. One of our main emphases this year continues to be reaching out to medical students and encouraging them to consider family medicine. Along with this, we want to help support those medical students that are involved with and promoting family medicine from within, and Peter and his colleagues definitely fit the bill. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us including if you would like to find out more from Peter.
Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Emily Lott, MD


Haiti Medical Mission Trip

In His Hands Orphans Outreach (IHH) operates in numerous countries around the world, and now is expanding its’ mission to include medical trips to provide care for the orphans and the surrounding villages. The people of Grand Savanne must travel 30 minutes by car, which most do not have, to a clinic which sees over 130 patients/day, therefore most go unseen. Greater than 75% of births happen at home without a medical provider.
We invite you to be a part of this year’s medical mission! Work will also be focused on community development and improving the medical literacy of the community.
When: September 14- 22 , 2017
Where: Grand Savanne, Haiti
For more information: please email medicalmission@inhishandsorphans.org
Interested in attending: Cost for physicians: $650-750. Non-physicians: $1250.
Cost of Trip Includes: 3 meals/day, accommodations in newly built guest house, transportation, interpreters, a restaurant meal and day at the beach.
Cannot attend, but interested in contributing to our mission? 
100% of monetary donations will be used to purchase medications and medical supplies. All monetary donations are tax deductible, EIN number 90- 0346849.
- http://www.inhishandsorphans.org/wall-o- money.html
- Checks can be mailed to: IHH PO Box 15023, St. Louis MO 63110
To learn more about IHH, visit www.inhishandsorphans.org. For info about the trip visit http://www.inhishandsorphans.org/medical-mission.html.

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