2006-2007 UMB Chapter Projects
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Universities Allied for Essential Medicine examines the role universities can play in ensuring that biomedical end products, such as drugs, are made more accessible in poor countries and works to increase the amount of research conducted on neglected diseases. One of the projects that our chapter has been working on is examining the need for the resumed production of the single-dose oral cholera vaccine (CVD 103-HgR) that was developed at the University of Maryland but is no longer being manufactured. If you have ideas, or want to get involved, contact Leila Sadeghi for more information.
This project is under development and is coordinated by Lisa Meister and Jonas Nelson. To stay up to date on information and to get involved, sign up for the mailing list here. If you have questions, e-mail REMEDY.maryland@gmail.com. See also REMEDY at Yale.
The Antiretroviral Drug Donation project has been discontinued due to the logistical difficulties and legal concerns involved. If you have any questions please contact one of the officers.
PHR also seeks to increase HIV/AIDS awareness on the UMB campus through the following activities:
• Working with other campus groups to organize events for World AIDS Day.
• Organizing training for medical students to become certified HIV testing counselors in Maryland. Certified counselors may volunteer to provide voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) at a local HIV clinic such as the Evelyn Jordan Center.
• Inviting speakers to share knowledge or experiences in working with HIV/AIDS
If you have ideas
or want to get involved, contact Cara Kurlander
for more information.
This year, PHR initiated a pilot partnership with Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, a Baltimore-based non-profit that treats survivors of state-sponsored violence. The goal of the project is to build a working relationship between PHR and ASTT so that we can support their work as well as learn about how to identify, approach, and treat torture survivors we encounter in the clinic. This year, students have created and presented health-related workshops for ASTT clients, created a pamphlet that introduces clients to the American medical system, and are creating a program that will allow clients to speak with medical students about managing their own health care. Please contact Josh Lieberman for more information.