University of Chicago Medical Mission Group

In mid-June, a group of 26 Chicago University Medical School 1st year students from the REMEDY program came down to the Dominican Republic  with 60 bags, each weighing exactly the maximum allowable weight of 50 lbs., and filled with medicine and medical supplies.  They split their time, efforts and donations between 4 locations in our country, and the Foundation was lucky enough to be one of them!

       

        

While the students were here, the visiting doctors also volunteered their time and we were able to treat 678 patients completely free!  They were diagnosed and perscribed medicines accordingly.  Then, with all the donated medical supplies we were able to fill their perscriptions right here in the Foundation- also for free!

       

With the donated supplies from the students we were able to build our own small pharmacy that hopefully will last until more donations come. 

A big thank you to all the students who visited and worked long days for our community! You all made a big difference!

http://www.remedyuchicago.org/

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