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The fundraising goal for the 2008-2009 trip is $20,000. This money, along with donated supplies, will enable us to deliver much needed medical care and provide health maintenace to the wonderful people in Rural Dominican Republic for another year. Any donation amount is appreciated! |
October 19, 2008 -- The team for the 2008-2009 trip has been assembled and are currently working to raise money for the next trip in March.
April 4, 2008 -- We are back from the DR! We have positively affected the lives of about a thousand people while there, and are much, much richer ourselves because of the incredible learning experience. Photos from this year's trip will be uploaded soon. The baton has now been passed to the new trip leaders--Good luck, Danny and Leo!
February 2, 2008 -- Studying to be a doctor is not easy, manual labor like washing cars is not a walk in the park either. But we pulled through, once again! We generated over $350 this moring at our carwash fundraiser. Thanks to all who came to support us!
January 31, 2008 -- Our Green Plantains fundraiser was a great success! We made over $900! Thanks to everyone who supported us, especially the wonderful people from the Restaurant. We hope everyone had a great time. Please be sure to join us at our future fundraising events!
January 30, 2008 -- Today, our pharmacy colleagues collected over 43,000 vitamins for us to bring to the Dominican Republic. Special thanks goes to Dr. Gerald Gause and the College of Pharmacy's first year students!
December 4, 2007 -- An informational video has been posted on the Media page. Go check it out.
DR HELP is a not-for-profit organization comprised of UF physicians, nurses, and select medical, pharmacy, and nursing students. The group travels annually to the Dominican Republic on humanitarian medical outreach trips. This year, the group is planning its 12th annual trip to the Dominican Republic.
DR HELP falls under the umbrella of the Health Outreach Assembly, which includes 4 other trips run by UF medical students -- DR Salud (Dominican Republic), Project Yucatan (Mexico), Project Haiti (Haiti), and Project HEAL (Ecuador). Together, we work to provide healthcare annually to over 5,000 individuals in South America and the Caribbean.
Our primary aim, as DR HELP, is to provide much needed healthcare to areas in abject poverty on this developing island nation. To this end, we have set up clinics in villages surrounding Jarabacoa, the poor inner region of the island. In these clinics, we provide free medical care, education, and medications to a population that has severely limited access to health care. Last year, we provided medical care to nearly 1,200 individuals, while distributing thousands of dollars worth of medications and health care supplies (antibiotics, vitamins, anti-parasitics, anti-fungals, analgesics, eyeglasses, toothbrushes).
Our ongoing goal is to gain financial support to purchase medical supplies, equipment, and medications on an annual basis. Moreover, since we are limited in the duration of time we can spend in the Dominican Republic, we aim to bring surplus supplies to leave with our Dominican colleagues. We have documented the most frequently used medications from previous trips to provide the most appropriate coverage for the wide range of illnesses we encounter.
DR HELP represents a tremendous humanitarian effort to serve the neediest people of the Dominican Republic. It also provides an unparalleled educational experience for medical, nursing, and pharmacy students interested in international medicine. Since this project is funded entirely through the efforts of UF medical students, any contributions to our project are greatly beneficial and deeply appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have regarding our project.
We thank you in advance for your kind support.
Humbly yours,
