"The people that look after our countryside have families and children. They have the right to healthcare services."
Dr. Joel Alvarez, SurgeonAmazon Medical Service Expedition
Location: Amazon, Orosa and Apayacu Rivers
Date: February 12, 2011 - February 26, 2011
Event Type: Medical & Service
A two-week medical service expedition anchored by faculty, resident and students from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, Mississippi. Our thanks to Dr. Svenja Albrecht for leading this expedition, and to the UMISS School of Medicine for making this annual opportunity available to their students. If you'd like to support UMISS students on a future medical service trip, please contact Dr. Albrecht directly (salbrecht "at" medicine.umsmed.edu), or contact us at Project Amazonas. The expedition will serve 13-15 communities, and there is space for one or two additional participants.
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