Partnerships with VCU School of Medicine's HOMBRE ,University of Richmond professor Dr. Rick Mayes, and the University of Richmond School of Law's Tara Casey have made these plans possible. First, HOMBRE has recruited three first-year medical students and one first-year pharmacy student from VCU to join us on our trip. We hope to provide these students meaningful, hands-on public health learning. Second, the University of Richmond undergraduates' time in Pampas Grande will be supplemented by Dr. Mayes's public health policy class and further volunteer work in Cusco, for which they will receive academic credit. And last, Tara Casey has helped us recruit a law student for social justice efforts in Pampas Grande and Cusco.
We are excited about the plans for the 2013 trip and will continue to work to promote our mission, vision, and goals. More updates to come!
Cusco's Plaza de Armas (photo by Blair Armistead, 2009)
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