Projects
CHI creates opportunities for students to participate in local and international projects to improve human health. The last CHI meeting of the semester, on April 30th, focused on upcoming CHI projects and how to start a project (the following meeting minutes were provided by Sunna Jo).
UPCOMING CHI PROJECTS
Puerto Rico
What: SALUDPROMUJER
Class affiliated with the medical school in Puerto Rico – students take one class on women’s health (clinical/social)
Study:
Possible academic credit granted NEXT summer
Students can also find internship opportunities
When:
June 29 – July 10
Applications due May 15
Cost:
Travel: $300-500
Food, lodging: $600
Contact: Paula Latortue (pml26@cornell.edu)
Ecuador
What: MEDLIFE
Working to improve families’ access to medicine, education and community development
When: Summer 2009 or winter 2010, 1-2 weeks
Goal: Raise money to bring supplies down to Ecuador
Cost:
$650 for 1 week, $950 for 2 weeks
10 students maximum
Contact: Jimmy Lam (jl948@cornell.edu)
WANT TO LEAD A PROJECT?
• CHI has already completed a successful project about HIV awareness and health – you can use the information the team came up with to reproduce the project wherever you’d like
• Possible locations:
- Peru
- Costa Rica
- Panama
- United States
- India
- Anywhere else with Peace Corps volunteers
• Contact: Kristin Ceniccola (kec45@cornell.edu)
