Welcome to the homepage of the REMEDY program at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. We are a student-run, philanthropic organization that aims to promote medical education, global health, and international service. We plan annual medical service trips abroad and donate funds to clinics that aid underserved populations. Find out more about our group, or feel free to contact us.
Last year, REMEDY members volunteered at CerviCusco and performed over 800 pap smears both in Cusco and surrounding rural areas, helping to prevent cervical cancer and spread awareness of the disease. This year, we hope to make an even greater impact and to also enhance our professional development as globally and socially conscious physicians. In addition to providing direct medical services to the clinic, we are also engaging in fundraising efforts to make a monetary donation to CerviCusco. It is our collective goal to raise $5,000 for the clinic, and we are hoping that you will help us attain and even surpass this goal. If you would like to donate please use the PayPal link below. Thank you!
Mission 2012: Peru
In 2010 and 2011, Remedy partnered with the CerviCusco clinic in Cusco, Peru, to help perform pap smears to screen women for cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death for women in Peru, but the disease is preventable with proper screening. According to CerviCusco, “Peruvian women have one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world. This is disproportionately true for women who live in the isolated mountain regions of the country…Many women lack the financial means and geographic access to preventive healthcare…CerviCusco was created to advance cervical cancer prevention with the goal of reducing the morbidity and mortality of cervical neoplasia in Peruvian women...CerviCusco provides high quality screening, diagnostic and therapeutic medical services, unique expertise and has available resources to ensure even impoverished women receive necessary care.”
Over the past six years, our REMEDY chapter has organized successful trips to the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Cuba. This year, we plan to build upon previous success and bring our donations, knowledge, and passion back to Cusco, Peru. This will be a mutually beneficial process: we will offer the clinics an infusion of funding and volunteers, while we will have the opportunity to integrate knowledge of the complexities of international healthcare into our medical education. Ultimately, we plan to become advocates for the improvement of healthcare in developing nations and to become leaders in the effort to reduce healthcare disparities around the world.
News & Fundraising Events:
- Med School March Madness Bracket Challenge! (2012-03-12)
- 2012 Graduate Student Speed Dating! (2012-02-11)
- Silent Auction for a Date with a Faculty Member (Date TBA)
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