Location: Lawndale Christian Health Center in Chicago, Illinois
Dates: June 26-July 28, 2012
Eligible to Apply: First year medical students, Pre-med students who are currently in their third or fourth year of college.
Description: The LSMP is a four week medical missions' project in an underserved area of Chicago. You will be seeing predominantly African-American and Latino patients at Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC). LCHC is the largest Christian health center in the United States. Services provided include primary care, dental care, eye care, and mental health care. Your experience will have a community medicine focus and you will:
Live in the community where you will work and fellowship with other students.
Spend time doing home visits for patients with diabetes, asthma, and hypertension.
Run neighborhood health fairs, screening people for diabetes and hypertension.
Spend time shadowing Christian physicians at two of our four clinic sites.
Grow spiritually through group Bible studies, conferences on topics such as "What it Means to be a Christian Physician," and time for personal devotions and reflection. Don't miss this opportunity, which, according to a previous participant, "will forever change the way [you] practice medicine."
Unique Aspects: Urban setting, Spanish-speaking patients
Application Deadline: Must be received by March 9, 2012
For more information: lsmp@lawndale.org