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ILAC - Summer Program in the Dominican Republic

ILAC - Summer Program in the Dominican Republic. Alicia C. Vanden Bosch, Pharm.D. ILAC Pharmacy Director HLS Room 116 280-1861. ILAC - Institute for Latin American Concern. A division of University Ministry here on campus A faith-based, Ignitian inspired, Catholic program. Purpose.

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ILAC - Summer Program in the Dominican Republic

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  1. ILAC - Summer Program in the Dominican Republic Alicia C. Vanden Bosch, Pharm.D. ILAC Pharmacy Director HLS Room 116 280-1861

  2. ILAC - Institute for Latin American Concern • A division of University Ministry here on campus • A faith-based, Ignitian inspired, Catholic program

  3. Purpose A volunteer program to provide health care to the under served in remote rural villages (campo/batey) and an opportunity for immersion and spiritual growth. • Students (volunteers) • medical, dental, pharmacy & nursing • undergraduate • Professionals (volunteers) • Dominican staff

  4. ILAC - Summer Program in the Dominican Republic A Summer Program of • Service • Immersion • Reflection • Spirituality

  5. ILAC – A Mission with Objectives • To improve the health and quality of life of the Dominican impoverished population • To educate and promote integral health through the prevention of diseases and practical solutions of sanitation and health maintenance • As a Christian organization, in the Jesuit tradition, ILAC promotes a faith that does justice, guiding its participants toward greater freedom and commitment to service. • As a Christian organization, ILAC helps to build communities based on the ideals of service and love • ILAC strives to promote integral well-being and spiritual growth to all its participants and those it serves • Through the integration of study, reflection, and experience, the students develop a heightened awareness of the ethical and moral issues that confront them within a third world context and come to appreciate how individuals from another culture experience reality

  6. ILAC - Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Some Spanish is required • Either Spanish 211 or equivalent • Or OTD 330 Spanish for Health Professionals • A non-credit Spanish course is offered for those accepted to participate in the ILAC Summer Program Spring semester – seven 2 hour classes offered, dates are on the Application form. Spirituality, Culture and History, and Personal Testimonies from men and women who experienced ILAC a number of years. • A survival Spanish course is required in the Dominican Republic • Participants are encouraged to take a Spanish course in the spring before the summer program if they have never had Spanish.

  7. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • The immersion begins with a series of preparation meetings and a Retreat at Creighton University in the spring • Students are divided into teams with other undergraduate, dental, medical, nursing and pharmacy students, and doctors, dentists and registered nurses and pharmacists.

  8. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Five week period divided into different segments • Orientation (1 wk) • Travel to remote rural villages (4 wk) • First Clinic Session (2wk) • Second Clinic Session (2wk)

  9. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Orientation process at the ILAC Center in Santiago • Study Spanish • Team building • Prayer, worship, and reflection • Study the Dominican culture and history

  10. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Travel to remote rural villages for two weeks • Each participant lives with a Dominican family • Participants spend time with their Dominican families and adopted communities • Participants contribute to the community with community chosen “Charlas” (Nutrition, Exercise, Preventative Health, Disease states, Medications) and other activities • Participants reflect on their experiences through prayer, worship, journaling, and reflection.

  11. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Travel to remote rural villages - First Clinic Session • Pharmacy students set up their pharmacy • Teams offer health care and education in clinics half-days Monday – Saturday (multidisciplinary approach) • Participants spend time with their Dominican families and adopted communities after clinics • Participants reflect on their experiences through prayer, worship, journaling, and reflection.

  12. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Travel to remote rural villages - Second Clinic Session • Teams offer health care and education in clinics half-days Monday – Saturday (multidisciplinary approach) • Participants spend time with their Dominican families and adopted communities after clinics • Participants reflect on their experiences through prayer, worship, journaling, and reflection.

  13. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Final weekend: Students and Professionals return to Center for • Retreat Reflection • Reorientation • Closing Ceremonies

  14. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic • Application due in ILAC office by October 14, 2011, and acceptance notification before Thanksgiving • Dates for 2012: June 19 – July 22, 2012 • For more information call the ILAC office Criss III Room 262 (402) 280-3179 or visit the web site: http://www.creighton.edu/ILAC

  15. ILAC Summer Program in the Dominican Republic Pharmacy Information Meeting September 13, 2011 Criss III L62 12:00-12:50 pm All University Information Meeting September 27, 2011 5:30-7:00 pm HLS G04

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