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MEDICAL STUDENT MASON SHAMIS CHECKS A PATIENT DURING A 2005 SPRING BREAK HEALTH FAIR IN IMMOKALEE.
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FSU med students study cross-cultural medicine in Immokalee, Panama, U.S.-Mexico border
Florida State University medical students are working with the medical school's faculty to provide care for underserved populations and learn about cross-cultural medicine in Immokalee, Fla., the Republic of Panama and along the U.S.-Mexico border during spring break.
In addition to providing health services to communities with limited access to health care, these spring break medical outreach trips count as a one-week elective course through which medical students learn about the health issues of uninsured and culturally diverse groups.
A total of 29 students and 10 faculty members are participating in the program this year.
In Immokalee, students are visiting patients at Collier Health Services Inc. and offering local health fairs for the migrant community. The students are staying at the Isabel Collier Read medical complex in Immokalee, which NCH Healthcare System plans to transfer to the FSU Foundation for the development of a rural medicine program.
A second group of students are volunteering in McAllen, Texas, where they are working to serve the population on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border in cooperation with the Lower Rio Grande Border Health Council and the Mexican consulate.
A third group is travelling with faculty members to two sites in Panama, where they are receiving assistance from FSU-Panama.
The students' medical outreach is supported by a $103,000, three-year gift from the Pfizer Foundation and more than $10,000 in proceeds from November's FSUCares 5K race. In addition, the Escambia County Medical Society contributed $1,000 to help pay for needed medications, and the Good Shepherd Catholic Church Youth Group in Tallahassee raised more than $1,500 in support of the students' efforts.
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