Transcript ILAC - Summer Program - Creighton University

ILAC - Summer Program in
the Dominican Republic
June 18 – July 21, 2013
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
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
ILAC - Summer Program in the
Dominican Republic
A Summer Program of
 Service
 Immersion
 Reflection
 Spirituality
ILAC – A Mission with Objectives
• To improve the health and quality of life of the Dominican
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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
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.
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.
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)
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
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.
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 halfdays 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.
ILAC Summer Program in the
Dominican Republic
• Travel to remote rural villages - Second Clinic Session
– Teams offer health care and education in clinics halfdays 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.
ILAC Summer Program in the
Dominican Republic
• Final weekend: Students and
Professionals return to Center for
– Retreat Reflection
– Reorientation
– Closing Ceremonies
ILAC Summer Program in the
Dominican Republic
• Application due in ILAC office by October 12, 2012,
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and acceptance notification before Thanksgiving
Dates for 2013: June 18 – July 21
For more information call the ILAC office
Criss III Room 262
(402) 280-3179
or visit the web site:
http://www.creighton.edu/ILAC
ILAC Summer Program in the
Dominican Republic
Pharmacy Informational Meeting
September 18, 2012
Criss III L61
12:00-12:50 pm
All University Informational Meeting
September 25, 2012
5:30-7:00 pm
HLS G04