PHR sincerely congratulates the Dartmouth Chapter for their dedication to educating and mobilizing their campus around human rights issues. The Chapter was recently honored for their bold social justice and human rights work – which PHR learned about when we received a $500 donation associated with the prize!
From Dartmouth Medicine:
The Dartmouth Medical School chapter of Physicians for Human Rights received Dartmouth College’s Martin Luther King Social Justice Award for a student group. The award was accepted by the leaders of the chapter, Katherine Ratzan, a fourth-year M.D. student, and Alexandra Coria, a second-year M.D. student.
Katie Ratzan has a long history with PHR. She interned with Sarah Kalloch in 2004-2005, before entering medical school. She served on the Student Advisory Board (SAB) and has been a leader in helping other students introduce health and human rights education (HHRE) to their med school curriculum. Katie will soon begin a Pediatrics residency at the University of Michigan.
Alexandra Coria was recently chosen to join the SAB. Last year she served as a Regional Training Coordinator.
Through activities such as their recent panel on health, human rights, and the environment, Alexandra, Katie, and the other remarkable members of the Dartmouth Chapter have increased awareness and scrutiny of important human rights issues and broadened the audience for PHR’s investigations. PHR’s mission begins with the “mobilization” of health professionals, students and the community, and education like this precedes action. Student Chapters are a critical link between PHR’s work, the public’s demands for change, and policy responses that can put an end to human rights abuses.
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PHR sincerely congratulates the Dartmouth Chapter for their dedication to educating and mobilizing their campus around human rights issues. The Chapter was recently honored for their bold social justice and human rights work – which PHR learned about when we received a $500 donation associated with the prize!
From Dartmouth Medicine:
The Dartmouth Medical School chapter of Physicians for Human Rights received Dartmouth College’s Martin Luther King Social Justice Award for a student group. The award was accepted by the leaders of the chapter, Katherine Ratzan, a fourth-year M.D. student, and Alexandra Coria, a second-year M.D. student.
Katie Ratzan has a long history with PHR. She interned with Sarah Kalloch in 2004-2005, before entering medical school. She served on the Student Advisory Board (SAB) and has been a leader in helping other students introduce health and human rights education (HHRE) to their med school curriculum. Katie will soon begin a Pediatrics residency at the University of Michigan.
Alexandra Coria was recently chosen to join the SAB. Last year she served as a Regional Training Coordinator.
Through activities such as their recent panel on health, human rights, and the environment, Alexandra, Katie, and the other remarkable members of the Dartmouth Chapter have increased awareness and scrutiny of important human rights issues and broadened the audience for PHR’s investigations. PHR’s mission begins with the “mobilization” of health professionals, students and the community, and education like this precedes action. Student Chapters are a critical link between PHR’s work, the public’s demands for change, and policy responses that can put an end to human rights abuses.
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Congratulations to the new Student Advisory Board members!
- Alexandra Coria, M3, Dartmouth Medical School
- Lakshmi Krishnan, M2, John Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Mona Singh, M3, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Shaheja Sitafwalla, M2, Rush Medical College
- Fiona Somers, M3, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
They will join these continuing SAB members:
- Jake Imber, M4, University of Kansas Medical Center
- Aliza Norwood, M4, University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
- Sujal Parikh will be doing a Fogarty Fellowship in Uganda before returning to the University of Michigan Medical School for his fourth year.
PHR would like to sincerely thank the graduating SAB members who have devoted so much time, critical thought, and energy to the ongoing improvement of the National Student Program:
- Ali Khan, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University has matched in Internal Medicine at Yale University.
- Saranya Kurapati, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine will pursue a Master’s degree at Harvard.
- Katie Ratzan, Dartmouth Medical School has matched in Pediatrics at the University of Michigan.
- Sohil Sud, Tufts University School of Medicine has matched in Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
Are you interested in demonstrating your leadership in PHR? Apply now to become a Regional Chapter Mentor or a Regional Training Coordinator.
Have five minutes to help right now? Fill out an evalution survey for the 2009-2010 National Student Program.
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Want to provide national leadership to PHR’s National Student Program? Apply to join the PHR Student Advisory Board (SAB)!
The SAB is a national board of 7 or 8 students. The role of a Student Advisory Board member is:
- to serve as a liaison to student chapters within a certain geographic region, and
- to provide strategic and operational advice to the mission and direction of the National Student Program.
An SAB member is expected to be engaged in the development of the Student Program by completing his/her assigned duties, maintaining open lines of communication, and actively seeking areas for improvement in the National Program. These expectations include:
- attendance at a Student Advisory Board retreat in early July,
- attendance and involvement in the Student National Conference in early 2011, and
- participation in monthly conference calls (with a maximum of three missed over the course of the year).
Please apply only if you feel you can meet these commitments. Other leadership roles are available for students who are not on the SAB, including Regional Mentors.
The application must be submitted to phr.sab[at]gmail[dot]com no later than Tuesday, March 29, 2010. Those selected for an interview will be contacted by Friday, April 2. Interviews will take place by phone or in person.
Questions? Please contact Jake Imber at jimber[at]kumc[dot]edu.
Please consider applying to the SAB. Your leadership can shape the course of PHR’s National Student Program.
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