Student Leaders in International Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
2010 SLIM General Body Meetings
All Meetings are held on Monday nights at 8:40pm in Cathedral of Learning room 232. All majors are welcome! Come out to watch documentaries, see speakers and read and discuss articles relevant to public health and international development.
Last year's event attracted 600 runners, our goal for 2010 is to reach 1000! Support our cause to raise funds for community organizations that fight HIV/AIDS at the village level in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Thanks to KPHP for their support, and all of our sponsors who contributed their products and services: Fleet Feet Pittsburgh, Huntington Bank, Massage Envy, Galleta Engineering Company and Saucony. Also, thanks to the South Park administrative office and police department for their cooperation and assistance.
Thanks to KPHP for their support, and all of our sponsors who contributed their products and services: Fleet Feet Pittsburgh, Huntington Bank, Massage Envy, Galleta Engineering Company and Saucony. Also, thanks to the South Park administrative office and police department for their cooperation and assistance.
PROJECT MALAWI 2009
Last summer, from May 1-27, 2009, six SLIM members visited Lilongwe, Malawi, completing the third annual Project Malawi Trip. While in Malawi, the students visited the five community-based organizations (CBOs) in the MPALUTI CBO Network and participated in daily readings and nightly discussions concerning global health, poverty, and international development. The students also conducted interviews, as part of a University of Pittsburgh Brackenridge Fellowship research project. In addition to the interviews, reading, and site visits, in collaboration with Mchenga CBO of the MPALUTI CBO network, the students completed the preliminary research and legwork for a development project to set up clean water sources in three villages in rural areas surrounding Lilongwe. Their work resulted in the completion of three primary elephant pumps and five support pumps, which provide clean water to several hundred people.
