American Red Cross Partners with American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine on Academic Service Learning Initiat...
October 22 2016 - 05:00AM
Business Wire
Program Will Mobilize Students to Deliver
Health Education to Local Communities
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC)
and the American Red Cross (Red Cross) have established a
partnership to provide opportunities for AUC medical students and
alumni to contribute to Red Cross programs across the country.
The academic service learning agreement mirrors past organized
efforts between AUC and the Red Cross in cities such as New York,
Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami, as well in St. Maarten where the
medical school’s campus is located. The agreement paves the way for
AUC to help support Red Cross chapters through coordinated
community initiatives.
“This expanded relationship with the Red Cross supports our
institution’s focus on educating physicians who are socially
accountable and engaged citizens,” said Dr. Heidi Chumley,
executive dean and chief academic officer of AUC. “Community
service is an important part of AUC’s culture and this partnership
provides students with opportunities to remain engaged with
communities as they complete training in the U.S.”
“I’m delighted to support AUC’s commitment to foster community
health by engaging their medical students in academic service
learning and alumni as Red Cross volunteers,” said Linda MacIntyre,
chief nurse for the American Red Cross. “This is a great way to
leverage the work of our organizations to better serve communities
and families.”
The program will be piloted with the Red Cross’ Greater Miami
and the Keys Chapter, which provides essential aid to a diverse set
of communities with unique health and safety challenges. The
chapter serves nearly two million Florida residents. AUC students
and alumni will be able to participate in the chapter’s priority
initiatives, including:
- Case management for families displaced
by natural disasters or fires
- Emergency preparedness training for
local businesses, schools and organizations
- Fire prevention education and services,
such as smoke detector installation
- CPR training for local businesses,
schools and organizations
- Support services for family members of
the armed services
In conjunction with the announcement, AUC and the Red Cross will
host a home fire prevention event Saturday, Oct. 22, in Miami.
Volunteers will go door to door to check or install smoke alarms,
and help families create emergency check lists and escape
plans.
“Having AUC as part of the Red Cross team is outstanding. Their
culture of community service fits clearly with our mission and we
are excited this new relationship is beginning at our Greater Miami
and Keys Chapter,” said Alfred Sanchez, Regional CEO of the Red
Cross’ South Florida Region.
The new partnership builds on AUC’s portfolio of service
learning and community affairs initiatives. AUC has supported
numerous programs and organizations, including the St. Maarten
Ministry of Public Health and the St. Maarten chapter of the Red
Cross, to bring increased health awareness and access to preventive
health services to the local community.
About American University of the
Caribbean School of Medicine
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) is
an international medical school committed to providing an excellent
medical education to qualified students of diverse backgrounds.
Students begin their journey to become physicians on AUC’s
technologically advanced campus in St. Maarten before completing
clinical training in teaching hospitals in the United States and
United Kingdom. AUC is accredited by the Accreditation Commission
on Colleges of Medicine, and its graduates are eligible for
licensure to practice in the United States, Canada, and Puerto
Rico. AUC is part of DeVry Education Group (NYSE:DV).
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional
support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the
nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides
international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and
their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that
depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to
perform its mission. For more information, please visit
redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on
Twitter at @RedCross.
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