Julia Yee
The Pre-Medical Club Alternative Spring Break takes place in the Dominican Republic every winter semester. Our group has partnered with the Community Service Alliance (CSA) in the Dominican Republic for over 15 years. Alongside CSA, our goal is to promote health in rural communities of the Dominican. We aim to accomplish this goal via a number of projects each year. Typically, each spring break involves health education in the community school, the installation of water filters and/or bathrooms, and the construction of other health-related structures such as a baseball field. Although our main goal is to equip communities with the knowledge and structures to improve their health, we also spend time educating ourselves about the health system in the Dominican. Our spring break includes visits to local clinics as well as meeting with physicians and public health officials.
Library Mentor: Preet Rana