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International and Appalachian Outreach
Message and Goals from the Vice President
Medical Mission/Outreach:
- Bioterrorism
- Indian Tsunami Relief
- Hurricane Katrina
- Virginia Tech Tragedy
- Missouri Flood Relief
- Virginia Tornado cleanup
- Honduran Flood Relief
- Haiti Disaster Response
- June 2010 Honduras Flood Relief Trip
- July 2010 Honduras Dengue Response Trip
Past Features of the Month:
VCOM’s Mini-Med School Program
Promoting Drug-Free Schools
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he VCOM Department for Under Served Care (USC) supports a weekly “Mini-Med School” for high school freshmen in 20 rural southwest and southside communities in Virginia. Dr. Linda Frasca and ten different second year medical students travel to the rural communities to teach high school freshmen the anatomical and physiological effects of drugs, including: methamphetamines, marijuana, prescription drug abuse, alcohol and smoking. The students also teach about the drug related problems of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), hepatitis, cervical cancer and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The program has expanded to VCOM international sites.