Student Advisory Board
The Student Advisory Board (SAB) of MEDLIFE gives students who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the goals of MEDLIFE and service to low income families a greater opportunity for responsibility within the organization. These responsibilities include supervising and coordinating the work of all Student Chapters across North America, working on a committee of students to help individual patients with special needs in Latin America to receive the treatment they need, and advising the executive board on student related involvement as well as our operations in Latin America. Students are invited to be part of the Student Advisory Board for one academic year.
Students must be elected to the Student Advisory Board. Any student who has previously worked with MEDLIFE is eligible to apply but only the most committed students will be successful applicants. Ideal applicants have already taken positions of leadership at their University and have demonstrated a commitment beyond that expected of a student officer. Once accepted to the SAB students are assigned to oversee a 3-5 MEDLIFE Student Chapters.
Student Advisory Board, 2011-2012 Academic Year
REGIONAL CHAIRS:
Carly Ziegler, University of Pennsylvania | Regional Chair, MEDLIFE Atlantic Coast
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Currently a Senior at the University of Pennsylvania, Carly has commited 2 years to the SAB, and also currently serves at Penn MEDLIFE's co-President! Carly has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to MEDLIFE's patients: in the 2010-2011 academic year, Carly was responsible for organizing Mobile Clinics that delivered healthcare to 4,361 patients, more than any other SAB member that year!
Patients served from Jan 2011: 3,302
Alex Kettering, Dartmouth College | Regional Chair, MEDLIFE Northeast
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A newcomer to the SAB in 2010, Alex quickly demonstrated a keen aptitute for managing MEDLIFE Chapters, leading to his placement as a MEDLIFE SAB Chair for the 2011-2012 school year. Alex exemplifies MEDLIFE's dual philosophy regarding helping the poor and empowering students: his work shows dedication both toward delivering better healthcare to the poor of Latin America, and to sharing his enthusiasm for MEDLIFE with fellow students.
Patients served from January 2011: 4,386
Minnie Dasgupta, UC Berkeley | Regional Chair, MEDLIFE West
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Minnie made a name for herself by single-handedly starting the UC Berkeley MEDLIFE Chapter, which soon developed into one of MEDLIFE's most successful and productive student groups. While continuing her stellar work at Berkeley, Minnie elected to further commit herself to MEDLIFE via a Summer 2011 internship in Lima, Peru, where she obtained an in-depth knowledge of the MEDVIDA Peru team and its operations in Lima.
Patients served from January 2011: 1,884
REGIONAL MEMBERS:
MEDLIFE Atlantic Coast/South
Amara Channell, University of Georgia |
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| Chapters: UGA, G. Tech, FIU, UMiami, FSU 
Amara stumbled upon MEDLIFE through the UGA pre-med listserv. After getting involved with the UGA chapter, a brigade to Lima gave her the chance to truly experience what MEDLIFE does to assist the under-served. Through that trip she fell in love with the work and decided to serve as a year-long intern in Lima. She is looking forward to helping other students further or discover their interest in global heath.
Patients served from January 2011: 1,951
Sarah Hilware, George Washington University |
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| Chapters: GWU, UDel, NC State, MIT
Sarah became a MEDLIFEr when she applied for the position of Team Leader at her university. There was already a chapter, but it was brand-new and had not raised much money yet, nor sent any students on Mobile Clinics. Sarah worked to recruit on campus, initiate fundraisers, and organize the first-ever Mobile Clinic with students participating from GWU. She even went as far as to recruit students from other nearby universities to collaborate on recruitment efforts that would help improve chapters at those schools as well. Sarah's passion for global health and health disparities came out of her experiences as a young teen, moving around to various urban cities, volunteering through various organizations, and seeing the economic gaps and its correlation to health and longevity. Her motto since joining MEDLIFE is a quote from William Osler, "We are here to add what we can to life, not get what we can from life."
Patients served from January 2011: 738
Michael Tucci, Johns Hopkins University | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Chapters: JHU, UMaryland, Yale
Currently a Junior, Michael is the Marketing Director of the MEDLIFE Chapter at Johns Hopkins University He attended his first Mobile Clinic in the summer of 2011 in Riobamba, Ecuador, and joined the SAB shortly thereafter in the fall of 2011. Michael is excited to be part of the MEDLIFE SAB and to continue to help MEDLIFE accomplish its goals.
Patients served from January 2011: 613
Victoria Yu, Dartmouth College | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Chapters: Pittsburgh, Miami-Ohio, Ohio State
Victoria is a '12 at Dartmouth College. Looking to pursue interests in global/public health, Victoria joined the Dartmouth chapter her sophomore year. After working as Fundraising Director and travelling to Riobamba on a Mobile Clinic, Victoria joined the SAB her junior year.
Patients served from January 2011: 580
MEDLIFE Northeast
Bekey Lee, Dartmouth College |
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| Chapters: Harvard, Amherst, Brown
Bekey is currently a senior at Dartmouth College. She joinedaMEDLIFE as an SAB Representative in November 2009. Her involvement with MEDLIFE was preded by multiple service projects in Peru, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
Patients served from January 2011: 120
Sarah Wildes, Dartmouth College |
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| Chapters: UVM, Dartmouth, Colby
A member of MEDLIFE since 2009, as a freshman Sarah was responsible for playing 90's throwback music at her chapter's weekly fundraisers. The result? A few hundred dollars and a few hundred more patients served by MEDLIFE. She participated in a mobile clinic in Riobamba, Ecuador, where she gained a first-hand appreciation of the importance of MEDLIFE's work. She joined the SAB shortly thereafter and has been a member for over a year.
Patients served from January 2011: 1,172
Kaitlin Renkosiak, Dartmouth College |
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| Chapters: Cornell, Syracuse, SUNY Binghamton, Bates
Kaitlin is currently a senior at Dartmouth College and has been a member of the SAB since the fall of 2010. She became involved in the Dartmouth MEDLIFE Chapter her sophomore year and during that year alone chaired multiple fundraisers that raised much needed donations. Additionally, she attended a Mobile Clinic to Tena, Ecuador in June of 2010 and it was this trip that served as the deciding factor for her increased involvement in MEDLIFE.
Patients served from January 2011: 1,681
Marta Marino, Dartmouth College | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | Chapters: McGill, St. Lawrence, Union, Bard
Marta first joined MEDLIFE her freshman year at Dartmouth College and has been an active member ever since. Her sophomore year she was Director of Fundraising and helped along with a great chapter to raise more money than they had ever before. Marta credits MEDLIFE for making her aware of global inequalities and a more rounded person. Marta plans on returning home to Spain to use her hard-earned degree which includes a minor in global health.
Patients served from January 2011: 1,413
MEDLIFE West
Amrita Athwal, UC San Diego |
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| Chapters: UCSD, USC, Claremont, Denver
Amrita is a MEDLIFE SAB member on the west coast. I started the MEDLIFE chapter at UC San Diego and after my first mobile clinic moved up to the national level on the SAB. I've been a part of MEDLIFE for the last year and love everything that it stands for. Going to Lima, Peru and participating in a mobile clinic was one of the best experiences of my entire life.
Patients served from January 2011: 1,171
Jennie Tian, UC Berkeley |
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| Chapters: Stanford, Iowa State, Michigan State
Jennie still remembers vividly the first time she saw a MEDLIFE flier on the wall of a large lecture building. Little did she know, this discovery would lead her to go on to join fellow Berkeley students on the school's first ever MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic -- an experience that solidified her passion for increasing health access abroad. She's excited to be part of the MEDLIFE SAB, and to be able to learn the inner workings of an organization that has impacted her personal life so much.
Patients served from January 2011: 133
The following are requirements of students sitting on the Student Advisory Board:
1. Volunteer on average 10 hours per week with MEDLIFE.
2. Complete all assigned tasks within a timely fashion.
3. Attend weekly phone meetings to report progress and make plans for the coming week to the executive board. Students may miss up to two meetings when they provide advance notice. More than two missed meetings will be sufficient reason to be asked to leave the SAB.
4. Make a sincere effort to spend a minimum of one week in Ecuador or Peru. As a SAB member you will have the opportunity to participate in one (per year on the SAB) MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic with a 100% discount on the participation fee.
5. Work to promote the highest standard of MEDLIFE's goals and reputation within their University and throughout MEDLIFE's student network.
6. Embody MEDLIFE's belief that through committed student action we can make a difference in the lives of individuals and families living in poverty.
