2012 Humanitarian Travel Grants: Congratulations to 16 Residents, Thanks to Donors
Thanks to generous support from Academy members who donated to humanitarian efforts, 17 residents and fellows in training received grants of $1,000 each toward medical missions January through July 2012. For more than a decade, our AAO-HNS Foundation’s Humanitarian Efforts Committee has selected senior residents and fellows-in-training for travel grants to accompany mission teams. While the grants of $1,000 each cannot cover the travel costs, the grants are an inspiration to the grantees, who return profoundly changed by their encounters. Feedback from returning residents has demonstrated how valuable these experiences are for both their personal and professional development. Overwhelmingly, they commit themselves to continuing to volunteer for missions. The 17 awardees will be recognized at the Humanitarian Forum, Sunday, September 9, 2012, 3:30 pm-5:30 pm, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Please join us in congratulating these residents: Marcelo B. Antunes, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Interplast Germany, to Senawad, Madhya Pradesh, India, April 2012. Melynda A. Barnes, MD, Stanford University, Children’s Rehabilitation Institute and Surgery Program, Mazatenango, Guatemala, February 19-March 2, 2012. Kavita Dedhia, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Global ENT Outreach, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 1-17, 2012. Jennifer B. Do, MD, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland, Bay Area Surgical Mission, Tigaon, Philippines, January 19-29, 2012. Michael A. German, MD, UC Irvine, International Surgical Missions, Catubig, Samar, Philippines, February 4-18, 2012. Ethan B. Handler, MD, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland, Bay Area Surgical Mission, Daet, Camarines, Philippines, February 4-14, 2012. Karen A. Hawley, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Medical Missions for Children, City of Angels, Philippines, February 10-20, 2012. Lauren A. Kilpatrick, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Global Smile Foundation, San Salvador, El Salvador, January 21-29, 2012. Lisa M. Morris, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, FACES, Lambayeque, Peru, January 20-30, 2012. Vijay K. Mukhija, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Virtue Foundation, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 7-13, 2012. Dana K. Petersen, MD, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Medical Missions for Children, Peru, Cajamarca, June 22-July 1, 2012. Joseph J. Rousso, MD, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Healing the Children, Northeast, Bangkok, Thailand, February 4-14, 2012. Melissa A. Scholes, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assembly of God, Pediatric ENT Mission to Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua, January 21-28, 2012. Adam M. Terella, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, FACES, Lambayeque, Peru, January 20-29, 2012. Patrick C. Walz, MD, Ohio State University, Project Ear, Los Alcarizzos, Dominican Republic, February 18-26, 2012. Matthew A. Wilson, MD, University of Utah, Operation Restore Hope, Cebu, Philippines, February 9-19, 2012. To learn more about humanitarian resident travel grants visit http://www.entnet.org/HumanitarianTravel. May 31 is the deadline for grant applications for July 1-December 31, 2012.
For more than a decade, our AAO-HNS Foundation’s Humanitarian Efforts Committee has selected senior residents and fellows-in-training for travel grants to accompany mission teams. While the grants of $1,000 each cannot cover the travel costs, the grants are an inspiration to the grantees, who return profoundly changed by their encounters. Feedback from returning residents has demonstrated how valuable these experiences are for both their personal and professional development. Overwhelmingly, they commit themselves to continuing to volunteer for missions.
The 17 awardees will be recognized at the Humanitarian Forum, Sunday, September 9, 2012, 3:30 pm-5:30 pm, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Please join us in congratulating these residents:
- Marcelo B. Antunes, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Interplast Germany, to Senawad, Madhya Pradesh, India, April 2012.
- Melynda A. Barnes, MD, Stanford University, Children’s Rehabilitation Institute and Surgery Program, Mazatenango, Guatemala, February 19-March 2, 2012.
- Kavita Dedhia, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Global ENT Outreach, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 1-17, 2012.
- Jennifer B. Do, MD, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland, Bay Area Surgical Mission, Tigaon, Philippines, January 19-29, 2012.
- Michael A. German, MD, UC Irvine, International Surgical Missions, Catubig, Samar, Philippines, February 4-18, 2012.
- Ethan B. Handler, MD, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland, Bay Area Surgical Mission, Daet, Camarines, Philippines, February 4-14, 2012.
- Karen A. Hawley, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Medical Missions for Children, City of Angels, Philippines, February 10-20, 2012.
- Lauren A. Kilpatrick, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Global Smile Foundation, San Salvador, El Salvador, January 21-29, 2012.
- Lisa M. Morris, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, FACES, Lambayeque, Peru, January 20-30, 2012.
- Vijay K. Mukhija, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Virtue Foundation, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, May 7-13, 2012.
- Dana K. Petersen, MD, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Medical Missions for Children, Peru, Cajamarca, June 22-July 1, 2012.
- Joseph J. Rousso, MD, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Healing the Children, Northeast, Bangkok, Thailand, February 4-14, 2012.
- Melissa A. Scholes, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Assembly of God, Pediatric ENT Mission to Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua, January 21-28, 2012.
- Adam M. Terella, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, FACES, Lambayeque, Peru, January 20-29, 2012.
- Patrick C. Walz, MD, Ohio State University, Project Ear, Los Alcarizzos, Dominican Republic, February 18-26, 2012.
- Matthew A. Wilson, MD, University of Utah, Operation Restore Hope, Cebu, Philippines, February 9-19, 2012.
To learn more about humanitarian resident travel grants visit http://www.entnet.org/HumanitarianTravel. May 31 is the deadline for grant applications for July 1-December 31, 2012.