MEDRIX: Medical Education: 2002 Retreat Photos

MEDICAL EDUCATION
February 2002
Seattle, Washington

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	Shere packs "just a little bit more" into one of her boxes. Supplies are drawn from the MEDRIX warehouse that is stocked from equipment and supplies donated by local hospitals and medical professionals.
Planning and training for the 2002 Vietnam trip in March and April begins early. The team's weekend retreat in late February helps the team bond, learn about the Vietnamese culture and hone some skills needed on the trip. The ten-person team leaving for three weeks in Vietnam must take critical supplies and equipment to support the work of the team. Items such as a heart monitor, surgical supplies, textbooks, etc. all must be carefully packed for the trip half way around the world.

	Pat packs one of the two specially designed boxes that each team member is responsible for on the trip from Seattle to Hue, Vietnam
	Ron and Pat finish some of the endless paperwork required for the trip to Vietnam
	The 10-person traveling team learns from those who have been on previous trips during the last nine years
	Detailed planning for work assignments -- the English teaching team discusses their plans
	Tanya and Jay practice their technique for using field kits to test water quality for minerals and bacteria
	Bob (our co-founder) takes time out from packing to talk with Tony, a Seattle-area journalist for the Eastside Journal, about the goals of MEDRIX and answers the oft-asked question, "Who pays for all this?". If you are wondering.....the answer is a myriad of small donors who hear the story of the impact that MEDRIX has in the country of Vietnam and want to help by making tax-deductible donations to MEDRIX. The article was published on March 2002 (click here to read the article).

To see related Team's reports and photos, please click below Huong Van Medical Clinic Refurbishment Project Hue Central Hospital Medical Education Project Safewater Project To read all our trip reports and pictures, please click here