Donations Made to Albergue Orphanage for Burned Children MS4BCI Members with children from the orphanage, June 2010 The Albergue Orphanage (also known as Mosoj Ph’unchay – Quechua for ‘New beginnings’) is located 5 blocks from the Viedma Burn Center and is supported by the non-profit organization Que Rico, based in the UK. MS4BCI has developed a [...]
(Image copyrighted by the ISBI) MS4BCI member Jason Rogers is heading up an effort to create a poster to be presented at the 15th annual meeting of the International Society of Burn Injuries (ISBI) in Istanbul, Turkey in late June 2010. The abstract, entitled “A Model for a Medical Student Run Non-profit Organization that Supports [...]
Recent Donations MS4BCI co-founders Daniel Eggart and Will Bynum traveled back to Cochabamba, Bolivia in February along with classmate Josh Skaggs to work in the burn center and coordinate multiple donations. Among these were two flat panel televisions, two DVD players, multiple DVDs, and a mechanical ventilator for use on the most critically injured patients. [...]
(Images copyrighted by the ABA) MS4BCI members Will Bynum, Daniel Eggart, Jason Rogers, and Pete Loper recently submitted an abstract entitled “A Model for a Medical Student Run Non-profit Organization that Supports International Burn Care” for presentation at the 42nd Annual American Burn Association meeting in Boston, MA in mid-March. The abstract was accepted for [...]
We are excited to announce that the 2nd major donation made to the Viedma Burn Center by MS4BCI will be a mechanical ventilator which will drastically enhance the ability of medical staff to manage their most critically injured patients. Mechanical ventilation is used in many settings including the operating room, intensive care unit, and burn [...]
On November 5, 2009 MS4BCI members Will Bynum, Daniel Eggart, Jason Rogers, and Pete Loper traveled to Shreveport, LA to present the following at the Southern Region Burn Conference: “A Model for a Medical Student Run Non-profit Organization that Supports International Burn Care.” The conference was attended by physicians, nurses, physician assistants, residents, and medical [...]
The members of MS4BCI are excited to announce the return of the Alpaca Scarf Sale, the third consecutive fundraiser featuring the beautiful Alpaca scarves from South America. We like to think that the scarf sale is “where it all began” as it was the project that initially defined our organization and fueled its initial growth. [...]
