Welcome to

MS4BCI

Medical Students for Burn Care International is a non-profit organization run exclusively by medical students at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine whose mission focuses on bringing hope to burned children around the world and inspiring medical students to take on the challenges of global stewardship.

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2010 Summer Internships

This summer, nine rising second year students from the University of South Carolina SOM will travel to Cochabamba to participate in the BCI/MS4BCI internships. They will gain meaningful and life-changing exposure to multiple areas of medicine including burn care, ob-gyn, pediatrics, and critical care. Click below to read their travel blog and on the image to the right to get to know the students.

 

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Patient Profile

Each quarter we will feature a child whose experience has touched our members during their service abroad. Click on the image to the right to learn more about Juan Carlos, this quarter's patient, and the donation MS4BCI made in his behalf. To read about last quarter's patient, click below

 

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Recent News

Click to read about recent and past donations, the recent presentation by MS4BCI members at the Southern Region Burn Conference, and other relevant news

 

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"The Community of Miracles" Video

This video chronicles the journey of a young girl severely burned in the Bolivian jungle and successfully treated in the Viedma Burn Center. Her story is one of many miracles that occur on a daily basis in this incredible place.

 

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cindy

Burn Care International (BCI) is MS4BCI's sister organization. Learn more about Cindy Jackson, founder of BCI, and her efforts to support burn care in developing nations around the world

In 2009, fifteen MS4BCI members traveled to Bolivia and Bangladesh through the MS4BCI/BCI internship program. Click to read the blogs on which they posted their experiences, insights, reflections, and pictures during these life-changing trips.

Thank You

There are numerous individuals who have contributed greatly to the success of this organization and helped us grow in ways we never imagined possible. We would like to extend a special thanks to the following individuals...