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PeopleNews & AwardsMedicine Residency ‘Jeopardy’ Team Finishes 1st in State, 3rd in National ACP CompetitionJustin Schram Wins the 2010 HMC Housestaff AwardHaiti After the EarthquakeFive days after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, second year resident, Chris Vanderwarker, boarded a plane heading to Boston. His schedule had been cleared and he was set to join other relief workers in Haiti. However, when he arrived at the Partners in Health headquarters, it became abundantly clear that the relief efforts were in serious disarray. There was no functional communication with the Haitian government or their people. Text messaging was being used, but that was poor at best. Chris realized that the Haitian people were in immediate need of surgeons rather than additional medical doctors. This, coupled with the fact that he is still a resident in training and hasn’t done this kind of work before, made him realize he could offer far more assistance by organizing the relief effort from the United States. Maryann Overland Receives 2010 Evans AwardMaryann Overland received the Robert S. Evans Award for 2010. This award is presented to the R2 in medicine and the graduating medical student who most clearly reflect the qualities of warmth, understanding, and concern for human welfare exemplified by Dr. Robert Evans, who was chief of medicine at the Seattle VA for many years. Dr. Overland, now an R3 in the Seattle Primary Care track, is a graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Debbie Fromstein Awarded GO Health FellowshipDebbie Fromstein was awarded a GO Health Fellowship (Global Opportunities Health Fellowship) from the Department of Global Health to help support her Global Health Pathway project. She will be working with Joe Zunt in Peru. This is the first year that these awards were being offered. The purpose of the GO Health Fellowship is to provide financial assistance to a graduate student, professional student, or medical resident at the University of Washington so they may gain valuable international fieldwork experience in global health. The funds have been generously provided by donors committed to the education of global health professionals from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. Past Medicine Residency Award Winners
Justin Schram Founds Ahuyu Non-Profit to Promote Healthy Indoor CookstovesWhat do you do in your spare time? After doing volunteer work in Guatemala for 10 years, second year resident, Justin Schram, decided he wanted to do more. This “more” was to set up Ahuyu, a non-profit agency that assists families in purchasing cookstoves for their homes in an attempt to reduce or eliminate the smoke from open flame cooking areas. The indoor air pollution that results from the open flame work areas leads to 1.8 million deaths a year. “Over two billion people live immersed in the smoke of open cooking fires. The lack of clean and efficient cookstoves perpetuates a cycle of illness, poverty, and environmental degradation,” said Schram. “Ahuyu partners with developing world community organizations to expand access to improved cookstoves, thereby promoting a clean world and healthy people.” To find out more about Justin’s organization, visit Ahuyu.org.
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