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2006 General Assembly Registration July 28-30, 2006
Many Communities, One World:
University of Utah, Health Sciences Education Building Special Guest Speakers:
Norma Price, MD, is a retired physician who moved to Tucson in 1998 and, in her own words, "has been a desert rat ever since." She has been a volunteer with the Samaritans since its inception in 2002. Samaritans is a grassroots organization that was formed to address the rising number of migrant deaths due to crossing in the fierce Arizona desert. Medical personnel roam the desert in Jeeps and vans, looking for stranded migrants, to whom they offer food, water and medical help. "It's about saving lives," Price said, "but even if you haven't saved a life, if you've helped make their day better, relieved their anxiety, their hunger, their thirst, that's rewarding. Even if at the time it wasn't a life-saving issue. Of course our primary mission is to save lives but it isn't always that dramatic. Sometimes it's just giving water to the person." She also volunteers with No More Deaths and is a volunteer physician at Casa San Juan, a free clinic that operates twice monthly to provide needed medical care to undocumented immigrants and other disenfranchised folks. Originally from Georgia, Dr. Price received her medical training at the University of Tennessee Medical School. She was a fellow at the Department of Developmental Therapeutics, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, completed an Oncology Fellowship at Emory University and received a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru.
Place: University of Utah, Health Sciences Education Building, 26 South 2000 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 (see campus map). Get directions to the University. Conference Dress: Very casual Saturday Evening Benefit Dress: Dressy Casual with an International Flare
Reduced rates available for volunteers, students and special guests, please e-mail for more information. In addition, a limited number of Sandy Kemp Scholarships covering registration and meals are available (places to stay will be furnished by DGH friends in the area). Deadline to apply June 30, 2006. Announcements of awardees will be made by July 15. To apply please include a short statement with your registration addressing your present and past local, national and/or international health/social justice activities and your need for financial assistance to attend the GA. Housing: An additional $25/night/person. Available at the University of Utah, Heritage Commons Residence Halls, 110 South Fort Douglas Boulevard, Salt Lake City, UT 84113-5036. Completed in the fall of 2000, Heritage Commons was the site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games athlete village. Overnight accommodations for Friday July 28, Saturday July 29, and Sunday July 30 are available for an additional $25/night/per person (single or double occupancy). Additional nights available upon request. Get directions to the dorms.
To register, please print out this form, fill it out and include it with your payment. Register as soon as possible. Fax your registration to 404-377-3566 and pay at the door (make checks payable to Doctors for Global Health, and indicate on the check that it is for the General Assembly registration, and for whom). You can also register on site.
Please make checks payable to Doctors for Global Health, and indicate on the check that it is for the General Assembly registration, and for whom. Send registration to DGH, P.O. Box 1761, Decatur, GA 30031.
If you have any questions, please e-mail us.
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