About Us

For the past two years, a group of nine undergraduate seniors, four graduate family nurse practitioner students, two FNP alumni, and three faculty members in the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College traveled to Haiti to provide nursing care to patients throughout Haiti. This year, another group is going back! Graduate and undergraduate students, along with faculty and alumni, will be working in Haiti from January 5th, 2013 through January 14th. While the BC school of nursing has given us a grant for the trip, we still need to raise a considerable amount of money to pay for supplies, equipment, and another necessities for the Haitians we will be treating and meeting. We will be updating you throughout the semester and even after our trip on the fundraising efforts, as well as our personal preparations for this journey. We're all VERY excited, and we hope that you will be too!

Undergrads going to Haiti in 2012!

Undergrads going to Haiti in 2012!
BC in Haiti 2012-2013!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Pictures from the last three days!!

Our first view of busy Port-Au-Prince on our way from the airport to Leogane (which is 18 miles from Port-Au-Prince).

 Our accomdations for the week in Leogane. We stay on the 2nd floor, and the hospital is located on the 1st floor.

 Some cuties we found at the American-run orphanage we visited on our first day!

 Destruction from the earthquake 3 years ago we saw during our walking tour in Leogane

 An example of a home along the streets of Leogane

Some boys smiling for the camera at the orphanage!

A beautiful sunset on our walking tour

 Excited and ready to go on our first day at the mobile clinics!

(Triage) Erin assessing and interviewing patients with Richardson, one of our interpreters.

 Someone got a hold of Lindsay's stethoscope!
 (Triage) Lindsay and Erin taking vital signs and interviewing a patient.
(Triage) Sandra assessing a distended abdomen in triage on day 2.


 (Triage) Kirsten gathering more information from her patient

(Nurse Practioners) Sophie interviewing a family

 (Nurse Practioners) Laura listening to lung sounds.

 (Nurse practioners) Julia discussing her treatment plan with the patient through an interpreter.

 (Nurse practioners) Caitlin prescribing some medications and explaining the proper dosages.

 (Pharmacy)  Hard at work on day 2!

(Pharmacy) Spencer educating a patient on her proper dosages and treatment.


(Pharmacy) Treating another child with Scabies- one of our favorite cuties of the day!

 Our fearless leader, Donna, striking a pose at clinic location on day 2!

 Local children playing and posing for us at our scenic location!



Amazing sunset after a long day of work at the mobile clinic. (This was taken just minutes before we all went swimming in our scrubs!) :)


Some of the undergrads taking advantage of beautiful scenery at the clinic.

1 comment:

  1. You ladies are working very hard! You are doing wonderful work! Beautiful pictures of amazing people!

    Keep up the good work!

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