Cell Biology:
Live-cell Studies Pick Up Pattern in Vesicle Traffic
Radiology:
Imaging Method Reveals Which Mice Develop Type 1 Diabetes
Endocrinology:
Fat Hormone Revives Reproductive Systems of Lean Women
Systems Biology
Systems Biology, the New Physiology, Marks First Year at HMS
Chemical Staples Turn Flimsy Peptide into Cancer Killer
Female Flies Join Food Fight
Time Zone Controls Limb Size
Images of Rotavirus Entry Show Bug the Exit as Childhood Killer
Contract Supports Research in Biodefense Proteomics
HSPH and Cyprus Establish International Initiative
HMS Welcomes Incoming Students
Stearns Appointed Associate Master of Castle
The Myrto Lefkopoulou Lectureship
Applications Wanted for Health Care Research
Longwood Symphony Season Opens
Honors and Advances
In Memoriam:
Leroy Vandam
Leonard Safon
Robert Moylan
Students Aid Families with Special-needs Children
Students Orient Themselves Toward Medicine
Students Aid Families with Special-needs Children
"The families that are lucky enough to get a student have such a sense of relief," said Emily Jean Davidson, faculty coordinator for Project Respite Care and HMS instructor in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston. "It's so refreshing for them to have someone who is really interested in their child."Project Respite Care, founded in 2000 with a grant from the Noonan Foundation, provides students in the health professions with 18 hours of training in first aid, CPR, dealing with disabilities, and managing a variety of specific conditions. Students are then paired with families with children who have special health care needs, ranging from Down's syndrome to cerebral palsy to other special needs.
Davidson, who noticed during her fellowship that she was continually coming into contact with families that needed extra help with caring for a child, says Project Respite Care can always use more assistance. Students, who come from a diverse range of disciplines and bring an interdisciplinary richness to the program, are always needed. "The training is very powerful," said Anne Mullin-Kuczma, a summer intern from HSDM. "We get both hands-on experience that we can use later in our careers and important consciousness-raising about what it's like to live with a disability."
Faculty members also are needed to serve as mentors for students, to speak to students on a variety of disability topics, and to assist with student training.
People interested in volunteering with Project Respite Care can contact Emily Jean Davidson.
--Jeannie Hess