Founders of the LMSA-NE\u2019s Geisel chapter<\/a>, Stanley and Vazquez organized the conference held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Because of their dedication, planning, and attention to detail, the conference brought nearly 300 attendees to the event, including students and alumni interested in Latino healthcare throughout the Northeast.<\/p>\n\u201cI would like to thank all of the individuals who spoke at the event. We are a new organization and it meant a lot that they took us seriously,\u201d Vazquez says. \u201cSome traveled from as far away as Georgia and California to be here. While Adrianna and I coordinated all of the planning, it was our speakers and guests who made this conference such an amazing event.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Stanley, the conference was one of the largest held at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Breaking new ground in the LMSA-NE, the conference attracted a record number of undergraduate students and was a first on two important fronts: The first conference held in a rural setting and the first conference to feature migrant health, bringing together on one panel a migrant farm worker, farm owner, migrant health physician, and medical students.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud of how Adrianna and Freddy took the initiative to form a chapter of the LMSA at Geisel,\u201d says Interim Dean Duane Compton. \u201cThey did an outstanding job of organizing the regional meeting that raised awareness for the Latino population both at Geisel and throughout the Northeast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley and Vazquez say they are immensely grateful for all of the support they have received from the Dartmouth community\u2014from the administration and faculty to the staff, students, and the greater Upper Valley community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe especially want to thank the first-year Geisel LMSA students who had no idea what they were stepping into when they arrived on campus in the fall,\u201d Stanley says. \u201cAmidst quizzes and finals, they really stepped up to make critical components of the conference a success\u2014from inviting all of the conference speakers to setting up the poster session\u2014we really could not have done it without the tremendous effort put forth by our fellow Geisel classmates.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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