VCOM - Carolinas 2017 Yearbook

CAROLINAS OUTREACH

Dominican Republic

inspired by a growing need for care

I n June 2016, a total of 30 students from VCOM-Carolinas traveled to the Dominican Republic to care for patients while benefitting from hands-on clinical experience and improved cultural awareness. In partnership with the government of the Dominican Republic, VCOM provides sustainable healthcare through the Verón Primary Care Clinic, where faculty, students and local physicians now care for over 200 patients a day.

VCOM to build a new pediatric clinic in Verón. The Oscar de la Renta Pediatric Care Center was established to provide preventive and acute care specifically for the large number of children in the area. Mr. de la Renta was a member of the Punta Cana Foundation Board, and his generosity will be remembered through the clinic and its services for children in the years to come.

The Verón Clinic offers primary care, emergency care, and prenatal care services for the community, and through VCOM’s partnership with the Punta Cana Foundation and the government of the Dominican Republic, the clinic recently added an emergency room and expanded its laboratory, waiting area and pharmacy. In 2017, a gift from the family of the late Oscar de la Renta provided the opportunity for the Punta Cana Foundation and

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