Have you tried Queen's Medical Outreach - I know they have projects in
Guyana and a few other countries. The contact at your school is a Zoe Haslam.
Her e-mail is: [log in to unmask] and ph. # is 542-1088

Wade Mitchell
President
Students University Network for Social and International Health
(SUNSIH)

At 06:45 AM 2/8/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Sarah Simkin
>114 Rideau Street
>Kingston, ON    K7K 2Z9
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>
>8 February, 1998
>
>Dear Sir or Madam,
>
>        I am very interested in spending some time volunteering in a
developing
>country, and I am writing to offer my services as an assistant health care
>professional in a project with an international development organization
>for the summer of 1998.
>        I am currently in my first year of clinical medicine at Queen's
University
>in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.  In May, after having finished one year of
>medical school, I will have learned how to take a medical history and do a
>complete physical examination, and I will have studied basic medical
>sciences, medical microbiology, clinical immunology, the musculoskeletal
>system, infectious diseases, hematology, oncology, dermatology, and
>medicine in society.
>        I am interested in many aspects of health care, including primary
health
>care provision, pediatrics, health promotion and disease prevention, rural
>medicine, epidemiological research, ethnobotany, holistic health care,
>health education, and sustainable community development.
>        I enjoy challenge and always look forward to new experiences.  I am a
>flexible and creative thinker, and I work well both independently and in a
>group, either as a leader or team member.  I am a good listener, and am
>completely fluent in both spoken and written French.  I bring energy and
>enthusiasm to everything I undertake, and I think that I would be a
>valuable addition to your organization.
>        I am available to participate in a development project any time
between
>June 1st and August 31st.  If you are aware of any opportunities that may
>be of interest to me, please feel free to contact me any time.
>        Thank you for your assistance - I am eagerly looking forward to
hearing
>from you!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Sarah Simkin
>