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As we look ahead to this academic year, our local program team has begun the process of receiving applications for our 2021-2022 program participants. For our pilot program, we hope to accept 10 students for the fall portion of this year's cohort. Then, we will take a larger group for the spring semester. We have also started recruiting medical mentors and life mentors to pair with each of these program participants. Our program kickoff is slated for the end of August!

"Construction began on the clinic in December of 2020, providing jobs for many unemployed Dominicans. Today, the first and second floors have been completed. Once completed, the first floor will serve as a fully-functioning clinic. The second floor will contain two apartments for the full-time doctors on staff. In addition, the clinic will also house a lab that will test for cervical cancer among other things."

Our International Program Director, Pamela McFarland, visited the Dominican Republic to connect with our three students. She hand-delivered their introduction packets and answered their questions. She also looked over an apartment in Santo Domingo Daniela found for all three students to stay through the duration of their time in medical school. Daniela, Ana, and Joel start classes in September!

Construction on our medical clinic in the Dominican Republic continues! Despite the global shutdown due to Covid-19, our team and partners at Hope for Hispaniola managed to complete the exterior of the building. Work will continue on the interior as workers section off rooms. Construction is slated to conclude on January 31, 2022.