"Vision is where our dreams fuse with reality;

Success is where passion is heated with vision

to synthesize actions"

Viet Nam Medical

Assistance Program
(VNMAP)
2010 Mission Information
Application out: Oct. 30th, 2009
Application due: Dec. 20th, 2009
About VNMAP
ƒ Is an official 501(c)3 non-profit
organization that focuses on serving the
Vietnamese community in heath care
both in Viet Nam and in the U.S.
ƒ Founded in 2007 by a group of
professional and college students
ƒ Currently has members in 9 medical
schools and colleges in the U.S.
ƒ has organized three successful medical
missions to Viet Nam
VNMAP’s Mission
ƒ Address the healthcare disparity of the
poor in Viet Nam through medical relief
effort and medical education
ƒ Support the local Vietnamese community
in the States in health care
ƒ Enhance the knowledge of healthcare
professionals, students, and members in
leadership, international medicine, public
health and health system in Viet Nam
Service Aspect of VNMAP
in our Medical Mission
ƒ Provide Medical Care and Medicine to
the poor
ƒ Conduct Health Education Programs to
offer basic knowledge to local residents
in health protection and disease
prevention
Provide Medical Care
Health Education Programs
 Education and Training
Aspect of VNMAP
ƒ Enrich the medical education of students
ƒ Interact with patients
ƒ Exchange information with local doctors
ƒ Enhance participants' background knowledge
on health assessment through our health
survey
ƒ Learn about health system in Viet Nam and
enrich the cultural experience
ƒ Understanding and respecting a patient's culture can help
physicians gain their patients' trust.
ƒ Practice leadership in Healthcare environment
Medical Education/Teaching
Survey Research
Visit Pediatric Cancer
Hospital, Clinics and HIV and
Leprosy Camps
Cultural Immersion
 Why choose VNMAP?
ƒ VNMAP focuses on providing medical students
an opportunity to gain first-hand experience in
facing health problems in a developing country
ƒ VNMAP creates a training and learning
environment for professional students and
volunteers to improve leadership skills and to
explore the meaning of medical mission works
ƒ VNMAP helps build a network between
professionals and students in the U.S. and in
Viet Nam
 VNMAP Mission 2007
• The medical mission was a pilot project that
was organized by a group of students from
different schools including JHMI, PCOM,
Drexel’s College of Medicine, and UMCP.
• The mission was from June 18 to June 30 and
the destination was Dien Khanh hospital in
Khanh Hoa Province.
VNMAP Mission 2007
 VNMAP Mission 2008
ƒ The 2nd medical mission was organized by
students from different schools including
PCOM, UT, GMU, UVA, and UMCP.
ƒ The mission was from June 16 to July 1 in
various clinics in Khanh Hoa Province, Lam
Dong Province, and Ho Chi Minh City
VNMAP Mission 2008
VNMAP Mission 2009
ƒ The 3rd medical mission to Duc Trong
and Lam Ha Districts in Lam Dong
Province
ƒ There are students from PCOM, JHMI,
UMB, VCU, UMCP, UMDNJ,
Georgetown Uni.
ƒ The mission trip from June 15th, to June
30th, 2009
VNMAP Mission 2009
Fostering good relations
Compassion
 Medical Mission 2010
Where and When:
ƒ Southern Regions, Viet Nam
ƒ June 14th – June 29th, 2009
 A qualified VNMAP team
member will
ƒ Share common goals with VNMAP program
ƒ Commit 2-3 hours/week to do team work
ƒ Embrace the team spirit
ƒ Consider him/herself both as a good leader
and as an enthusiastic follower
ƒ Be self-motivated and open-minded to learn
and share
ƒ Fulfill VNMAP activity requirements as
stated in the application
VNMAP Student Application

ƒ Application out: Oct 30th, 2009

ƒ Application due: Dec 20th, 2009

ƒ Our target team will include 3 physicians,

2 pharmacists, 8 medical students and
7 volunteers.
Funding for the mission
ƒ VNMAP will be responsible to provide medicine
and medical supplies and donation for charity
organization during the mission trip
ƒ All members will be responsible for a round-trip
airplane ticket to Viet Nam
ƒ VNMAP will offer scholarships to cover in-
country travel for team members who
demonstrate strong commitment and leadership
to enhance VNMAP’s mission and vision
ƒ VNMAP will provide fundraising ideas and
support its members to fundraise for their travel
 What if you cannot join us
this year but want to help?
ƒ Keep in touch with us so that we can inform
you our progress and future activities
ƒ Lend us a helping hand at our community
service events. Email us at
vnmapteam@vnmap.org with your name, your
contact information (mailing address, email,
and a phone number that we can reach you at)
and a short description on what you would like
to help us with
ƒ Join our fundraiser and Donate to us so that we
can help and support more people in Viet Nam
 From VNMAP program

Thank you for your interest in our

program!

Feel free to contact us at:

P.O Box 7424
Gaithersburg, MD 20898
Email: vnmapteam@vnmap.org.
 For more information

ƒ Please visit our website:

www.vnmap.org