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Flower Schliesman and Von L. Meyer Travel Funding
The following are examples of sites of Third World travel by residents funded by the Schliesman & Von L Meyer Funds. These funds are specifically for oversees travel and medical experience. Approximately 20 residents each year receive approximately $1,000 for this purpose.
Recent Examples of Schliesman Projects that Residents Have Done
  • Pediatric practice and Endocrine with Navajo Indians (New Mexico)
  • Inpatient Pediatric Care focusing on HIV and TB (Rwanda)
  • Infectious Disease Clinic and Teaching (Botswana)
  • Pediatric Hospital Care with Health Frontiers (Lao)
  • Research on Neonatal Care in the Community (Indonesia)
  • Providing Pediatric Care in Rural Settings (Ecuador)
  • Growth and Nutrition Research Project (Guatemala)
  • Diarrhea Illness Management and Research (Bangladesh)
  • Patient Advocacy with Doctors for Global Health (El Salvador)
  • Primary Pediatric Care and Nutrition (Haiti)
Recent residents have also done projects in Uganda, Ecuador, Liberia, Bolivia, South Africa, Argentina, Zambia and Vietnam.
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