Shoulder to Shoulder Global is an organization created within the University of Kentucky which incorporates other academic and community partners and seeks to improve the health and well-being of impoverished and underserved communities globally.
The initial focus of STSG has been in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, where we have a year-round health clinic. While providing primary care for this community, STSG also is working with the community to improve education, public health, access to safe water, and to improve economic opportunities STSG seeks to provide and promote educational, service and research opportunities for all partners involved.
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'Art of Healing' Auction to Raise Funds for Ecuador ClinicThe ninth annual "Art of Healing" silent auction will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in the first-floor atrium of the University of Kentucky BioPharm Complex. The event is being hosted by the UK College of Medicine's... |
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STSG VideoA grant from the College of Health Sciences to Physical Therapy faculty Dr. Lynn English funded the production of this video. |
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A Universal LanguageDust flies up from the winding road, and puffy brown clouds hang over a tiny row of shacks scattered as far as the eye can see. A street dog races a truck past the porch where a leathery indigenous woman sits with a basket of strawberries she is... |
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Tele-Medicine Allows Kentucky Providers to Treat Patients in EcuadorUK physical therapy provider, Dr. Lynn English, used Tele-Medicine through the UK TeleHealth Network to provide a wheel-chair fitting consultation for 2 year-old Centro Medico Hombro a Hombro patient, a two and a half year old boy with This... |
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Eight Months in Santo DomingoDr. Nickl is a UK gastroenterologist currently spending an eight month sabbatical in Santo Domingo, Ecuador at Centro Medico Hombro a Hombro and working with the local public hospital. I have now completed the first half of my time in Santo... |
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STSG Still Accepting Applications for 2013 brigades to Ecuador!Shoulder to Shoulder Global is still accepting applications for physicians, nurse practitioners and interpreters for the 2013 brigades to Ecuador! Come join us to work hard and to love it! |
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Goodgiving ChallengeHi Fellow STSG Fans, Thanks to you, Shoulder to Shoulder Global was able to raise almost $10,000 that will go directly to serve the people of Santo Domingo, Ecuador! The money will be used to provide physician consultations and general medical... |
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UK NSSLHA Holds Bandana Drive to Benefit Ecuadorian Child Development CenterThe University of Kentucky's National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) at the UK College of Health Sciences has been holding a "Bandana Drive" during the month of November. A child development center in Ecuador working with... |
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UK's Shoulder to Shoulder Global Recognized as Exemplary ProgramWhat began as a small medical mission trip to Ecuador in 2002 for a group of pediatric medical residents led by Dr. Thomas Young, professor of pediatrics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, has evolved over the years into a large... |
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College of Arts and Sciences' Podcast Features Shoulder to Shoulder GlobalThe College of Arts and Sciences produces podcasts that demonstrate work being done by the faculty and students in the college. Each week, UKNow will highlight a podcast. This week focuses on Shoulder to Shoulder Global. For 10years, Shoulder to... |
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