Fellow Bio:
Community service is very important to me and my appreciation for volunteerism was rooted in me at a young age. I grew up in Bombay, India - one of the worlda's most densely populated and impoverished cities. I saw the dismal realities of poverty-stricken neighborhoods or slums that were populated with individuals and families who suffered from preventable diseases such as leprosy and malaria on a regular basis. Proper healthcare for such neighborhoods was unavailable and neglect of this glaring disparity in public health standards led to further decay of the health of residents in such slums. As a young child, I often assisted my grandfather in his outreach efforts through the Bombay Leprosy Project such as providing support and education for those who suffered from leprosy. Through such experiences, I came to believe in the powerful principle of spending my time serving those in need.

My family and I moved from Bombay (population circa 15 million) to Neenah, WI (population circa 15,000!) in the midst of my junior high years. Since then, I have been intimately involved in many community outreach projects with general interests in public health policy and awareness education. I am certain that my undergraduate background in political science will be essential to my implementation of the objectives underlying my LOCUS outreach efforts.

1. INPUTS:
   1. INFORMATION GATHERING (which requires time, effort, MONEY, a well identified research base, proper materials and establishment of contacts)
   2. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL (WI Health Summit) AND NATIONAL GROUPS (SAMHSA, ASAM)
   3. GET HELP/WORK WITH/SHARE RESOUCES AMONGST LOCUS FELLOWS WITH SIMILAR PROJECTS (ERIC S.)
   4. WORK WITH STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
2. ACTIVITIES:
   1. TRAVEL TO CONFERENCES AND SUMMITS (to learn about basics of addiction medicine and substance abuse services)
   2. LINKING WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL GROUPS WITH SIMILAR GOALS TO MY PROJECT: join medical students section of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), gather resources from ASAM and SAMHSA, and work with local Wisconsin Health Summit group
   3. PERIODICAL PRESENTATIONS TO MEDICAL STUDENTS
   4. PRESENTATION TO LOCUS FELLOWS AND FACULTY
   5. DILIGENT MEETINGS WITH LOCAL HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND POLICY LEADERS
3. SHORT TERM OUTCOMES:
   1. CREATE INFORMATION DATABASE CONSISTING OF RESOURCES GATHERED FROM AFOREMENTIONED SOURCES
   2. ORGANIZE INFORMATION INTO SHORT, PRAGMATIC PRESENTABLE FORMAT FOR EVENTUAL WORKSHOP FOR FELLOW MEDICAL STUDENTS
   3. MEET WITH A FEW MEDICAL STUDENTS TO PILOT WORKSHOP FORMAT AND CONTENT
   4. CONDUCT MEETING/WORKSHOP FOR ENTIRE MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS(ES) THAT AIMS TO DISPENSE GATHERED INFORMATION
4. FINAL OUTCOMES:
   1. EVALUATIONS FROM PRESENTATIONS
   2. CREATE A EASY TO FOLLOW KIT THAT INCLUDES THE BASICS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS THA TCAN BE INCLUDED FOR FUTURE MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR FUTURE LOCUS FELLOWS INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT.

• Increase awareness of addiction medicine and improve the understanding of the role substance abuse services in various clinical settings amongst medical students.
• Work with local health care, business and government leaders to help identify barriers to basic substance abuse services in various clinical settings.
• To connect with other professional school students (particularly law and pharmacy).
• To personally learn further about the barriers in implementation of substance abuse services and the critical role of addiction medicine in our nation's (ill)health.
• To improve on/fulfill my own leadership skills, outreach abilities, presentation experience and community service aspirations.

The challenges to this project will undoubtedly be many. In the mighty dollar world, funding for travel will be the most pragmatic concern. However, using scholarship money from the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependencies and utilization of local resources in a financially conservative manner is key. Many of the other objectives do not require much financial investment except time and effort. Finally, organizing my efforts for presentations will require logistical support, which I can get from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, LOCUS and my computer-gifted (nerd) friends.

A gym, coaches, athletes, caoching/teaching strategies, fitness/sports knowledge. These have already been acquired.

Comments:

This is a continuing project to improve a program already desgned for this population, to help improve physical fitness, an element of the training that is often lacking. Sports training is often skill and performance based, and we are adding in more fitness and mentally and physically challenging workouts.

February 10, 2005

Graduation Requirements Progress Chart
If you complete the requirements outlined below, you will graduate as a LOCUS fellow.

A indicates the item has been completed.

Completed	When	What	On-line
	Year 1: Beginning of Semester 2	New Project Report	Submit Report
	Year 2: Beginning of Semester 1	Project Update	Submit Update
	Year 2: Beginning of Semester 2	Project Update	Submit Update
	Year 3: Beginning of third year	Project Update	Submit Update
	Year 4: August of fourth year	2-3 page final summary of project that includes a reflective evaluation of the project process	N/A
	Ongoing	Participate in program evaluation (written and/or focus group)	View Options
	By the end of fourth year	Select poster, presentation, paper, creative option or your own idea	View Options

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