Institute for Latin American Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) ProgramsConcern (ILAC) Programs

Margarita DubocqMargarita Dubocq

ILAC Program CoordinatorILAC Program Coordinator

ILAC Center ChapelILAC Center Chapel

Mission StatementMission Statement

• The ILAC Center in the Dominican The ILAC Center in the Dominican Republic is an international, Christian, Republic is an international, Christian, Ignatian-inspired, collaborative health Ignatian-inspired, collaborative health care and educational organizationcare and educational organization that that exists to promote the integral well-being exists to promote the integral well-being and spiritual growth of all its and spiritual growth of all its participants. participants.

• All of Creighton’s ILAC programs emphasize All of Creighton’s ILAC programs emphasize the importance of global vision and the importance of global vision and understanding in the process of education understanding in the process of education and successful, well-rounded individuals.and successful, well-rounded individuals.

ObjectivesObjectives

• To improve the health and quality of the To improve the health and quality of the life for the Dominican impoverished life for the Dominican impoverished population.population.

• To educate and promote integral health To educate and promote integral health through the prevention of diseases and through the prevention of diseases and practical solutions of sanitation and health practical solutions of sanitation and health maintenance.maintenance.

• As a Christian organization, in the Jesuit As a Christian organization, in the Jesuit tradition, ILAC promotes a faith that does tradition, ILAC promotes a faith that does justice, guiding its participants toward greater justice, guiding its participants toward greater freedom and commitment to service.freedom and commitment to service.

Objectives (Continued)Objectives (Continued)• As a Christian organization, ILAC helps to build As a Christian organization, ILAC helps to build

communities based on the ideals of love and communities based on the ideals of love and service.service.

• ILAC strives to promote integral well-ILAC strives to promote integral well-being and spiritual growth to all its being and spiritual growth to all its participants and those it serves.participants and those it serves.

• Through the integration of study, reflection, Through the integration of study, reflection, and experience, the students develop a and experience, the students develop a heightened awareness of the ethical and heightened awareness of the ethical and moral issues that confront them within the moral issues that confront them within the third world context and to appreciate another third world context and to appreciate another means of how individuals from another culture means of how individuals from another culture experience reality.experience reality.

Creighton ProgramsCreighton Programs• Summer Health Care ProgramSummer Health Care Program

• School of Physical TherapySchool of Physical Therapy

• School of Occupational TherapySchool of Occupational Therapy

• School of LawSchool of Law

• Encuentro Dominicano (Semester Abroad), Encuentro Dominicano (Semester Abroad), coordinated thru the Office of International coordinated thru the Office of International ProgramsPrograms

Summer Health Care Summer Health Care ProgramProgram

School of Physical TherapySchool of Physical Therapy

School of Occupational School of Occupational TherapyTherapy

School of LawSchool of Law

Encuentro DominicanoEncuentro Dominicano

Additional Creighton Additional Creighton ProgramsPrograms

• Water Quality (Chemistry) ProgramWater Quality (Chemistry) Program

• OB/GYN Elective for Medical StudentsOB/GYN Elective for Medical Students

• Preventive Ophthalmology Elective for Preventive Ophthalmology Elective for Medical StudentsMedical Students

• Rural Health Elective for Medical StudentsRural Health Elective for Medical Students

Water Quality (Chemistry) Water Quality (Chemistry) ProgramProgram

OB/GYN Elective for Medical OB/GYN Elective for Medical StudentsStudents

High School ProgramsHigh School Programs

• Creighton PrepCreighton Prep• Duchesne AcademyDuchesne Academy• Marian High SchoolMarian High School• St. Albert’s High SchoolSt. Albert’s High School• Scotus High SchoolScotus High School• Marquette University High SchoolMarquette University High School• Gonzaga High SchoolGonzaga High School• St. Ignatius High SchoolSt. Ignatius High School• McQuaid Jesuit High SchoolMcQuaid Jesuit High School

HS Students Building HS Students Building LatrinesLatrines

Other Colleges/Universities Other Colleges/Universities

• St. Joseph’s UniversitySt. Joseph’s University

• Loyola University Chicago Medical Loyola University Chicago Medical SchoolSchool

• Ithaca CollegeIthaca College

Professionals’ ProgramsProfessionals’ Programs• IndividualsIndividuals

• Groups:Groups:– American Hernia Society (led by CUMC American Hernia Society (led by CUMC

Surgeons)Surgeons)

– Preventive Ophthalmology Program (led by Preventive Ophthalmology Program (led by CU Faculty, Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, MD)CU Faculty, Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, MD)

– Outpatient Orthopedic Team (led by CU Outpatient Orthopedic Team (led by CU Alum, John Staeheli, MD)Alum, John Staeheli, MD)

Hernia TeamHernia Team

Dominican ProgramsDominican Programs

• Health Care:Health Care:

- Cooperadores- Cooperadores

- Rural Clinics (Medical and Dental)- Rural Clinics (Medical and Dental)

- Surgical Center- Surgical Center

• WaterWater

• AgricultureAgriculture

• Community CentersCommunity Centers

• EducationEducation

ILAC CooperadoresILAC Cooperadores

ILAC Salud Rural Surgical ILAC Salud Rural Surgical CenterCenter

ILAC Center & ILAC OfficeILAC Center & ILAC Office

• The ILAC (Institute for Latin American The ILAC (Institute for Latin American Concern) / CESI (Centro de Educación para Concern) / CESI (Centro de Educación para la Salud Integral) Center is located in la Salud Integral) Center is located in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and is a non Santiago, Dominican Republic, and is a non profit Jesuit institution that houses profit Jesuit institution that houses volunteers who serve the rural areas of the volunteers who serve the rural areas of the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic.

• The ILAC Office is part of Creighton's The ILAC Office is part of Creighton's University Ministry division, and its purpose University Ministry division, and its purpose is to coordinate the groups that go to the is to coordinate the groups that go to the ILAC/CESI Center in the Dominican Republic.ILAC/CESI Center in the Dominican Republic.

ILAC Office StaffILAC Office Staff

• Jim Howell-Burke - Director, ILAC Omaha  

•Margarita Dubocq - Program Coordinator  

•Marlena Minshall – Senior Administrative Specialist

Contact UsContact Us

• Address: Criss III Building, Room 262

• Phone Numbers: (402)280-3179 or 1-800-343-3645

• Fax: (402)280-1889

• E-mail: ilac@creighton.edu

• Website: http://www.creighton.edu/ILAC

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