Kiwanis Doctor
Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation www.cnhfoundation.org
Meet our first Kiwanis Doctor: Andrea Thorp, MD, FAAP
Kiwanis Doctor TRAINING PHYSICIANS IN PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Yes, I’d like to donate toward the Kiwanis Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship:
$50,000 Platinum sponsor $10,000 Gold sponsor $ 5,000 Silver sponsor $ 2,500 Bronze sponsor $ 1,000 Fellow sponsor**
$500 Business sponsor $250 Club sponsor $100 Member sponsor $ 50 Volunteer sponsor $ 25 Children’s sponsor
**Donors who give $1,000 or more have their names placed on the Kiwanis Doctor Donor Wall at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, and will also receive the Foundation’s navy blue sports jacket with pocket insert showing support of the Kiwanis Doctor.
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Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation 550 Fesler St., Suite G-3, El Cajon, CA 92020-1959
or, call in your donation: (877) 597-1770, ext. 116
Dr. Andrea Thorp was selected from a nationwide group of candidates to train as the Kiwanis Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow from July 2005 to June 2007. She is completing clinical requirements under the direction of medical faculty at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, conducts research in pediatric trauma, and provides training in the care of pediatric trauma to paramedics, nurses and physicians in rural areas of the Cal-Nev-Ha District.
Meet our second Kiwanis Doctor: Tim Young, MD Dr. Young a�ended Loma Linda University School of Medicine a�er graduating from the University of California, Irvine. His training is in emergency medicine, and he will begin training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. While in college, Young volunteered at a local medical center in the pediatric ward. He also organized a week-long summer camp for children ages 5-13 from homeless and economically disadvantage families.
Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation 550 Fesler St., Suite G-3 El Cajon, CA 92020-1959 www.cnhfoundation.org (877) 597-1770, ext. 116
Saving kids’ lives The Kiwanis Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
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How Kiwanis is saving the lives of children in California, Doctor Nevada and Hawaii
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kids’ lives The Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation Kiwanis Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Through the partnership with the Kiwanis Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, the faculty at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital is training Dr. Andrea Thorp and Dr. Tim Young as fellows in pediatric emergency medicine. They are training to become experts in: complications from chronic illnesses fractures, head injuries, burns and injuries from car accidents severe infections, high fevers, allergic reactions, seizures
The Kiwanis Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship provides the funding for “Kiwanis Doctors” to train physicians in the specialty field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Dr. Andrea Thorp, pictured above, is the first “Kiwanis Doctor.”
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r. Andrea Thorp was chosen in June 2005 to be the “Kiwanis Doctor.” With the backing of a $207,000 grant from the Cal-Nev-Ha Foundation, Thorp was chosen to train as the Kiwanis Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow. Thorp has collaborated with Kiwanis to provide training in the field of pediatric trauma to paramedics, nurses and physicians in rural areas of the Cal-Nev-Ha District. The goal of the Pediatric Emergency
poisonings and overdoses. Photo courtesy of Dr. Andrea Thorp
Medicine Fellowship is simple: Save the lives of children by training doctors about the latest in pediatric treatment. Our second “Kiwanis Doctor” is Dr. Tim Young, who is following in Thorp’s footsteps at Loma Linda University Medical Center and is training doctors in Cal-Nev-Ha through 2009. Clubs, divisions or individuals can donate toward the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship fund – or the “Kiwanis Doctor” fund for short. For more information, call the district office at (877) 597-1770, ext. 116 or go to www.cnhfoundation.org.
How your donation will serve children By contributing to the training of a physician specialist in pediatric emergency medicine, you sponsor two doctors who, for the remainder of their careers, will care for acutely ill and injured children, conduct research on pediatric trauma and treatments, and share their expertise with other healthcare professionals.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship KIWANIS CAL-NEV-HA FOUNDATION www.cnhfoundation.org