2015 IPC Mission Statement

Since the establishment of the International Podiatry Club, it has been the club’s mission to travel to underserved regions and provide podiatric focused medical care to those in need. This year, the International Podiatry Club is maintaining this mission and will be traveling to Kingston, Jamaica on June 17, 2015.

Our mission this year consists of working with “Missionaries of the Poor” where we will be actively seeing and treating patients for four days on the island of Jamaica. Five third year students, Brittany Mayer (IPC Co-President), Josana Joseph (IPC Co-President), Caitlin Miner (IPC Secretary), Loretta Cacace (IPC Class of 2016 Student Representative) and Crystal Gunsch (IPC Class of 2016 Student Representative), along with Dr. Barlizo (IPC Faculty Advisor and Podiatric Surgeon) and Dr. Loi (Chief Resident) will be making the much anticipated trip this year. The mission group is anxious to expand their clinical experience in Jamaica, while giving back to those who do not have regular access to podiatric or medical care.

The International Podiatry Club has been hosting events throughout the past year in efforts to fundraise for the upcoming mission. Over the year our efforts include hosting several bake sales, a raffle for tickets to the much anticipated “Football”, the Mets Baseball Game IPC fundraiser and a valentine’s day Candy gram. We are actively planning our upcoming fundraiser where we will be hosting the 1st Annual “NYCPM” Cook-Off Competition to be held on May 21st, 2015 at NYCPM.

While the International Podiatry Club has been successful in fundraising throughout the year, this mission trip still involves a lot of out of pocket expenses, as the flights to Jamaica and cost to stay total around $800 per person.

A medical mission trip is an extremely rewarding opportunity for all of those involved and we truly appreciate any support or donations you may be able to provide. Your contributions and dedication to the International Podiatry Club are appreciated and will play a role in the success of our trip.

The faculty and staff at NYCPM have been very helpful and shown their supportive in the past, and this year was no exception. We appreciated everyone's contributions and would like to thank the following donors and supporters:

NYCPM Students, Faculty, Staff and Administration
NYCPM Alumni Association
NYCPM Student Association
NYCPM Pediatrics Club
NYCPM Diabetes Club
NYCPM Sports Medicine Club
NYCPM Surgery Club
Foot Center of New York
Foundation for Podiatric Medicine
Dr Brad Bakotic and Bakotic Pathology Associates
Dr Norman Schoenberg
Dr Johanna Godoy
Dr Susan Rice
Dr Patricia Wade
Mr Louis Levine
Tanler Volkmann
Tyson Volkmann
Phil and Blanche Attanasio
Janet and Kevin Daly
Emily Dickert
Lauren Dickert
Katherine Dickert
Siobhan and John Hutchinson
Frank Funke
Tura and Jeff Dickert
Lisa and Bill Nivison
Siri and Neil Vokes
Bryan and Lynn Graham
Cindy and Jim Dickert
Karen and Joe Poch
Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center - Dr. Hal Ornstein
Mauri Pelto and Majorie Anderson
Bill and Andrea Anderson
Kim and Tom Lilly
Janet and Kevin Dickert
Dr. Shalla Khorramy
Ali Esmaili
Benjamin Moussavi.
Dr Monte Tuckman
Brian DeOliveira
Ryan Deighan
Suzanne Bellofatto
Krystal Salerno
Afif Aboudi
Linda Ponce
Ricardo Cruz
Amy Fernandez
Yahaira Gonzalez
Iris DeJesus-Nieves
Students, Faculty and Staff of Our Lady of Victory School in  Mount Vernon, NY
Tony Licari, Paul Geary , Paul Basciani and GWR Medical
Q&N
Project CURE
Americares
NED Management Corp
Dr Ivan Colon

Sincerely,
Josana Joseph, Brittany Mayer
International Podiatry Club Co-Presidents
NYCPM