Gift of the Givers donates to EMS Department
DONATION: The Department of Emergency Medical Sciences has welcomed the donation from Gift of the Givers.
Friday, 20 August 2021
The Department of Emergency Medical Sciences has received a donation of food items and toiletries from the Gift of the Givers Foundation to assist students who may be in need of support.
The Department has a long-standing relationship with the organisation. Staff from the department have assisted with disaster relief responses, both locally and abroad, while Gift of the Givers has supported some of the Department’s Service-Learning Projects.
Students pursuing a career in emergency care are required to undertake 12-hour clinical shifts in hospital wards and on ambulances. They are also required to engage in off-campus rescue-related training exercises that can sometimes last for several days.
“The department approached Gift of the Givers for support to ensure that students do not go hungry and have access to nutritional supplements during these clinical shifts and physical rescue exercises,” said Lloyd Christopher, Head of the EMS Department
The donation from Gift of the Givers is being distributed to the neediest students in the department.
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