Tulane Medical Group 2

Lha hosted the second group of medical students from Tulane University who were here for two weeks at the beginning of July as part of our Cultural Exchange Programme.

 The seven students were accompanied by Dr Suchin and they provided eye and dental care screening at Palyul Chorkhorling Nyingma Monastery and Zabsang Monastery in Bir 60 monks were assessed,and of these 29 will go for further treatment with dental issues, 15 with vision issues and 21 with medical issues. “These relatively low referral rates are great news, as we have been performing assessments and doing health education programmes at Palyul Chorkhorling Nyingma Monastery for five years now, and these are the lowest referral rates yet!” said Anne, the student group leader.

Through our Cultural Exchange Programme we facilitate foreign students to become engaged in social work projects within the Tibetan refugee and the local Indian communities and also provide them with opportunity to learn more about Tibetan culture, religion, traditional medicine and the political situation.

In 2002, Lha was asked by the Tulane University School of Social Work to assist a group of graduate social work students on an international social work exchange to Dharamshala and that’s how our Cultural Exchange Programme started. We sincerely thank everyone for their enthusiastic support and for their contribution through the years.

Loyola University Students Group        

Lha hosted another student group, 11 students from Loyola University in the United States, also under our Cultural Exchange Programme, from July 4 to 22. The group was led by Michael Smith and Dr John Clark. The American students were paired with Lha students as mutual learning partners, enabling the Tibetans to improve their English and giving the American students the opportunity to learn about Tibet and its culture. They visited several Tibetan institutions in Dharamshala and Bir. Lha has been associated with Loyola University since 2005 and we sincerely thank them for their support and contributions.

GoBeyond Student Travels

Seven students from GoBeyond Travels participated in Lha’s Cultural Exchange Programme for three weeks from June 15 to July 6. These high school students also took part in our mutual learning partners programme as well as volunteering at TCV Day School and visiting several Tibetan non government organisations and institutes to enable them to learn more about the Tibetan community here. GoBeyond Student Travel is an organisation which offers community service based adventure programmes to teenagers during the Northern Hemisphere summertime. We want to thank everyone for their participation and support for the Tibetan community.

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