by smiphilly | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Gray skies gave way to a continuous shower of rain with scattered thunderstorms throughout the early morning, threatening to put a stop to our morning outreach. Nevertheless, donned with ponchos and umbrellas, my teammates and I were able to finally make it out the...
by smiphilly | Jul 20, 2015 | SMI 2015
I have often wrestled with the issue of how to respond to people who come up to me on the street and ask for money. Initially, my suspicions are to wonder why they are asking me (a poor, soon-to-be med student) for money and what they are going to do with the money. I...
by smiphilly | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today was a special day at SMI, as we got to welcome lots of additional volunteers for a combined SMI/MCO outreach day. In total we had almost 75 people, some working at Northeast Community Church and some doing door to door outreach in our normal neighborhoods. It...
by smiphilly | Jul 11, 2015 | SMI 2015
As I look back on this past week and a half being here at SMI, I am reminded of not only the numerous individuals I have encountered and their countless stories of trials and tribulations but also my own as well. With everyone in this world experiencing some sort of...
by smiphilly | Jul 10, 2015 | SMI 2015
Prior coming to SMI, I fearfully wrestled with my inadequacy of medical experiences since I don’t start school until August for occupational therapy. The first week of SMI magnified the intense pride and self-reliance of my own abilities to feel capable for medical...
