rpo and volunteering

DISCLOSURES

No disclosures or conflicts to declare

WHY BOTHER TO

VOLUNTEER?

REWARDS

Personal satisfactionHelp peopleMeet new peopleEnjoy making a difference

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is

when you give of yourself that you truly give.

     -- Kahlil Gibran

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of

life.

     -- Marion Wright Edelman

What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult

for each other?

     -- George Elliot

The luxury of doing good surpasses every other personal

enjoyment.

     -- John Gay

There is research showing that people who volunteer live

longer than those who do not volunteer

ONCE A PHYSICIAN

ALWAYS A PHYSICIAN

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more

than much knowledge that is idle.

-- Khalil Gilbran

A great pity not to put this collective wisdom to good use

in helping others

Senior Physician Ambassador Program

1. Develop networks of senior physician volunteers to serve as community health advocates.

2. Encourage senior physician leadership development at the local level, to address issues of importance to seniors to combat chronic illness.

3. Help identify speakers who would like to become involved in giving talks.

4. Encourage senior physicians to expand their roles locally in their community beyond their role as clinicians.

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/about-ama/our-people/member-groups-sections/senior-physicians-group/senior-physicians-ambassador-program.page

•Speakers Bureau

RPO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

• Cooperation between RPO & City of Houston• 57 Service Centers• Audience medically unsophisticated• Grant from TMA Foundation - equipment

• Topics – DiabetesHypertensionArthritis, etcWe have many PowerPoint presentations

for these and other topics

How the talks are given

•Speakers Bureau•Disaster – Texas Task Force 1

RPO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

•Speakers Bureau•Disaster – Texas Task Force 1•Free clinics

RPO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

•Speakers Bureau•Disaster – Texas Task Force 1•Free clinics•Teaching Nurses

RPO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

•Speakers Bureau•Disaster – Texas Task Force 1•Free clinics•Teaching Nurses•Teaching Medical Students

RPO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

•Speakers Bureau•Disaster – Texas Task Force 1•Free clinics•Teaching Nurses•Teaching Medical Students•Web page

www.rpohouston.org

RPO VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Harris County Medical Society

• Science Fair

Harris County Medical Society

• Science Fair• Boy Scout physicals

Harris County Medical Society

• Science Fair• Boy Scout physicals• Health Science

Museum

Medical Opportunities

• Local Church Groups

Medical Opportunities

• Local Church Groups• Katrina clinics

Medical Opportunities

• Local Church Groups• Katrina clinics• AMA

www.jamacareercenter.com/volunteer_opportunities.cfm

Non Medical Opportunities

• Santa’s Elves Bike• Senior Games• Houston Grand Opera

• www.volunteerhouston.org

CONTACT INFORMATIONSpeakers Bureau

“Joel Reed”<j_reed22@yahoo.com>

Free Clinics“Joel Reed”<j_reed22@yahoo.com>

Disaster Response & Texas Task Force 1“Duane Catterson” <cattersons@embarqmail.com>

Nursing Education“Stacy Drake” <Stacy.A.Drake@uth.tmc.edu >

Medical Student Education“Peter Weston”<peter@rpohouston.org>

HCMS Science Fair & Boy Scout Physicals“Stefanie Cunanan”<stefanie_cunanan@hcms.org>