I received this email today. My understanding is that it is likely I'll be part of Team 4, set to be deployed between October 23 and November 11.
This is the U of M blog started by a Team 1 member and currently continued by a Team 2 member. The Mayo blog is here.
Dear MRC medical student volunteer,
We need the assistance of 3rd and 4th year medical students willing
and able to deploy to the Lafayette Louisiana area as part of an
ongoing University of Minnesota Medical Reserve Corps and Mayo Clinic
collaborative relief mission.
We are sending 4 teams of physicians, nurses and mental health
professionals to Lafayette over a 60 day period. Team 1 has just
returned and Team 2 is currently deployed in the area.
Team 3 will depart on October 9 and return October 25.
Team 4 will depart on October 23 and return November 11.
We are recruiting 4 medical students for Team 3 and an unspecified
number for Team 4. You must be able to participate for the entire
duration of team deployment. If you are interested and able to
volunteer for either team please contact me immediately via email.
I'll look forward to discussing the details with you.
Thank you very much,
Elizabeth McClure
Posted by calv0016 at September 28, 2005 6:17 PMso are you taking vacation during that time? how are you arranging time away from rotations?
Posted by: brian at October 1, 2005 5:18 PM