Harvard Medical School
Mission:Brain
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Meet the team
Julia Duvall
HMS President & Co-Founder
Maryann Zhao
Communications Chair
Aparna Nair-Kanneganti
Sierra Leone Chair
Patrisha Campos Lazatin
Outreach Chair
Niels Pacheco
Outreach Chair
Morvarid Mehdizadeh
Vice President
Timothy West
Undergraduate Chair
Haan Razak
Regional President, Co-founder
Niels Pacheco
Outreach Chair
Sasha Tunsiricharoengul
Harvard College President
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2024 mission:BRAIN Hackathon
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June 28-30th
About the Hackathon
What to Expect
01 OUR GOALS
Increase awareness of global inequities in neurosurgical access.
Innovate effective and multivalent solutions to real surgical cases.
02 PARTICIPANT DIVERSITY
All backgrounds (medicine, public health, neuroscience, engineering, business, policy, etc.) and expertise levels welcome.
No computer science experience necessary.
2023 Prizes
A snapshot of the action...
2022 M:B Hackathon
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The Sierra Leone Initiative
We are working on building the first neurosurgical residency in Sierra Leone.
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Harvard Medical school chapter
Mission:
Sierra
Leone
In Sierra Leone, access to neurosurgical care is limited. As such, many Sierra Leoneans suffering from neurological conditions cannot currently obtain the treatment they desperately need. The lack of specialized medical facilities and trained neurosurgeons leaves countless individuals without hope for a better future. We aim to change this!
DR. PETER BANGURA
“500 people suffer from traumatic brain injury every year. All 500 died because Sierra Leone has no neurosurgeon.”
DR. ALLIEU KAMARA
“Neurological disorders account for 30% of global disease burden with majority from LMICs. To address this we need to organize the delivery of healthcare services and training according to specific country needs.”
neurosurgical burden
is the current patient to surgeon ratio at Connaught Hospital, the main public hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
400:1
neurosurgical training
2
fellows, Drs. Allieu Kamara and Peter Bangura have begun their neurosurgical residencies in Rabat, Morocco, with the goal of returning home and training future generations of Sierra Leonean surgeons.
FINANCIAL BURDEN
2,000
USD covers 1 month of training for the 2 residents in Rabat.
FUNDRAISING
67,000
Mission: Brain aims to USD $67,000 to support the Rabat trainees, and USD $215,000 to support the project overall.
EVERY CONTRIBUTION PAVES THE WAY FOR BETTER MEDICAL CARE!
How can you help?
Your support can make a significant difference in the lives of those in need. Here's how you can contribute:
Spread Awareness: Share our mission with your friends, family, and colleagues to raise awareness about the need for improved neurosurgical access in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone Mission
TRAINING
Have newly trained neurosurgeons in Sierra Leone by 2025
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WORKFORCE
Neurosurgical nursing training in Sierra Leone by 2024
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Connaught Hospital Neurosurgical Unit and CT Scanner by 2024
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Our goals for Sierra Leone
Now - December 2023: Fundraising for residency program
Now - April 2024: Ongoing epidemiologic data collection
April 2024: Neurosurgical nursing training commences
June 2024: First neurosurgical equipment drive materials is brought to Connaught Hospital
January 2025: Dr. Kamara returns to Sierra Leone to begin practicing as a neurosurgeon!
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Treat.
Edudcate.
Empower.
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