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exchange is that it encourages the
understanding and appreciation of
two cultures and impacts the entire
Metro Detroit community
"We started the program with
students because that was the
easiest way to activate the program,
although our students were can-
celed twice because of events taking
place in the Middle Ease,' Parisi
said. "Once the exchange finally gets
under way with no unrest in the
streets, we expect the exchanges to
serve as a resource and to stimulate
creativity and knowledge.
"I learned much about the Detroit
Jewish community when I visited
Israel: said Parisi. "The strong sup-
port this community provides for
Technion is remarkable.
"What I've also
learned is how
remarkable Wayne
State University
Medical School is
due, in great part,
to the dedication
and volunteerism
of our students:'
Dr. Valerie
Parisi said. "It
Parisi
is unlike other
medical schools I've known because
students are so deeply committed
to their cultures and communities,
whether they are from the Detroit
area or from another country:'
Parisi explained that Wayne's
medical students volunteer in 12
free clinics, spend time as health
educators in public schools leading
exercise classes and running pro-
grams, and lead dozens of nonprofit
organizations that serve the disad-
vantaged and underserved. They
also established the Robert R. Frank
Student-Run Free Clinic.
"These students care about
the people they serve, a concept
schools can't teach:' Parisi says. ((And
medicine without caring is science,
not medicine. Student exchanges
with Technion are likely to support
increased medical knowledge and
enhance the concept of caring."
Larry Jackier of
West Bloomfield,
chairman of
Technion's inter-
national board of
governors, said,
"Today most
students tend not
to earn all their
Larry Jackier
credits at one insti-
tution. Technion medical schools
are involved in several collaborative
medical research projects through-
out the U.S. and with other coun-
tries. I recently attended the Noble
Prize in chemistry for Technion's
Prof. Dan Shechtman's discovery of
quasicrystals. Events such as these
give all that we do even more signifi-
cance." ❑
A special
thanks to all of
our partners
for sponsoring
this event.
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