DMF - India (Developmental Medical Foundation) consists of a handful of Indian physicians who, despite little funding and organizational structure, are drawing on their professional networks to carry out low-cost, small-scale interventions in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Yale students could fill a crucial void for DMF - a nascent NGO where vital organizational support functions - strategy, research, M&E, publicity, development, etc. - are lacking. Meanwhile, students would get valuable exposure to the day-to-day operations of a global health NGO.

If you're interested in getting involved in our DMF campus chapter, read below and see dmfindia.org. �Contact This email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript for more information.�

What is DMF?

Rather than focus on a specific disease area or package of interventions, the aim is to develop projects that
���� Fill a specific unmet need
���� Develop innovative, low-cost models of service delivery

This model has been piloted in the form of two projects thus far: 1) A diabetes self-management education program (SuGhar) 2) an urban immunization project (TIKA).

How can I get involved?

Here are a few examples of how our chapter might get involved:

��� * Refine DMF mission statement and promotional literature
��� * Generate and discuss ideas for new initiatives and research best practices
��� * Develop M&E plans for DMF projects, analyze data collected by program staff
��� * Travel to Andhra Pradesh in the summer to manage initial phase of new projects.
��� * Coordinate fundraising activities and grant proposals
��� * Recruit professional-level volunteers (i.e. volunteermatch.com, probonopartnership.org)
��� * Manage incorporation of 501c3 status