WDS Service Spotlight: Service Program Q&A
We asked Dr. Wendi Wohltmann of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium and her two medical students, Caroline Zhu and Marie Vu, some questions about organizing and conducting a TIPP Women’s Shelter event. Through the use of informative presentations, this TIPP initiative helps women in shelters and other facilities/organizations enter back into society with confidence and self-esteem. This program helps address the ‘whole-woman’ and her body and mind systems. 1) What made you want to hold a WDS event? Caroline and Marie: Our wonderful mentor, Dr. Wohltmann, introduced the WDS TIPP program to us. We are all actively involved in our community’s dermatology free clinic serving the homeless and uninsured, and the TIPP program felt like a natural extension of this same spirit of service. Dr. Wohltmann: I love the WDS! I really believe in the WDS mission statement and their strong commitment to community service. Also, they make their service events turnkey (shout ...