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Show WedmiursFri, April 14-16, 2004 The Park Record A-11 STUDENT TO STUDENT fcrkCHyHtii's Interact Qub serves community, Peru By MEUSSA ZAMARIN Record Intern A life-long goal for an individual might be to give back to the community, com-munity, to enrich another's life with the gift of time and generosity. At Park City High School there is one community-service club that not only gives back to the community, but also the world. The PCHS Interact Qub is dedicated ded-icated to service at the high school, service to the community, and international inter-national service. The Interact Qub has been at the high school for three years and the current president presi-dent of the club is senior Carson Comeu. This school year, 2003-04, the club has taken part in many activities including the Huntsman Cancer Society Running of the Balls, a Scavenger Hunt, a Teacher Appreciation lunch, housing and entertaining foreign exchange students, stu-dents, and many other projects. Comeu has a very able-bodied board this year including fellow seniors: Amy Foster (vice president), presi-dent), J.D. Harris (treasurer), Molly Hart (secretary), and Ty Samples, (historian). Along with the immediate board, there are six other board members: Hank Mastain, Mark Ohl, Karen Ross, Megan Synder, Kristi Tompkins, and Melissa Zamarin. The Interact Qub is a nationally recognized organization affiliated with the Rotary Club. Currently, Primary Children's Praises Bush Budget to Train Pediatricians Primary Children's Medical Center has praised the president's FY 2005 budget, which firmly supports sup-ports an important federal program that ensures children's hospitals' ability to provide trained pediatricians pediatri-cians and pediatric specialists to all children. The budget calls for $303 million for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Program, which trains nearly 4,000 pediatricians and other doctors each year at 60 independent children's teaching hospitals, i "As one of 60 independent children's chil-dren's teaching hospitals' that help train the nations pediatric work-force,we, work-force,we, are extremely pleased that the president's budget fully funds this program, which is so vital to the health care of all children," said Bill Barnes, director of government relations! rela-tions! for Primary Children's, "in such a difficult budget environment, we are grateful that the president has asked Congress to sustain this important program, which serves children and communities across the country." The president's FY 2005 budget proposal includes full funding at the FY 2004 level. Congress also has his features Jierma Jurist Tamela Erm ' ' Available for appointments Thursday. April IS ? Get Some Local Color Try Airbrush Tanning The' sate and healthy way to have a tanned appearance year-mnd. Ask About Our Spring Special! Call 435-649-3301 for an appointment at our studios! , 1255 Ironhorse Drive. Park City I IV" tV 369 Wert 1530 South SLC (Just South of Costco) Utah's newest eraffwai 1SN0W0FEN! Come In & browse over 300 booths of handcrafted gtfta, collectibles, candles, furniture, . seasonal Items & home decor. ! Now open Inside the craft mall f Is Heartland Riper Co. & The .. WlldfiowerCafj&Dell bo;3 yocr teres Back row from left; Mark Ohl, Mastain and Melissa Zamarin. Snyder, J.D. Harris, Molly Hart the teacher adviser for the club is Pam Carlquist, an English teacher at PCHS, and the Rotary Qub adviser is Jess Reid. With the two enthusiastic advisers, the strong board, and many dedicated members, mem-bers, the club has been able to make a difference not only in the community, but also in other countries. coun-tries. During the 2002-03 school year, the Interact Club sent many pairs of shoes down to the village of Yanamono, Peru. These shoes pro- torically supported this program with overwhelming bipartisan support. sup-port. In recent years, Congress funded fund-ed the program by appropriating $285 million, $292 million and $303 million for FY 2002, FY 2003 and FY 2004 respectively. While less than one percent of all hospitals, the nation's 60 independent independ-ent children's teaching hospitals train nearly 30 percent of all pediatricians, pedia-tricians, nearly half of all pediatric sub-specialists, and a large proportion propor-tion of the nations pediatric researchers. "Locally, as well as nationally, we're experiencing a shortage of pediatric sub-specialists in fields such as oncology, pul-monology, pul-monology, infectious diseases, neurology neu-rology nephrology and rheumatologyimmunology," rheumatol-ogyimmunology," said Barnes. "This is why this action by President Bush is so welcome to the nation's children's hospitals, and to the children chil-dren and communities we serve." Because independent children's teaching hospitals don't serve the elderly, they are left out of the major source of funding for physician training, which comes from the federal fed-eral Medicare program. The CHGME program has played an essential role in correcting this unin Tfi wJU Your Vision, PHOTO BY JESS REID Amy Foster, Ty Samples, Hank In front; Kristi Tompkins, Megan and Carson Comeau. tected people in Yanamono from mud, insects, and parasites, and also gave the students at PCHS who obtained shoes for the town the ability to do community service on a global scale. Interact Clubs upcoming projects proj-ects include trash pickups and elections. elec-tions. With the unavoidable signs of spring and summer in the air, remember what can be done to help the communily. Go out and contribute con-tribute the most valuable commodity, commod-ity, time. tended inequity. In 1999, Congress created the CHGME program to provide children's chil-dren's hospitals with funding comparable compa-rable to what other teaching hospitals hospi-tals receive through Medicare, until such time as they might act on broader GME financing reform. Congress authorized up to $285 million annually for FY 2000 and 2001. In 2000, Congress reauthorized reautho-rized the program through FY 2005, for "such sums as necessary," thereby there-by permitting funding that could recognize increased costs due to inflation or any newly eligible hospitals. hospi-tals. Even at4eurrent funding levels, the program still provides less federal feder-al GME support to children hospitals hospi-tals than Medicare provides to adult . hospitals. "We thank the president for prioritizing pri-oritizing children and their health needs in the FY 2005 budget," said Barnes. "It's the right thing to do." 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