Staff Qualifications:

Medical Staff:
Lawrence Quinn Robinson, MD. - Dr. Robinson is a licensed medical doctor. He has served as the groups medical director since the inception of the program in 1987.  He is currently has the Emergency Room Contract for Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, Nacogdoches, Texas.

Charles Eric Johnson, DDS. LTD.- Dr. Johnson is a licensed dental surgeon. He operates a private practice of dental surgery in Milan, Illinois. He has been associated with Project Belize since 1993.

Randall Glen Cardott, MD. - Dr. Cardott is a licensed medical doctor.  He serves as the medical director of Genisis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. He has been associated with Project Belize since 1993.

Malcolm Kent Lyon, DO.-  Dr. Lyon is a licensed Doctor of Osteopathy. He is currently has the Emergency Room Contract for Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, Nacogdoches, Texas. He has been associated with Project Belize since 1988.

Dr. William Craig Humphreys is a dentist from Illinois.

Dr. David Krick is a dentist from Illinois.

Treatment planned:

The physicians and dentist for this year's trip will be providing primary medical and dental care to the villagers living in the more remote villages of the Toledo District, Belize, Central America. Working closely with them will be Registered Nurses, Medical Technicians, nursing students, and support staff. The clinics are held in the villages under the guidance of the village health workers and mayor or village chairman.  Four clinic days are planned.

Medications brought by the Project are either new or well within expiration dates. The Project staff will also distribute vitamins, tooth brushes, dental floss, and educational literature during the clinics.  A small kit of first aide supplies will be left with each health care worker.  The remaining medications will be left at the Punta Gorda Hospital the morning following the clinics. Records of treatment of all patients will be left with the hospital along with referrral information for follow-up care as needed.  Approximately 700 pair of eye glasses that have been coded as to power and prescription will be left at the hospital as a donation from the Nacogdoches Evening Lions Club, Dr. Robert Lehmann, Opthomologist, and Project Belize.

Funding
    Project Belize is self funded by each year's participants, but has received donations from several individuals and groups.  The Lions Club and Altrusa Clubs of Nacogdoches have assisted in the collection of glasses and funds for trips in the past.  Several other private individuals have donated funds for medications and local physicians have contributed sample and extra medications for the trip.  For the past several years, Dr. Robert Lehmann, a local Opthamologist, and his staff have processed and coded glasses that have been donated and collected by the local Lion's Club for each year's trip.

Educational Opportunities
  It may be possible to earn college or university credit for participation in an annual trip.  In year's past nursing students have gained course credit for preparatory work and back ground research on the Mayan people and the primary medical needs of Belize.  Several of the current members of the group teach at local universities and may be contacted to see if a special tutorial course can be arranged for elective credit.  Contact the trip coordinator for more information.

    Project Belize is a non-profit, tax exempt 501-C-03 corporation.  All donations are tax exempt and go solely toward the purchase of medications for each year's trip.  Our treasurer is Pam Mueller. There are no administrative expenses as all such costs are borne by the participants.  Donations may be sent to:

Project Belize,
% Bruce McNellie
5922 Princess Lane,
Nacogdoches, TX 75961.

For additional information about the group and its work, write or email Bruce McNellie at:  rmcnellie@sfasu.edu

For more information on this past year's trip, Belize 2000, click here.

For information on travel in Guatemala and visiting Tikal National Park, visit:
http://www.geocities.com/tikal.htm or click here.
For information on a hotel near Tikal, Guatemala click here