Georgetown University School of Medicine
Resource Production and Acquisition:
MedSupplyDrive – National PPE Distribution and Volunteer Network
Our mission is to mobilize volunteers across the country to collect and donate medical supplies to local hospitals in need.
Supplies to Donate
**All must be unused (YES, they CAN be opened)**
Surgical masks
N95 masks
Non-latex gloves (from labs, restaurants, homes, anywhere!)
Medical/Surgical gowns
Plastic rain ponchos (some protection is better than none)
Bleach/bleach wipes
Bandanas (as recommended by the CDC)
Hand sanitizer
Face shields
Tyvek and hazmat suits
If you are interested in joining our initiative, please fill out our interest form on our website for us to send more information and directions your way. Currently 600+ volunteers from across 42 states and DC have already signed up to help out, and we would love to have you join our team.
We are accepting monetary donations which can be made at https://www.medicalsupplydrive.com/donate-now! No donation is too small. All donations go towards buying and transporting personal protective equipment directly into the hands of medical workers on the frontlines.
Our Website: https://www.medicalsupplydrive.com
Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/medsupplydrive
Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medsupplydrive
Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medsupplydrive
Contact Information:
Leadership Board (medsupplydrive@gmail.com)
Howard University College of Medicine
Childcare:
Please note that this activity is a combined effort between the Howard University, Georgetown, and George Washington University Schools of Medicine. Although the leadership team is composed of medical students from these three institutions, our volunteer pool has expanded to include student volunteers from undergraduate and graduate schools to better match the needs of healthcare workers.
An inititiave to provide childcare to healthcare workers in the DMV area through student volunteerism (undergraduate and graduate permitted).
Contact Information:
Steeve Pierre-Louis (dccovidsitters@gmail.com)
General Services:
Please note that this activity is a combined effort between the Howard University, Georgetown, and George Washington University Schools of Medicine. Although the leadership team is composed of medical students from these three institutions, our volunteer pool has expanded to include student volunteers from undergraduate and graduate schools to better match the needs of healthcare workers.
Running grocery errands to healthcare workers in the DMV area through student volunteerism (undergrad and grad).
Contact Information:
Steeve Pierre-Louis (dccovidsitters@gmail.com)
Household Help:
Please note that this activity is a combined effort between the Howard University, Georgetown, and George Washington University Schools of Medicine. Although the leadership team is composed of medical students from these three institutions, our volunteer pool has expanded to include student volunteers from undergraduate and graduate schools to better match the needs of healthcare workers.
Providing petsitting to healthcare workers in the DMV area through student volunteerism (undergrad and grad).
Contact Information:
Steeve Pierre-Louis (dccovidsitters@gmail.com)
Outreach and Social Media:
Please note that this activity is a combined effort between the Howard University, Georgetown, and George Washington University Schools of Medicine. Although the leadership team is composed of medical students from these three institutions, our volunteer pool has expanded to include student volunteers from undergraduate and graduate schools to better match the needs of healthcare workers.
Part of the initiative above, being reached out to news organizations and reporters who wish to cover these efforts and increase our reach to healthcare workers who may be in need of childcare, petsitting, or in need of errands to be taken care of while they are at work in the front lines of the pandemic.
Contact Information:
Steeve Pierre-Louis (dccovidsitters@gmail.com)