Liz McDermott, Medical Mission: Haiti

Posted by Chris Lunardi

Liz McDermott worked as an LPN in Neonatology, private practice Pediatrics and then Obstetrics and Gynecology until "retiring" from nursing in 1996. She was called back to nursing on a medical mission to Haiti in 2002. Since then she has become very involved with what has now become the non- profit, ServeHAITI, traveling there at least twice a year. Liz serves on the Board of Directors and is the Volunteer Corp and Trips Coordinator Committee Chair. Liz is married to Tom McDermott and has 3 grown sons.

Serve HAITI believes in the core values of respect, dignity, collaboration, and sustainability. They adopt a community-centric approach and work jointly with their Haitian counterparts to address issues of access and quality of care. Their major projects include: potable water, microfinance, education, kitchen & incenerator, and infrastructure. The Haitian team is comprised of the Haitian medical director, twenty-two community healthcare workers, two social workers, Gift of Water technicians and support personnel, a local contractor, and a water committee.