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| Saturday, May 19 |
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| Original artwork by Bronx youth for HPV health-education pamphlets. |
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Every spring, the Montefiore Einstein Department of Pathology teams up with the Departments of Radiology and of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health to present See, Test & Treat (STT), a special community outreach program that offers free cervical and breast cancer screenings for women in the Bronx community, ages 21 to 64, who are uninsured or underinsured. Patients receive same-day results and a plan for follow-up care. All staff volunteer their time. This year’s See, Test & Treat will take place on Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Green Medical Arts Pavilion on the Moses campus.
See, Test & Treat is funded by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation. This year, thanks to a generous grant from the CAP Foundation, we’re expanding our STT program beyond the current core services. We’ll distribute culturally sensitive health-education pamphlets on HPV vaccination created by Mark J. Suhrland, MD, Director of Cytology, with Gloria Ramos-Rivera, MD, Cytopathology Fellow, and Shweta Gera, MD. The pamphlets explain HPV vaccination and its vital importance to the health of pre-teens and teenagers. Written in user-friendly English and Spanish and featuring colorful illustrations created by youth from the Bronx community, the pamphlets will be free of charge. STT attendees will be encouraged to take them home to share with family and friends.
If you’re interested in volunteering for See, Test & Treat or for more information, please contact Jon Sussman, Project Manager, at jsussman@montefiore.org.