About Us
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Who We Are
Salybia Mission Project (SMP) is a nationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of the indigenous Kalinago community. Founded in 2002 by a group of medical students from Ross University School of Medicine, SMP’s organizational structure and project management continues to be student directed and administered. 
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SMP's members join with local practitioners to provide biweekly health care services at the Salybia clinic. This mutually beneficial endeavor allows students to participate in providing front-line
health services to a rural and under-served community.
health services to a rural and under-served community.
Salybia Mission Project aims to fulfill its mission by:
- Operating and staffing a medical clinic in the Kalinago Territory to improve the quality & availability of health care for all who come
- Securing, improving, and maintaining a quality facility in which the clinic may be conducted
- Securing through purchase or donation the required supplies and equipment to enable the clinic to serve successfully
- Developing ancillary programs and services such as medical transport, which will contribute to the health care program of the clinic
- Conducting educational programs in order to improve and create a widespread knowledge of community health issues
- Preparing people for professional or paraprofessional service at the clinic or in the community
- Advocating on behalf of the community to assure their needs are equitably addressed within the larger national health care system
- Responding positively to new opportunities for service that will enhance the success of SMP’s work within the community
- Working with others to emulate successful SMP programs in other places on the island
SMP's collaboration with the Kalinago community also includes supporting cultural
projects and enhancing other educational programs in the territory.
projects and enhancing other educational programs in the territory.
