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March 2012 Medical Brigade - Panama
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
  2. Program: Medical Brigades
  3. Chapter: Medical Brigades at Vanderbilt University
Volunteer Activity Message

Medical Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Eastern Panama to provide health care where access is limited. Each community receives a brigade every 3-4 months. Students on the brigade are given the opportunity to shadow licensed health care professionals while learning about local Panamanian culture. A typical Medical/Dental Brigade clinic consists of six stations: Intake, Triage, Consultation, Dental, Charla (health education), and Pharmacy. Electronic patient records are collected during the brigade to ensure patient follow-up as well as to monitor overall community health trends. Between brigades, the in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and conduct community health worker training aimed at empowering local leaders to perpetuate a consistent level of health care. For every student who volunteers on a Global Medical Brigade, sixty patients can see a doctor who otherwise would not be able to.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Stephanie Coston donated $35

Feb 18, 2012 05:36 AM

Organization Admin donated $25

Saying "Check 3716, Ron Edwards and DBA Blueberry Grove, 2895 Bob Cox Rd NW, Marietta, GA 30064
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Feb 09, 2012 08:49 AM

Organization Admin donated $500

Saying "Check 11845, Mark A Or Tina Piper, 10 Old Mountain Dr, Powder Springs, OR 30127
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Feb 09, 2012 08:41 AM

Organization Admin donated $25

Saying "Check 3276, Kathleen Houseman, 542 Owl Creek Dr, Powder Springs, GA 30127
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Feb 09, 2012 08:38 AM

Organization Admin donated $100

Saying "Check 8714, Nicholas T Steele or Jill T Steele, 4744 Talleybrook Drive, Kennesaw, GA 30152
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Feb 09, 2012 08:37 AM

Organization Admin donated $25

Saying "Check 3117, Jay C or Susan B Harvard, 325 Tuxedo Dr, Thomasville, GA 31792
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Feb 09, 2012 08:32 AM

Organization Admin donated $50

Saying "Check 1158, C Delee Sleen and Michael E Steen, 1090 Cheney Place, Marietta, GA 30064
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Feb 09, 2012 08:31 AM

Robert L Chaput Jr donated $100

Saying "Alec -
Hope God blesses your work and heart on your trip!
RC
matt 25:34-40"

Feb 07, 2012 08:36 PM

Stephanie Coston donated $600

Jan 25, 2012 05:17 AM

Taylor D Coston donated $250

Dec 03, 2011 03:10 PM
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