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May 18	Volunteer Activity: Arcadia University Medical/Dental Brigade May 2013

Arcadia University Medical/Dental Brigade May 2013

End Date: May 24, 2013 12:00 AM

Volunteer Activity Message

Medical Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Eastern Panama to provide healthcare 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

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $-100

Saying "to gf"

May 16, 2013 07:33 AM

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $100

Saying "transfer from gf"

May 15, 2013 09:01 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $100

Saying "Ch 369006 Arcadia University
"

May 14, 2013 05:19 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $-100

Saying "Transfer to Doreen Hu"

May 06, 2013 12:56 PM