Andrew Petersen

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End Date: Aug 19, 2012 10:00 PM
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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.

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Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Michelle Petersen donated $511

Jul 20, 2012 02:04 PM

John A. Bukovits donated $100

May 17, 2012 11:44 AM

Michelle A. Petersen donated $500

Apr 29, 2012 12:16 PM

Tamara C Petersen donated $500

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Apr 10, 2012 10:36 PM

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