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May 30	Volunteer Activity: Chapman University Medical/Dental Brigade May 2015 Honduras
May 27	Volunteer Activity: Chapman University Medical Brigade May 2014 Ghana
Dec 15	Volunteer Activity: Chapman Medical/Dental Brigade Dec 2013 Honduras
May 27	Volunteer Activity: Chapman Medical Brigade May 2013 Nicaragua
May 27	Volunteer Activity: May 2012 Medical Brigade - Panama

May 2012 Medical Brigade - Panama

End Date: Jun 03, 2012 12:00 AM

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.

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Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Organization Admin donated $294

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May 25, 2012 04:19 PM