Anthony Melendez Torres

State College, Pennsylvania

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Welcome to my page!! I am passionate about almost everything in my life. I am a person that takes seriously every aspect of my personal, academic, and professional career. I think that of all of the things I am passionate about, the most important is serving others. For me it is almost impossible to say no to someone in need. Helping others is actually my need, and Global Medical Brigades is an organization that fulfills it.

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Penn State Medical/Dental Brigade Panama May 2013



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Every year Global Medical Brigades at Penn State University does three or more brigades to provide health services and health education to the most needed in different Latin American and African countries like Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Ghana. This year I have been selected to go as a volunteer in one these brigades. This May, I'm going to Panama along with more than 30 brigaders and physicians to accomplish this purpose...!! Please help me in making this opportunity a reality by making any kind of monetary donation!! I will really appreciate your help in making this feasible! :)

Cada a~o Global Medical Brigades en Penn State University hace tres o mas brigadas para llevar servicios y educacion medica apropiada a los mas necesitados en paises latinoamericanos y africanos como Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua y Ghana. Este a~o yo he sido seleccionado para ir a una de estas brigadas como estudiante voluntario. Este mayo me embarco en un viaje a Panama junto con otros 30 estudiantes voluntarios y doctores para cumplir nuestro proposito!! Te invito a que me ayudes a hacer de esta oportunidad una realidad haciendo cualquier tipo de donacion monetaria. Apreciare tu cooperacion y aportacion para lograr hacer este viaje posible! :)

Thank you very much!!
Muchas gracias!

Anthony Melendez Torres

Volunteer Activity Description

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.

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