Carlos Lapresca

San Mateo

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CSU East Bay June 2012 Medical Brigade - Panama



Carlos's Message

HI! I am a licensed dental assistant and am in school to go to dental school. I have been in the dental field for the last 10 years starting in the military and recently in a pediatric office. I would love to utilize all that I have learned and experienced to help those that are less fortunate. Hopefully I will be able to assist the dentist more efficiently and see more patients during my stay. I'm grateful for your time and donations, which I promise you will be well spent.

Volunteer Activity Description

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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