GMT UNCW 2018 Spring Break Trip - Nicaragua


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Oct 12, 2017 5:14 PM
End Date: Jan 10, 2018 12:00 AM

We will be traveling to Nicaragua to provide medical care to underserved populations.
We utilize multiple clinic sites in various geographic locations, and travel considerably. These are moderately difficult trips. The students who participate in these trips are generally healthy, both emotionally and physically. In general, they possess a strong sense of personal spirituality and purpose, a confident awareness of their intellectual gifts, and a caring attitude. They seem particularly motivated to acquire special knowledge and skills, and a desire then to apply themselves actively to the service of others.

GMT physicians-dentists supervise all the healthcare aspects, see patients along with the students, and teach them by very active engagement along with the students, and teach them by very active engagement in the total healthcare process. Professionals provide topical lectures, end of the day group sessions and spontaneous discussions about specific cases and general problems e.g. lack of basic disease prevention and public health measures, tropical diseases, lack of education, cultural aspects, poverty, etc. We discuss this especially within the context of healthcare professionals living on a planet with millions of people having minimal or no access to healthcare, widespread poverty, inadequate diets, unhealthy living conditions, and often-lacking humane treatment.

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Alejandra Guzman

Passionate about: I have always been interested in medicine since I was a little kid and am passionate about helping people.

Blair Byrd

Passionate about: I am passionate about closing healthcare gaps around the world and providing primary care to those in need

Caroline Gause

Passionate about: I love to learn, but I love to use my knowledge and experiences to help others a lot more. This is one of the many reasons I want to be a doctor. Being an Afro-Latina from the Bronx, I want to contrib... [Read More]
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