Harmony Arcilla

Evanston, IL

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global/public health, cancer awareness & prevention, health & education

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Northwestern Medical/Dental Brigade August 2015 Panama



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This year, I am grateful to serve as the Campus Chairperson for Northwestern University's Global Medical Brigades. This August, I am pursuing the opportunity to volunteer with fellow students and doctors in rural Panama, where access to medical care and basic health needs (such as general consultations, over-the-counter medications, dental check-ups, etc) are limited. Your donation will not only help fund my trip, but it will first-and-foremost help pay for the medications we will bring! Please consider supporting me as I hope to develop my leadership and medical skills, build meaningful relationships with Panamanian patients, apply my studies of Global Health abroad and in the field, make a positive impact on the Panamanian community, and gain a better understanding and appreciation of my birthplace.

Volunteer Activity Description

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua. During a Medical Brigade, volunteers have the opportunity to take vitals and patient history in triage, shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations, and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists. Each of our partner communities receives a brigade approximately twice a year. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and to conduct Community Health Worker (CHW) trainings to empower local leaders to sustain a consistent level of healthcare. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends.

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