Janie Trinkkeller

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Mar 15	Volunteer Activity: Penn State Hershey College of Medicine Medical Brigade to Panama March 2015
Jun 18	Volunteer Activity: UCLA Medical Brigade - June 2013 Panama
Oct 14	Volunteer Activity: Oct2012 Los Angeles SLC @ UC Los Angeles
Dec 10	Volunteer Activity: December 2011 UCLA Medical Brigade Ghana
Jun 13	Volunteer Activity: June 2011 UCLA Medical Brigade

UCLA Medical Brigade - June 2013 Panama

End Date: Jun 24, 2013 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

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $-12

Saying "transfer to mf"

Jun 14, 2013 07:16 AM

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $-28

Saying "to mf"

Jun 03, 2013 09:28 PM

Anonymous donated $87

May 23, 2013 12:03 PM

Anonymous donated $700

May 23, 2013 12:00 PM

Dan Bui donated $10

Saying "In honor of the best lab partner ever! "

May 15, 2013 06:59 PM

Jonathan Tol donated $10

Saying "Good luck, Janie! You're an inspiration to everyone!"

May 05, 2013 05:42 PM

[Org. Admin] Judith Fell donated $-97

Saying "to meds fund"

Apr 25, 2013 02:39 PM