John Asmus

Fredericksburg, VA

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I am pursuing a career in dentistry because I am fascinated by the structure, development, and health of the human mouth and teeth and I like helping others. The brigade I went on in January 2019 was the best and most humbling experience of my life and I'm so excited to be going on another one. It is a great opportunity to shadow dentists (and doctors) and interact with and patients who are not as fortunate and don't receive the same dental or medical care as we do in the States.

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Volunteer Activity Message

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Ghana, Guatemala and Greece. 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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[Org. Admin] Erika Amador donated $465

Saying "Transfer from University of Mary Washington Medical Brigade August 2020 Panama"

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