Kaitlyn Coerse

Panama and Honduras

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Virginia Tech Medical/Dental Brigade January 2015 Panama
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
  2. Program: Medical Brigades
  3. Chapter: Medical Brigades at Virginia Tech
End Date: Jan 10, 2015 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.

Global Medical Brigades develops sustainable health initiatives and provides relief where there is limited access to healthcare. Each community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated and volunteers deliver public health workshops. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Tammy henderson donated $50

Dec 29, 2014 12:17 PM

Pam Coerse donated $235

Dec 15, 2014 01:41 PM

Kenneth Shoop donated $50

Saying "We love you Kaite and know that you are destined for great things!"

Nov 26, 2014 09:36 AM

Dr. Robert Sullivan donated $50

Nov 19, 2014 06:48 AM

Jim Bossard donated $400

Nov 06, 2014 09:58 AM

David Brickley donated $25

Nov 06, 2014 09:56 AM

Richard Coerse donated $25

Oct 25, 2014 01:31 PM

Donna Coerse donated $50

Oct 25, 2014 01:30 PM

Jim Andrews donated $25

Oct 25, 2014 01:28 PM

Pam Coerse donated $200

Oct 25, 2014 01:26 PM

Eric Bossard donated $25

Oct 25, 2014 06:53 AM

Danny and Cookie Wegesin donated $50

Oct 12, 2014 11:43 AM

Andrea Hornbuckle donated $20

Oct 12, 2014 11:41 AM

Caroline Emswiler donated $50

Oct 12, 2014 11:39 AM

Timothy Rivas donated $25

Oct 08, 2014 10:18 AM

Lisa K Klein donated $30

Oct 07, 2014 12:42 PM

Amy K Sokol donated $25

Oct 07, 2014 11:34 AM

larry h gardner donated $100

Oct 07, 2014 08:40 AM

Daphne Bryant donated $100

Saying "So proud of your good work!!"

Oct 06, 2014 06:09 PM

Kaitlyn Coerse donated $250

Sep 26, 2014 06:59 PM
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