San Jose State University Medical Brigade August 2017 Nicaragua

Start Date: Aug 1, 2017 12:00 AM
End Date: Aug 9, 2017 12:00 AM

To join one of our brigade teams, PLEASE FIRST EMAIL US at: sjsuglobalmedicalbrigades@gmail.com. Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, & Ghana. 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.