Stephanie Jaffe

Tampa

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Hi there!

My name is Stephanie Jaffe, I am a third year Biomedical Sciences Major at the University of South Florida. For the summer of 2017, I was extended the invitation to travel to Peru to volunteer for an amazing organization called Volunteers Around The World (VAW)! Volunteers Around The World is an Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to bringing students to some of the most poverty stricken communities of the world, to provide medical treatment, medication, nutritional security, clean water and health education.

This internship is designed to bring students as close to working physicians as possible before going to medical school. While abroad, I will have the opportunity to: shadow a doctor as they asses patients, measure vital statistics (such as taking blood sugar levels, height and weight measurements, and temperature readings), get experience with dealing in patient history, managing a pharmacy, and an education day where Teams will travel to a local school and teach children the importance of hygiene, dental health, hand washing, nutrition or any other subjects prevalent.

(If you would like to find out more about Volunteers Around The World : http://www.volunteersaroundtheworld.org/projects/projects/medical-outreach/ )

The Program itself will cost around $3,500. Contributing to the greater good of man, is a cause that more people should take part in, and I would relish the opportunity to aid in these efforts to help those that are not as fortunate as I.

Thank you for your support, and consideration. Any donation would help me tremendously! If you find that you can not donate, please share this link for others to see!

Sincerely,

Stephanie Jaffe
University of South Florida
B.S. Candidate Biomedical Sciences

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Volunteer Activity Description

Join the USF chapter as they lead a Medical Outreach trip to Peru this upcoming Summer! Volunteers will work in mobile medical clinics, where they will have the opportunity to intake patients, conduct public health surveys, take vitals, shadow local physicians, work in the pharmacy, teach education classes, and much more! If you’re interested in joining, contact us for more information!

VAW at USF will be opening up mobile medical clinics for local communities during their time in Peru.

One of the most exciting and important parts of volunteering with VAW is bringing medication to the less fortunate. In 2016, VAW treated over 35,000 patients and we aspire to treat over 45,000 in 2017. One of the things that make our mobile clinics unique is that we not only triage and diagnose patients, but also provide them with the basic medications needed. Fundraising for medications is a huge part of creating a successful mobile clinic to help the local communities with effective care.

**Note: airfare goal will be updated once flights are purchased, tentatively the week of May 22

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