Gillian Witten

Austin, TX

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As a hopeful future member of Doctors Without Borders, I am passionate about overcoming the linguistic, cultural, and legislative barriers that pose a threat to equitable access to healthcare both domestically and abroad. I strongly believe that accessible healthcare is a right, and that professionals in this field must work to elevate what is considered a baseline quality of life in aspects that exceed pathology. In my current research at the University of Texas at Austin as a Pre-Med Neuroscience major, I focus on the ways in which health outcomes for LatinX/Hispanic Traumatic Brain Injury patients may be improved through proper educational materials, language concordance, and culturally competent curriculums for physicians.

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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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