Wellesley Medical/Dental Brigade Jan 2015 Panama


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jan 11, 2015 12:00 AM
End Date: Jan 17, 2015 12:00 AM

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.

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Abhiram Reddy

Passionate about: Emergency Medicine

Alexis Corcoran

Passionate about: I am passionate about environmental issues and women\\\'s health.

Avery Beatty

Passionate about: I am passionate about helping others and working with children who have developmental disabilities.
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Anonymous donated $44 3741 days ago
Khaled Mahmud donated $2,093 3743 days ago
Alexis M Corcoran donated $32 3746 days ago
robert carlborg donated $359 3748 days ago

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