Beth Pontius

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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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Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Elizabeth Pontius donated $431

Dec 26, 2014 07:11 PM

Paul T Clark donated $100

Dec 26, 2014 07:06 PM

Pamela Pontius donated $125

Dec 26, 2014 12:41 PM

Elaine M. Diefenderrfer donated $150

Saying "Thanks to all of you for your time and effort to do this."

Dec 14, 2014 05:49 PM

Kevin S Becker donated $50

Dec 08, 2014 09:04 AM

Elizabeth Pontius donated $550

Oct 30, 2014 07:57 AM

Elizabeth Pontius donated $250

Sep 18, 2014 03:50 PM

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