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Jan 01	Volunteer Activity: Penn State Medical/Dental/Public Health Brigade To Nicaragua January 2015
Mar 08	Volunteer Activity: Penn State Medical/PH Brigade Nicargua March 2014
Jul 06	Volunteer Activity: Global Health Summer Internship Nicaragua

Penn State Medical/PH Brigade Nicargua March 2014

End Date: Mar 16, 2014 12:00 AM

Volunteer Activity Message

Medical Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Northern Nicaragua to provide healthcare 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 Nicaraguan 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

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $25

Saying "Ch 141975 Associated Students Activities
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Mar 03, 2014 03:55 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $-45

Saying "Transfer to club account"

Mar 03, 2014 12:19 PM