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Organization: Global Brigades Germany
Organization: Global Brigades in Canada
Organization: Global Brigades Ireland
Organization: Global Brigades Switzerland
Organization: Global Brigades United Kingdom
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Business Brigades at Carnegie Mellon University
Chapter: Business Brigades at Penn State University
Chapter: Business Brigades at University of Pittsburgh
Chapter: Dental Brigades at Towson University
Chapter: Dental Brigades at University of Maryland Baltimore County
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at Johns Hopkins University
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at Pennsylvania State University
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at the University of Pittsburgh
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at Penn State University
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at University of Pittsburgh
Chapter: Graduate Engineering Brigades at Johns Hopkins University
Chapter: Human Rights Brigades at Pennsylvania State University
Chapter: Human Rights Brigades at University of Pittsburgh
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Carnegie Mellon University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Explore
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Georgetown University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Johns Hopkins University (UG)
Chapter: Medical Brigades at University of Maryland
Chapter: Medical Brigades at University of Pittsburgh
Chapter: Medical/Dental Brigades at Penn State University
Chapter: Medical/Public Health Brigades at University of Maryland Baltimore County
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Carnegie Mellon University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Georgetown
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Johns Hopkins University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Lehigh Valley
Chapter: University of Maryland Baltimore County Legal Empowerment Chapter
Chapter: Water Brigades at Carnegie Mellon University
Chapter: Water Brigades at Georgetown University
Chapter: Water Brigades at Lehigh University
Chapter: Water Brigades at Pennsylvania State University
Chapter: Water Brigades at University of Pittsburgh
Medical Brigades at University of Maryland
Website: www.empowered.org

Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

University of Maryland is a chapter of Global Medical Brigades, an international movement of students and medical professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote, rural, and under resourced communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Ghana who would otherwise have limited to no access to health care. Each community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are provided access to healthcare and volunteers deliver public health workshops. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends. nnIn conjunction with our Medical Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with economic development, sanitation and clean water projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.




Upcoming Initiatives

University of Maryland Medical Brigade January 2025 Guatemala

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Ghana, Guatemala, Greece and Belize. 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.

University of Maryland Medical Brigade June 2025 Panama

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Ghana, Guatemala, Greece and Belize. 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.