Medical Brigade at Washington University St. Louis



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    The Medical Brigade is a part of the Global Brigades student organization at Washington University St. Louis (WUSTL). Global Brigades is the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. The WUSTL chapter systematically works with more than 300 other university groups around the world to deliver and implement one of nine skill-based programs that benefit more than 130,000 Honduran and Panamanian community members annually.

    WUSTL Global Medical Brigades develops sustainable health initiatives and provides relief where there is limited access to healthcare. Every 3 to 4 months, each community receives a brigade whose mission encompasses treating hundreds of patients and delivering public health workshops. Electronic patient records are collected for future outreach and visits and to monitor overall community health trends.

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Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua. 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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