Medical Brigades at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University



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    Medical Brigade volunteers have the opportunity to shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists through a one week Medical Brigade in Honduras, Panama, or Ghana. Student volunteers can either join an existing Medical Brigades chapter on their campus or create their own chapter and recruit other volunteers. Each of our partner community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated and volunteers deliver public health workshops. 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.

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College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Medical Brigade May 2017 Honduras


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Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua. The CSB/SJU 2017 Brigade will be serving on a 9 day Brigade. 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. This year's Brigade will be implementing a new Optometry station where students have the chance to fit patients with glasses. 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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TJ Leahy Updated the chapter information Oct 16, 2013