Stony Brook Medical Brigade May 2014 Ghana


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: May 25, 2014 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 5, 2014 12:00 AM

Volunteers on Medical and Dental Brigades work closely together with licensed medical and dental professionals to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers spend three days in a community in order to optimize the amount of time patients are able to spend with the physicians and dentists. Each patient receives a physician consultation, public health talk, and prescribed medicines as well as have access to PAP smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Children, in addition, receive teeth cleaning, a fluoride treatment, and vitamins necessary for proper growth and development. Volunteers have the opportunity to take patient vitals, obtain patient history and current symptoms, shadow and assist licensed physicians and dentists, participate in preventative education, and fill prescriptions under a licensed pharmacist. Volunteers will become familiar with the prevalent health issues in their community and learn about how to prevent and treat those illnesses. These brigades provide each volunteer with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on a specific community while gaining real life experience in the field of international medicine and dentistry.

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Amanda Klus

Passionate about: I am passionate about giving back to people and helping others in need. It is a main reason I want to pursue a career in the medical field and why I am an active blood donor. Helping people has always... [Read More]

daniela gordillo

Passionate about: “It\'s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” Combining my passion for travel and helping others into one mission trip.

D'Arcy Marsh

Passionate about: I am very excited for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help change people\\\'s lives while traveling abroad to a country I have wanted to visit my whole life.
Nycol Kiefer donated $25 4261 days ago
Natalie Hayon donated $29 4272 days ago
Elizabeth G Brickman donated $100 4276 days ago
City Of Yonkers Yonkers High School donated $1,000 4279 days ago
City of Yonkers Yonkers High School donated $1,000 4285 days ago

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