Patty Medina

Santa Clara

Passionate About:

Bringing healthcare access to marginalized groups; helping others; dancing; running; meeting new people; reading; art

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End Date: Apr 02, 2012 09:59 PM
Volunteer Activity Message

Medical Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Eastern Panama 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 Panamanian 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.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Anonymous donated $567

Mar 13, 2012 03:05 AM

Anonymous donated $415

Mar 11, 2012 10:44 PM

Anonymous donated $525

Dec 30, 2011 08:49 PM

Jennifer R Perez donated $25

Dec 29, 2011 10:29 PM

Patty Medina donated $250

Nov 17, 2011 07:38 PM

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