Danielle Bellantonio

Boston, MA/USA

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I am most passionate about fostering genuine relationships with others. I strive to create an accepting environment that accommodates all types of people across any "border". This mindset inspires me to participate in extracurriculars and has allowed me to create and develop diverse relationships. My friendship has transcended developmental boundaries with friends I met through Best Buddies and socioeconomic borders with my younger mentee through Big Sister of Greater Boston. I intend to make genuine friendships across geographical borders as our Global Medical Brigades group travels to Nicaragua this summer. Everyday I work to deepen my relationships with others: I make it a goal to put other’s needs before my own and to love those closest to me little bit more every day.

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Website: boston-college-medical-brigades-chapter


Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

Boston College 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.