Gladys Hernandez

Texas A&M University

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I am passionate about helping those in my community, in my life, and eventually in the world. By becoming a nurse practitioner I will be able to have an impact on people's health and lifestyle. Graduating is very important to me because I am one of three children and curently it is very difficult for my mother to pay fully for this trip. Having the opportunity to participate in this trip to Honduras/Panama would mean the world to me because I will be shadowing and working hands on with people that are in need of medical help.

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Texas A&M Medical Brigade Aug 15-21 2012 Honduras



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Volunteers on the Medical and Dental Brigades will be working closely together to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers will 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 will receive a physician consultation, teeth cleaning and a fluoride treatment as well as have access to pap smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Volunteers will 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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