Jasmine Garcia

Tempe, AZ

Passionate About:

My name is Jasmine Garica, I am an undergraduate student at Arizona State University studying Biochemistry with the goal of going on to medical school to become a physician. In addition to my studies I volunteer at a hospice and respite center for children and at a low socioeconomic family dinner center providing tutoring and activities for children. What initially attracted me to GMB was the correlation between my volunteer efforts at Saint Vincent de Paul which has recently been intaking refugees from South America, especially Honduras, and GMBs mission destination. GMB emphasizes that healthcare should be “boundless”, meaning no person should be without access to healthcare due to any circumstance, and this ideal is something I hold very close to my heart. I believe my involvement with GMB will expand my awareness of other cultures and help me to have a more inclusive approach as a future medical provider.

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My Affiliations
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Arizona State University
Medical Brigades at Arizona State University
Website: arizona-state-university-medical-brigades-chapter

Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

Arizona State University 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.




Upcoming Initiatives

Arizona State University Medical Brigade May 2025 Belize

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Ghana, Guatemala, Greece and Belize. 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. 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.