Matthew Sachse

San Diego, CA

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Nature, reading and writing, coffee, and the USD Medical Brigades!

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End Date: Jan 12, 2012 12:00 AM
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

Matthew J Sachse donated $500

Dec 13, 2011 06:36 PM

Matthew J Sachse donated $350

Nov 10, 2011 05:11 PM

Patricia D Sachse donated $200

Nov 07, 2011 08:42 AM

Matthew J Sachse donated $250

Oct 20, 2011 03:26 PM

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