Shelby Conner

Toledo, OH

Passionate About:

Many of you know how involved I was with RockeTHON last year and it was a privilege to be able to directly serve my community and give back to those in need. However, my passion for serving continues to grow and this year I am hoping to serve an even greater population, internationally. In January, I will be going on a mission trip to Honduras with a student organization by the name of Global Medical Bridgades. Here we will be providing medical supplies, meeting the community and doing home visits, providing hygiene care packages, assisting in doctor's visits, manual labor projects to promote personal health, and educating about health and hygiene. This is a donations based Organization, and while I am doing my best to fundraise by giving up weekends to work at Mudhens games and Cedar Point, this will not cover my trip (which will cost almost $2,000) and I am a poor college student. Serving others and experiencing different cultures is my passion, and I would love to be able to experience something as humbling as this firsthand. If you feel so called to donate, just follow this link as select my name.

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My Affiliations
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Medical/Dental Brigades at University of Toledo
Medical/Dental Brigades at University of Toledo
Website: https://www.globalbrigades.org/empowered/chapter/university-of-toledo-medical-brigades-chapter

Phone: +1.206.489.4798

Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

University of Toledo 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

University of Toledo Medical Brigade January 2027 Greece

 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.

University of Toledo Medical Brigade December 2026 Greece

 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.