End Date: Jun 09, 2012 09:59 PM

Volunteer Activity Description:
The Brooklyn College chapter of Global Medical Brigades will be traveling on our second medical brigade this June 2012! Last year\\\'s brigade to Honduras was a huge success and we are all really excited to travel back to Central America to bring much needed medical care. This year we will be providing care to communities in Panama!

Brooklyn College Medical Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Eastern Panama to provide health care 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.

We thank you for your incredible support in last year\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s medical mission! Let\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s make this year just as successful!

Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades
Group: Medical Brigades at Brooklyn College

Supporter's Comments

Organization Admin donated $100
saying: Check 143, Jean Lesly and Marie Frances Schmidt, 150 Argyle Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218
May 29, 2012 03:31 PM

 

Anonymous donated $500
May 17, 2012 09:18 PM

 

shawn yunayev donated $100
saying: GOOD LUCK PAT
SHAWN
May 12, 2012 02:22 PM

 

Anonymous donated $300
Apr 24, 2012 10:44 PM

 

Anonymous donated $270
Apr 22, 2012 07:05 PM

 

Awilda Urena donated $200
saying: So great! Wish I could come with you Pat!
Apr 18, 2012 10:12 AM

 

Organization Admin donated $250
saying: Transfer from club account
Mar 22, 2012 06:28 PM