Cassandra Abel

Minneapolis

Passionate About:

Equality for all and quality healthcare for all.

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UMN Medical/Dental January 2014 Honduras



Cassandra's Message

As a nursing student with a background in Mental Health, Sociology, and Anthropology my passion lies in health, the human body, and the human experience. I’ve just begun my first semester in the entry level Master of Nursing at the University of Minnesota and I heard about Global Brigades and I knew I wanted to volunteer with other U of M students passionate about equality in health care around the world. This group is composed of dental students, medical students, nursing students and public health students who all know that the human experience is just as much specific to each person as it is intertwined with everything else on earth. In order to ensure equality of experience we need to bring all of our skills and expertise together to help those who are in need.

Volunteer Activity Description

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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