Shane Smith

San Diego, CA

Passionate About:

Medicine

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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

Shane P Smith donated $97

Dec 19, 2011 06:51 PM

Organization Admin donated $99

Saying "from hillary hawkins"

Dec 16, 2011 08:52 AM

Shane P Smith donated $550

Saying "Shane Smith Flight Deposit"

Nov 10, 2011 09:46 PM

Shane P Smith donated $250

Oct 16, 2011 11:22 PM

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