Shannon Bush

University of Virginia

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I am a third-year student at UVA. I'm premed, majoring in Human Biology. I felt incredibly fulfilled traveling to Panama and Honduras through GMDB, and am hoping for another eye-opening adventure this time around!

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End Date: Mar 15, 2014 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

Jodie Bush donated $733

Feb 21, 2014 07:04 PM

UVA GMDB donated $33

Feb 11, 2014 07:07 PM

Jodie Bush donated $507

Jan 19, 2014 03:58 PM

Shannon Bush donated $43

Dec 12, 2013 10:30 AM

Jodie Bush donated $250

Nov 01, 2013 12:39 PM

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