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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March 2012 UVA Medical and Dental Brigade Panama
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
  2. Program: Medical Brigades
  3. Chapter: Medical & Dental Brigade at University of Virginia
End Date: Mar 10, 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

Organization Admin donated $-15

Saying "Transfer to Eustina Kwon"

Feb 27, 2012 10:09 AM

Jodie A Bush donated $100

Saying "Enjoy your rewarding adventure.
Timi Nichols"

Feb 15, 2012 05:54 AM

Jodie A Bush donated $150

Saying "We are so very proud of you Shannon.
Love Gee & Popie"

Feb 15, 2012 05:48 AM

Jodie A Bush donated $200

Saying "Keep up the good work.
Donation made by Arno Kutner.
Kutner, Rubinoff & Moss"

Feb 14, 2012 12:36 PM

Jodie A Bush donated $20

Saying "Best of Luck Shannon.
What a worthy effort.
Patti Galea"

Feb 13, 2012 12:10 PM

Curtis Mase donated $100

Jan 24, 2012 10:23 AM

Julie Ann Eskridge donated $50

Saying "What a wonderful opportunity. Please send pix!!!"

Jan 23, 2012 01:26 PM

Jodie A Bush donated $550

Jan 22, 2012 08:33 AM

Erik Eklund donated $36

Dec 20, 2011 05:26 PM

Kenneth J Bush donated $250

Saying "Such a worthy cause. We are very proud of you and your group's global goals. Best of Luck."

Nov 01, 2011 06:21 PM
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