Country: Guatemala, Nicaragua
Length of Trip: 2 Weeks
Trips per Year to Latin America: 3
Cost: $770
Urban/Rural: Rural
Type of Volunteer: Physician/mid-level provider, Nurse, Pharmacist, Healthcare-related trainee, Dental
Type of Organization: Secular NGO
Type of Clinic: Mobile or Informal Clinic
Description:
Field clinics offer general consults and medications to support rural communities or remote villages in Nicaragua and Guatemala with little to no access to healthcare. During the clinics students will be able to:
1. Have a firsthand look into Latin American healthcare services and analyze the difference from US healthcare systems.
2. Conduct patient interviews.
3. Take patient vital signs (under a healthcare professional´s supervision)
4. Present patient information to professional medical staff along with differential diagnosis and proposed treatment plan recommendations
5. Observe in certain procedures as ENT examination, abdominal examination and prenatal care.
Our mobile clinics are held in community centers, churches, schools, private farms, local ranches, and animal rescue centers in coordination with local community members and organizations. Regardless of the location, we set the highest level of professionalism for our volunteers and staff.
Organizational Base: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Other Programs: Dental Care, Veterinary Care, Public Health
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