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WE HELP CREATE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH SYSTEMS

Global Medical Brigades1 is an international movement of students and medical
professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement
sustainable health systems.

We work in under-resourced communities in Honduras, Panama, Guatemala, Ghana,
Belize, and Greece who would otherwise have limited to no access to health care.

Medical Brigades are 7 to 9-day trips that support our sustainable in-country
medical clinics. We provide students the ability to observe and participate in
medical care at our rural mobile clinics.

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UNIVERSITY STUDENTS MAKE A LASTING IMPACT

Pre-med student volunteers work with on-site community health workers to empower
community members with sustainable public health clinics.

We offer students at universities across the US, UK, and Canada the chance to
participate in our sustainable development efforts. As students prepare for
health professions careers, they’ll work with in-country staff to help our
partner communities reach their health and economic goals.

Chapter Presidents also get unique opportunities to develop leadership and other
skills vital for a future medical career. Students who volunteer as Chapter
Presidents will spearhead initiatives on their campuses from fundraising to
organizing regular meetings.

Find out if your school has an existing chapter on our University Map.

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Participate in 7-9 day Medical Brigades to Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Ghana,
and Greece. Volunteers support licensed health care providers in rural mobile
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A DIVISION OF A 3-PART HOLISTIC MODEL

We’re one part of a holistic model to support empowered communities to
permanently rise out of poverty.



Our aim is to provide regular access to affordable healthcare services and
medication and daily access to trained Community Health Workers in underserved
communities.


THESE PRINCIPLES DRIVE US:

 * We support only sustainable systems. Everything we do is thoughtfully
   designed to empower the communities we partner with. Unlike many
   “mission-oriented” organizations, the short-term trips we help students to
   organize are all structured as part of a model created for sustainability and
   community ownership.
 * We are transparent. Our impact and financial performance is highlighted every
   year in our annual reports. Support of Global Medical Brigades does not just
   go toward the one-week brigades, but primarily toward hiring local doctors
   and professionals who provide year-round access to health care.
 * We don’t perpetuate harmful practices. Each person involved with our
   international efforts is educated about the harms of white saviorism,
   international “missions,” and voluntourism. We partner with communities to
   help them overcome economic disparities that impact their quality of life,
   but we are not their saviors. Our medical clinics and Brigades provide
   impartial humanitarian assistance.
 * We’re changing our language. As a leading international volunteering
   organization, we seek to use only language that empowers and educates. Global
   Medical Brigades is intentional about the words we use to support our model
   of empowerment.

Learn More About Our Model

In addition to sustainable healthcare, programs sponsored by Global Brigades
seek to support underserved communities by developing WASH infrastructure and
economic development efforts.

Our mission is to inspire, mobilize, and collaborate with communities to achieve
their own health and economic goals.

Global Brigades’ Holistic Model and Empowered 300 initiative are aligned with
the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable
Development Goals.

Volunteers are a critical engine behind GB’s holistic model, which goes beyond
access to healthcare to address the root causes of a cycle of poverty.

GB’s water & sanitation and economic development programs, along with year-round
health interventions, have been recognized and rewarded by the most established
names in sustainable development, including the UNDP, World Bank, Red Cross, and
many more.

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ROXANNE CORONEL

VOLUNTEER, UC BERKELEY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

What amazes me too is how holistic Global Brigades is. Each day of the brigade
had a Medical, Dental, and Gynecology component in it. Patients attended a
community charla (workshop) that educates them about key health practices. We
were able to suture a patient whose left hand got caught in between his horse
and a fence. The brigaders also provided Dental Education and fluoride treatment
to over 30 children during our Pilot Day. Truly, Global Brigades empowered us to
provide medical and dental services even in the most remote locations.

Yes, there is so much more that needs to be done. But we will do the work one
brigade at a time until one day the communities we serve can thrive on their
own. Many thanks to Global Brigades for giving me an opportunity to go beyond my
borders and touch lives in Honduras! It truly was the trip of my lifetime. Hasta
Luego!

MICHELLE CHEN

CHAPTER PRESIDENT, COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

The great thing about a Medical Brigade is how incredibly holistic it is. Aside
from triage, physician consultations, and the pharmacy, our brigade also
included a dental station, a gynecology station, as well as public health
charlas for children and adults. Health is affected by so many different
factors, and I was really happy that, in addition to treating illnesses, we were
also helping prevent them by teaching the children how to properly wash their
hands and brush their teeth. This knowledge will follow them and prevent them
from getting sick for the rest of their lives.

The brigade also forced me to re-evaluate my own life. Being so fortunate to
have grown up in the United States, it’s easy to get caught up in the little
things and not appreciate all that I have at home. Seeing how happy and grateful
the people of Mata de Platano are despite how little they have, and seeing the
children’s faces light up into the most beautiful smiles at the sight of a
sticker…it’s indescribable.

ALANA HARTLEY

CHAPTER PRESIDENT, OAKLAND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

Going on a medical brigade to Honduras was the best decision I ever made.
I feel like there’s so much more to life now. When you have an experience that
changes you so much, that calls into question everything you’ve ever known about
life, of course you’re going to have many things swirling around in your head.
So many things you can’t even put into words. I think of my brigade experience
as placing a mirror in front of my life and making me see (and even question)
the choices I make and the way I live. I found myself asking questions like:
– How can I make a difference locally and globally?
– What should I do to help others?
– Why didn’t I think of this sooner?

The brigade experience – it’s so wonderful. I never knew that something in life
could have such a profound effect on me. Never did I think that a week-long trip
with my fellow classmates would change me so much. Since returning from Honduras
last December, I have been empowered to become more active within Global
Brigades at my school. My hope is to motivate fellow students to make a
difference and become involved in a cause like Global Brigades.

MEGAN MAR

CHAIRPERSON, UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

Having done Medical Brigades for the past three years, I feel like my
experiences have evolved over time. To be honest, when I first arrived in
Honduras for a brigade, I loved it. I enjoyed stripping away luxuries of my
American life, as well as being immersed in the culture of Latin America. During
my first brigade, my favorite memories involved working in Triage. I enjoyed
talking directly to the community members, hearing insight into their daily
life, and realizing the health issues that they were struggling with prior to
our brigade in their community. After this first brigade, I realized my passion
for patient care and direct patient interaction, which helped define my future
career choices. My second year as a brigader, I became an officer, and learned a
little about the inner workings of Global Brigades as an organization. I enjoyed
leading other brigaders, sharing my passion for serving under-resourced
communities, as well as distinguishing why Global Brigades is so much better
than other volunteer organizations because of their emphasis on making a
sustainable impact in the communities we help.

While leading the brigade this past year, my favorite part was helping to
empower brigaders for all that we do in Honduras, and making real connections
with the communities we visited during our Medical and Pilot Day brigades. This
year, experiencing Architecture Brigades one day, seeing what Public Health and
Water Brigades also did in that community, combined with learning about other
volunteer organizations at school, finally made me realize the importance of
Global Brigades’ role as a whole.

GANGA MOORTHY

CHAPTER PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

Perhaps the greatest thing about Global Brigades has been getting to immerse
myself in the culture of the people we serve. The communities truly welcome you
as one of their own and the relationships that are formed allow GB to integrate
into part of these individuals’ lives rather than serve as outsiders. This adds
to the model of sustainable development and makes the work even more meaningful.
During our trip to Ghana this January, I saw first hand how GB’s model works to
improve communities wholly and engages work on multiple, connected development
issues. Understanding and connecting these issues to specific individuals and
taking into consideration their traditions, values, and needs allowed us to
engage the people of our communities to take ownership of their health and have
them join us to improve their lives. The greatest lesson I learned was that
development must allow people to help themselves. Without empowering people and
showing them that they can take measures to improve their own lives, development
fails to be sustainable and GB does an incredible job of sharing this vision
with students.

LAURA COLLIER

CHAIRPERSON, OAKLAND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

Passion. This word sparked my initiative to implement a positive change in
today’s world. Inevitably, in combination with my passion for medicine, this
initiative paved my journey towards health equity; I strove to help aid the
billion people suffering in destitute poverty with little, or no access to
healthcare. As a product of passion, I launched a chapter of Global Medical
Brigades at Oakland University. Together, as a group of Oakland University
students, we worked to organize and plan a medical brigade. Our goal was to
provide free healthcare to as many people as possible in a rural Honduran
community.

Global Brigades launched with the insight of this powerful idea; that, as
students, we have the capability of changing our world, and empowering our
collegiate communities. As students we stand as influential advocates for global
health, and socioeconomic development in the Developing World…

Global Brigades has provided me with so many incredible opportunities. My
Honduran experiences reaffirmed my passion for humanitarianism, as well as,
medicine. Not only have I grown as a person, but the skills I have acquired as a
Global Brigades’ student leader are priceless. Thank you, Global Brigades and
all the wonderful student leaders Global Brigades encompasses. Keep up the great
work!

GRACE CROSSLEY

VOLUNTEER, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

Global Brigades was a life changing experience. The impact it made in my life
was ten-fold what we were able to do in the communities. I learned so much about
dentistry, optometry, and general medical knowledge, but more importantly the
connections I made in the communities and on the brigade will be with me for the
rest of my life. This week reminded me why I want to be a doctor and how our
health care systems are so broken, globally. I made family with the staff and
doctors on the brigades, and I am trying to find a way to go back to Guatemala
to continue helping communities. There is always more to be done, and I would
like to contribute in any way needed.

MEAGAN REED

VOLUNTEER, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

Being a part of Global Medical Brigades has been everything and more. Our trip
to Honduras was a trip of a lifetime and something I will always take with me.
Being able to work so closely with doctors, pharmacists and dentists gave me
first hand experiences into healthcare in a 3rd world country. Being able to see
what a difference we made in these families lives was a humbling experience and
something I will always take with me. It made me realize how important the
little things are in life and to not take them for granted. In the future, I
would love to do another brigade.

CHERYL CHEAH

VOLUNTEER, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

I had the opportunity to brigade to Ghana last winter break and it was one of
the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. Before going to Ghana with the
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Medical Brigade, I was hoping that
this clinical trip would give me an introduction to the medical field in a less
developed country. I expected to learn about the health care system in Ghana as
well as learn some elementary medical skills. I soon found out that this trip
was beyond my expectations, because my experiences in Ghana didn’t just give me
a glimpse of the medical field; it boosted my passion to become a pediatrician
exponentially.”

IRIS GUO

CHAPTER PRESIDENT, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL BRIGADES CHAPTER

Like many pre-medical students, I initially joined Global Medical Brigades
because I was told that it would look good on my medical school applications.
However, after returning from my first trip to Honduras my sophomore year of
college, I realized that health is attributed by a variety of factors aside from
the diseases themselves. In the community that we went to, San Diego Dali, the
most common ailments would have been easily preventable had they had the proper
infrastructure to do so. After returning from this brigade, I actively sought
out classes that dissected the root cause of health in developing countries—this
led me to my Global Health Minor. This minor, my study abroad program in South
Africa, and being elected co-president of Global Medical Brigades at Penn State
for my junior and senior year all evidently shifted my mentality about wanting
to practice medicine as a physician. I realized that I was able to make much
more of an impact influencing pre-medical students to think about health in a
different manner by exposing them to an experience such as the brigade trips.
This in combination with providing them the resources to communicate and learn
from the community members we treat, will hopefully breed a new generation of
culturally competent and accepting individuals.


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