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Global Health in Colombia
This trip is not just about helping people in Colombia. This trip also helps our students, the field of medicine, and local talent. This trip allows a global experience like no other: The beauty of the country with jungles, waterfalls and landscape. The need for medical care and oportunity to help. An oportunity to learn, help, mentor, and relax. Project is sustainable with multiple methods of funding opportunities: student tuitions, continuous medical education units, fundraising and donations.
The Problem and Opportunity
Many premed, prenursing, pre PA students need a competitive application which includes: letters of recommendation, experiences, clinical hours, and volunteer/philanthropy examples A 5 day global health care experience can give all of the above while simultaneously helping a community in need.
A little about myself
Experiece in global health in Honduras, Beliz, Guatemala, Cuba, and Colombia. My collective experience has showed me the good and bad of many global health missions. Why Colombia? What started with being asked to help in Colombia during the pandemic lead to much more.
Colombia (Arbelaez)
Located about 2 hours from Bogota. Very Safe but underserved and is very “American” friendly. Covers a large rural demographic of patients with a variety of health issues an opportunity of hands on medical experience. Simultaneously an opportunity to work on self health with yoga, nutrition, and reflection
The patients we serve
- Very poor and underserved
- Campesinos picking the coffee we drink
- Very limited access to care
- Venous stasis wounds, joint injections and drainage of effusions
- IVs and ultrasound skills
Where we stay
- Very safe area.
- Casa Sumapaz
- Yoga in am, all organic and vegitarian meals, organic coffee plantation
- Wifi to check in at home and social media
The Details
- $3,500 tuition (covers room and board, 2 meals a day, letter of recommendation
- 4 days in Arbelaez and one night in Bogota
- Fundraising assistance to help with tuition
- Half day on hands on medical care and then a daily excursion
Specific procedures
- Endovenous Laser Ablations of saphenous veins
- Sclerotherapy (ultrasound guided as well as telangictasia)
- Knee injections and drainage
- SI joint injections and Hip injections US guided
What are you waiting for?
- 3 trips a year
- thebautistafoundation.org is a 501c3 non profit organization
- drbfitmd@gmail.com
- 559-252-7301
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.