50:50 CAMPAIGN SPOTLIGHT: ECUADOR SUMMER SEASON
The last season of MEDLIFE Mobile Clinics in Ecuador was amazing. Many students raised funds for their trip through a 50:50 campaign, here are three of their stories. For more…
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Intern Journal: Lauren St. George
Water. Such a basic and common thing in my life that I never stopped to think, ‘what my life would be like without easy access to clean water’? Clean, safe…
Meet the Patient: Graciela Montes Leiva
Graciela Montes Leiva is 45 years old and lives in the community of Ciudad de Dios at San Juan de Miraflores. She was born in Arequipa, lived in La…
Meet the Patient: Raul Veliz
Raul lives around the corner from a primary school in San Juan de Lurigancho with big murals of lush scenes from children’s stories outside it, Little Red Riding Hood…
Intern Journal: Aly Lange
I distinctly remember the first time I was told that MEDLIFE builds staircases. Why staircases? To me, that seemed odd. Why do we invest so much time and money…
Chapter Spotlight: University of Kansas
Congratulations to MEDLIFE chapter at the University of Kansas for winning Best New MEDLIFE Chapter Award 2015! MEDLIFE at KU has made incredible strides within this past semester. Through successful…
Meet the Interns Summer 2015 part 2
Name: Leema John Hometown: Burnsville, MN School: University of Wisconsin-Madison Major: Neurobiology & English How I got involved with MEDLIFE: I’ve always been interested in global health and medicine,…
UPPRP fundraised a staircase for Katherine and Jimena!
Another demonstration of MEDLIFE’s depth of commitment to our follow up patients. A huge thanks once again to the Universidad de Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras chapter (Medlife U.P.R.R.P.), for…
Meet the Interns Summer 2015 part 1
Name: Aly Lange Hometown: Platte City, MO (near Kansas City) School: University of Kansas Major: Visual Art and Psychology How I got involved with MEDLIFE:…
Meet The Patient: Guadalupe Yuncatupa
Last week we posted a video of our little patient Guadalupe as she received the milk formula donation from our Florida International university Chapter (You can watch the video here).…
Meet the Patient: Petronila Santi
Petronila Santi has lived a long life. In her 70 years, she has endured great hardship, overcome adversity, and emerged out of the darkest moments of her life to raise…
Meet the Patient: Maura’s Tragic Accident
In her dark, unlit kitchen filled with swarming flies and dust billowing up from the dirt floor, Maura lifts up her skirt to reveal her left leg—mangled. Her flesh…