Intern Journal: Alison Bradley
Two years ago I volunteered at a MEDLIFE mobile clinic, hauling cement with sixty other University of Michigan students, to help build a staircase in the community of 22 de…
Staff and Interns
Meet the Year-long Interns 2016-2017 2
Name: David Jetha Hometown: Orlando, FL School: University of Central Florida/ University of Florida Major: Biology B.S. and Anthropology B.A. How I got involved with MEDLIFE: Initially,…
Meet the Year-long Interns 2016-2017 I
Name: Allie Krugman Hometown: Newport Beach, CA School: Claremont McKenna College Major: International Relations with Human Rights Sequence How I got involved with MEDLIFE: I first…
An interview with MEDLIFE nurse Mercedes Olave
This week we interviewed Mercedes Olave, who has been working with MEDLIFE since May 2016 as a MEDLIFE nurse in Cusco, Peru. Why did you choose to work…
Meet the Interns Summer 2016 part 2
Name: Chris Johnson Hometown: New York City School: Queens College Major: Neuroscience with a Minor in Chemistry How I got involved with MEDLIFE: I discovered MEDLIFE…
Meet the Interns Summer 2016 part 1
Name: Alexa Friedman Hometown: Cortlandt Manor, New York School: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT ; University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT. Major: Human Health…
Thank You 2015-16 Interns!
The 2015-2016 year long internship has ended, a huge thank you to all of our interns for your hard work this year! A lot was accomplished this year, and we…
BIO-SAND FILTERS IN TANZANIA: APRIL GULOTTI’S JOURNAL
How is it that 840,000 people worldwide die each year from a water-borne illness? Twice the population of the United States lives without access to water! I found myself sitting…
Intern Journal: Anna Folz
“The Two Most Important Days in your Life are the Day You Are Born and the Day You Find Out Why” – Mark Twain MEDLIFE means different things to…
Intern Journal: Nick Bettencourt
When I think back on my first few months working with MEDLIFE, some experiences stick out more than the rest. Experiences that challenged me in new ways, or…
Meet the Interns: Matt and Will
Two more interns joined our communications team this season: Name: Matthew Schueller Hometown: Albany Oregon School: Seattle Pacific University How I got involved with MEDLIFE: There was a…
Intern Journal: Edward Doherty
Around 7 months ago I had to ask myself, why would I book a flight to somewhere 6,316 miles away, from home, to a place I’ve only seen on a…