Aaron Sandfield’s Intern Journal
I arrived to Lima on Friday June 4th in a familiar place but with a new feeling of nostalgia, for it was only a year prior that I participated…
Staff and Interns
Alex Troyer’s Intern Journal
My name is Alex Troyer and I’m a junior at Eastern Washington University studying Therapeutic Recreation. In the future I hope to go to graduate school to study Global Health,…
Hima Patel’s Intern Journal
Notorious for their cramped, sardines-in-a-can feel, airplanes are not my favorite means of transport. I let out a sigh of relief when I felt the hard bump of the…
Meet the Interns Summer 2014 Part 1
Meet our new MEDLIFE Summer Interns 2014! Name: Suzanna Kane Hometown: London, UK School: Sussex University Major: Development studies and Sociology Why did you decide to…
Making a dream come true!
Last year our summer interns Eleanor Dickens and Lara Chambers were touched by the story of Adela, a community leader from Pamplona who suffered an accident while walking through the hills looking for…
Meet the Staff: Janet Ludeña
Here at MEDLIFE we are proud to introduce Janet Ludeña, who has recently joined our staff as a full-time field nurse after volunteering with us for a year! Read more…
Patient Story: Janet Reynoso
Aside from the responsibilities of a family, there are people who always take responsibility for the wellbeing of others in their community, especially for those with health problems who need…
Helping one to help many
Jorge Luis Vargas Candela is 37 years old and lives in the community of Nueva Esperanza, Pamplona. He suffers from Polio which he contracted from an expired Polio vaccination at the…
Intern Journal: My Experience In South America
The past four months working as a MEDLIFE intern in the Lima headquarters has been an amazing experience. Living in a city that is bigger than my whole country certainly…
Intern Journal: A Clinic in the Clouds
On my very first day helping out on a clinic in Riobamba, Ecuador, we travelled past rolling green hills, steep river valleys, and then into thick mist to…
Intern Journal: Working on a Mobile Clinic
As an intern at MEDLIFE, getting to work the mobile clinics week-in week-out during the clinic seasons is definitely a perk. I awake most days at 6am, which sounds…
Meet the Staff: Dina Cayllahue Jimenez
Dina Cayllahue Jimienez is a field-nurse who has been working with MEDLIFE for the past eight months. Read more about Dina below: Where are you from? I was born…