MEDLIFE Education Update: Workshops Provide Basics on Nutrition
MEDLIFE Intern Amara Channell writes about a new facet of our educational programs — health and nutritional workshops for the poor in Latin America: “What can I do to…
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Highlights from a Tena Mobile Clinic: March 2012 *UPDATED: April 23, 2012
This week, we received updates from our first spring MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic in Tena, Ecuador. Director of MEDLIFE Ecuador Martha Chicaiza shared some of the highlights from last week’s particularly…
50:50 Campaign Supports New Staircase Project
Sophomore Charlotte Groch, a participant on one of our 2012 Mobile Clinics in Lima, was also one of the first students to successfully use MEDLIFE’s 50:50 fundraising campaign. Through our online…
2011-2012 Winter Mobile Clinic Recap: Watch Our New Video!
This winter season, MEDLIFE held one Mobile Clinic in Cusco, Peru; two Mobile Clinics in Lima, Peru; and four Mobile Clinics in Riobamba, Ecuador. In total, 338 students participated, helping…
MEDLIFE Role Models: Saying Farewell to an Inspiring Student Leader
MEDLIFE has always been led by extraordinary individuals bent on committing their time, resources, and knowledge to bring Medicine, Education and Development to Low Income Families Everywhere. Tommy Flint has…
Chapter Fundraising: Partner with a Local Restaurant
Many MEDLIFE student chapters, including our chapter at California Polytechnic State University, have had success partnering with local branches of national chain restaurants to host a fundraiser. This fundraiser is…
2012 Winter Clinics in Ecuador: 3 Weeks, 17 Clinics, and Nearly 2,000 Patients
Against a panoramic backdrop of lush, terraced fields outside Riobamba, Ecuador hundreds of MEDLIFE students worked tirelessly during three back-to-back January clinics, a MEDLIFE first. Waking early every morning…
Preparing for our Mobile Clinics: Community Meetings
Although our staff members, doctors, and student volunteers conduct Mobile Clinics that last one to two weeks, the preparation for these clinics begins well in advance. MEDLIFE Fund Project Director…
UC Berkeley Chapter Presents: MEDLIFE West Coast Conference
MEDLIFE’S FIRST WEST COAST CONFERENCE OFFERS STUDENTS FROM A RANGE OF UNVERSITIES A CHANCE TO DISCUSS, BRAINSTORM, AND FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS EMPOWERED AND PASSIONATE FOR PROMOTING HEALTH EDUCATION…
Longest staircase built during MEDLIFE’s largest Mobile Clinic!
2012 has started off with some impressive firsts for MEDLIFE. This January, we reached our largest number of student volunteers in a single week — 76 students participated in…
2012 Mobile Clinics Commence!
MEDLIFE’s 2012 mobile clinics set into full swing in Lima, Peru with a fresh new batch of eager students ready to lend a helping hand and make a difference for…
50:50 Campaign Spotlight: Andrea Reinig
The 50:50 Campaign is MEDLIFE’s online fundraising tool that allows students to raise money towards their participation fees and travel grants. University of Denver student Andrea Reinig shares her experience…