Meet the Interns: Rachel
Recent UVA graduate, Rachel Goldberg, is our newest intern here at the Lima offices of MEDLIFE Peru. Read about what motivated her to join the team and what drew her…
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“Be The One” Team Leader Profile: Amrita Athwal
Amrita joined us her freshman year of college as a participant in the MEDLIFE Be The One Campaign. She started her school’s MEDLIFE chapter, joined the Student Advisory Board, and…
Ecuador Intern Journal: Amrita
Ecuador Summer Intern Amrita Athwal is now back in her hometown of San Diego, California after her eight weeks abroad working with MEDLIFE. Before she left, she wrote about her…
Meet the Interns: Mauricio
Florida State graduate, Mauricio Parra-Ferro, is currently interning in Lima for his summer break. Find out more about him in his interview below: How did you get involved with MEDLIFE?…
Cervical Cancer Patient Update: Teresa Quispe Mallqui
In January of 2012, Teresa Quispe Mallqui approached a MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic in her community of Defensores de la Familia after hearing about the importance of getting a routine Pap…
Meet the Interns: Liz
Elizabeth Haro is a MEDLIFE summer intern working out of both Riobamba and Tena, Ecuador. Learn more about Liz below! Tell us an anecdote from your experience with MEDLIFE thus…
An Unexpected Gift From France Gives One Patient New Hope
We first met Gisela Neyra several months ago in her community of Sagrado Corazon de Jesus in Pamplona. She had found out about MEDLIFE when she met our Director of…
Meet the Interns: Amrita
Amrita Athwal is one of MEDLIFE’s interns in Ecuador this summer. She is currently staying in the sierra of Riobamba and has traveled to the Amazonian Jungle of Tena for…
Peru Intern Journal: Mauricio
Mauricio Parra is a 22-year-old Colombian native who recently came down to do a summer internship for MEDLIFE in Lima, Peru. Here he writes about his first two weeks on…
MEDLIFE’S Best New Chapter of the Year: University of Southern California
Starting a MEDLIFE chapter requires an impressive mix of creativity and dedication. While only one year old, the thriving chapter at the University of Southern California has demonstrated unflappable enthusiasm…
Peru Intern Journal II: Carolyn
My preparation for a summer interning for MEDLIFE did not just involve figuring out how to fit three months worth of clothes into one suitcase under 50 lbs (something…
Community Development Project: Torre de San Gabriel in Lima, Peru
MEDLIFE works with local authorities and community members to aid those most in need. Our Community Development Projects help to improve infrastructure in developing low-income communities and aim to lessen…