M1/M2 Service/Learning/Research Projects
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Students from the 2009 Cuban Medical
ExperienceService and Learning Trip.
Cuba (2009 Post-Trip Report)
The Cuban Medical Experience trip provides educational and humanitarian experience for first year medical students. The goal of the trip is twofold: learn firsthand about the Cuban health care system by visiting local physicians and institutions at various levels of the system and also provide humanitarian aid in the form of medicines and medical supplies to the institutions visited. The trip exposes students to an alternative health care system that often works at the local level and which stresses preventative care and public health measures. Through the trip, students gain an appreciation of the ways in which another culture views health and medicine and how those philosophies translate into health policies.
Student Jeremy Jackson from the 2008
Dominican Republic "Health in Action" Service
and Learning Trip, with patients.
Dominican Republic
“Health in Action,” the service and learning trip to the Dominican Republic has shown substantial progress in transitioning from operating clinics inthree local communities to running health education fairs for the members of each of the communities in order to enhance the trip's sustainability. In addition to providing information about how to live a healthier life on a daily basis to prevent health problems, people coming to the fair are screened for several common ailments and directed to local physicians if treatment is necessary.
(2008 Post-Trip Report)
The 2008 Egypt Service and Learning Trip.
Egypt
The Egypt Service and Learning Trip is the newest trip established as an M1/M2 Trip. The goals of the trip are to estblish a site in the Middle East at which University of Michigan medical students can provide humanitarian outreach to underserved populations, address women's health issues in Egypt, provide medical supplies, and survey patient populations to evaluate relevant health risks that have been overlooked.
A student on the 2009 Guatemala Service
and Learning Trip performing patient check-
ups.Guatemala (2009 Post-Trip Report)
The San Lucas Mission is a one week mobile clinic operated amongst the surrounding pueblos of San Lucas Tolimán. In addition to the clinical activities, the San Lucas mission has established several programs including the Parish housing program, the Land distribution program, the Juan Ana Coffee project, and the Portable water project. The mission also has a dozen other projects in the areas of healthcare, education, disaster relief, food/land, reforestation, and healthcare.
Students from the 2009 Jamaica Service and
Learning Trip taught children about basic
health hygiene.
Jamaica
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The dedicated students on the Jamaica Service and Learning Trip primarily staffed the health clinic, taking patients’ vital information such as blood pressure, blood glucose, height, weight, vision, and heart rate.
The group visits local kindergartens, elementary schools and middle schools to teach children about basic health hygiene such as tooth brushing and hand washing as well as nutrition Teaching 9 classes, reaching over 225 students, out M1 and M2 students teach the value of safe sex and the dangers of STDs and early pregnancy, including safe sexual practices, the necessity to treat women with respect, and dispelling false information about masturbating.
Furthermore, the group, in past years has begun the process of designing a bridge in the community that would span a river that was constantly flooded. (2008 Post-Trip Report)
Students on the 2009 Peru Service and
Learning Trip, monitoring a newborn. Peru
Learn more about Project Suyana.
Students on the Peru Service and Learning Trip develop hands-on skills working side-by-side with outstanding physicians. The group brings medications from the United States to distribute to patients while observing the patient population and clinic logistics.
