VIDA UW

With our medical program, you get hands on experience helping patients as you learn basic medical examination techniques. Instead of just shadowing local doctors, we are going to really put you to work.

 

Volunteers will actively participate in the following areas with an emphasis on hands-on experience (via interpreters as needed):

 

 Conducting patient interviews along with a thorough patient history. Taking patient vital signs. Performing basic physical exams and assessments. (May include blood sugar monitoring and urinalysis). Volunteers may assist with pre-natal wellness checkups on expectant mothers. Present patient information to professional medical staff along with differential diagnosis and proposed treatment plan recommendations. Working in our pharmacy. Performing public health screenings and community education discussions to help promote public awareness.

 

Participants will always be supervised by local licensed professionals.

 

Field clinics are designed to offer general consults to support needy communities or remote villages in providing basic health care. There will be no surgeries or specialty procedures performed at the field clinics.Volunteers are allowed to actively participate in all areas of the clinic at the discretion of VIDA staff. Any hands on work will be supervised and performed alongside local licensed doctors. Supervising doctors make the final decision about procedures performed and capability of volunteers.

 

Some of the most common diseases that we will encounter are the following:

 Parasites. Gastritis. Muscle-Skeletal pains. UTI Upper respiratory infections. Pneumonia. Cold/Cough. Fungal infections. Scabies. Diabetes. Heart disease. Malnutrition. Skin Infections.

 

Clinics are held in community centers, churches, schools, private farms, local ranches, and animal rescue centers in coordination with local community members and organizations. These settings may have latrines, no running water, no electricity, and exposure to dust, sun, and heat. Our clinics may be in humble communities, but we have set the highest level of professionalism for all our volunteers and staff. You can expect to work in a professional and respectful environment at all times.