Sharewood Clinic Analysis

Hospital volunteers are crucial to the hospital environment. The hospital volunteers are people who interact with the patient if the parent can’t make it on time because of a meeting or simply are there when a kid needs help with his math homework or is bored of watching T.V.. Kids also seek out advice from different people that are not their family. A lot of the kids at the Children’s Hospital in Aurora have been there their whole life and volunteers tend to make a great connection with them after each shift. Most of the volunteers are white because of the connections their family members can make and they can get a good reference when filling out the application to become a volunteer. At the Children’s Hospital of Aurora there are not many Hispanic women volunteers that are college educated. These young women have a lot to say when it comes to volunteering at the Children’s Hospital.

My personal experience gives me emotional strength and purpose to serve the vulnerable sections of society through pediatric health care. Growing up in a remote town in

As a volunteer at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, I saw a glimpse of the disparities and problems that exist in the US. I saw patients in the emergency

As a student aspiring to pursue a medical career, I knew it was imperative to attain a firsthand experience in a medical setting. Therefore, my experience volunteering at the Volunteer Healthcare Clinic, or VHC, was profoundly significant as it allowed me to learn how the profession was in practice, which strengthen my desire to become a doctor. This experience, engaging with patients and physicians, exposed me to a different side of medicine through which I learned the crucial role of interpersonal communication; and, it also led me to discover a new aspect of medicine that captured my interest and motivated me to seek a profession within this field of study.

For the past three years, I volunteered with a group of doctors and nurses to staff a medical clinic that traveled to underserved villages in Belize. Belize has a nationalized health care system, so in theory the public has primary and preventative care available to them. But, access to this care can be limited for many of the residents who live

As part of my Master's program, I completed a practicum project. Through a four-quarter course, I developed a global health project that culminated with my practicum experience. I spent four weeks in Puerto Escondido, Mexico during the month of October. Through this experience, I learned more about primary care and preventative medicine in Oaxaca, one of the poorest states in Mexico. I also strengthen qualities such as cultural competence, teamwork, sensitivity, reliability, and service orientation.This is a very meaningful experience since it is a project that I was completely in charge of: from choosing the topic and location of my practicum to analyzing the data and creating a final report. Through conducting questionnaires and accessing

I have extensive volunteer experience in working with the medically underserved, and economically disadvantaged. Volunteering at the Siloam Family Health Center has been a rewarding experience on so many levels. What makes Siloam special is that it is dedicated to serving the highly diverse city of Nashville, which is home to a plethora of immigrants and refugees. Not only is Siloam keen in serving immigrants and refugees, but also those that are medically underserved. Siloam also welcomes those who do not possess health insurance. Thus, its services are affordable because fees are based on a sliding scale, so patients do not have to worry about facing any financial burdens. Having patients that are immigrants and refugees means that Siloam

Eight years of experience in emergency medical services have granted me the opportunity to observe our world through a diverse pair of glasses. Interacting with and treating patients outside of the hospital offers the rare perspective of viewing the environment from which our patients originate. This has opened my eyes to the struggles and barriers those in a lower socioeconomic status face. Working in the urban, suburban, and rural settings, I have treated patients from all walks of life. Knowing all patients are people with various backgrounds and experiences, I learned that communication must be personal and sincere. Navigating the obstacle course that is the patient-provider relationship takes practice, but more importantly, it requires

One of the most direction giving experiences this past semester was meeting Deogratias Niyizonkiza. He is known for his healthcare facility Village Health Works, located in his home country of Burundi. A non-profit organization, the facility treats all who come. As I spoke to him, his passion for helping and healing those without resources, resounded in me. He saw a need in his home country, and left an easier life in America to fix it. Speaking to him, cemented my goal and desire to enter medical school and work toward fixing health care disparities. In Nigeria, the health-care system is very poor. As a Nigerian, this issue troubles me. My goal one day would be to reduce the extreme health-care disparity found in my home country. Wealthy Nigerians fly to Western countries to be treated, while those who cannot afford to suffer from even simple illnesses. My mother 's childhood friend passed away just a month ago from an upper respiratory infection. Here in America, an upper respiratory infection will rarely cause death in a young person if properly treated. A person passing away from inadequate health resources is so commonplace in Nigeria, that when it occurs, it does not even cause outrage.

SCOPE is a student-run organization committed to empowering medically underserved families with free/low-cost resources. As a volunteer, I dedicated my time to comprehensively meeting the needs of patients by addressing personal concerns and assessing care options. Through case management, I realized that developing effective rapport and following up on a weekly basis were crucial in sustaining strong relationships with patients. As the program coordinator during my second year (6 hours/week), I oversaw the clinic’s functionality, modified SCOPE’s intake form to improve the experience for both patients and volunteers, and assisted in coordinating the organization’s first health fair.

By attending the Rosland Franklin University of Medicine and Science I hope to return to my community in order to provide care in an under-served area of the country and to act as a role model to all individuals. I look forward to working with all groups of people of differing race, culture, and religion, in order to show that education is the way out of poverty while building within your own community. I plan to do this by providing podiatric care, but perhaps the most significant impact will come from mentoring children on the importance of personal growth and giving back to the community. By working with local hospitals and within the community of healthcare professionals I hope to inspire others to go beyond the standard by continuing to work towards growing and improving the quality of care provided within under-served

Growing up in a small, rural, tight-knit community instilled within me the desire to seek and build community wherever I go. A community is supportive, and each individual is a significant puzzle piece in the framework of daily life. As a future medical professional, I will strive to ensure my patients and their families always feel welcome, comfortable, and well informed during each visit.

Currently in my third year, I am volunteering at my local hospital and residential home, Baillie House, through the VolunTEEN program as Team Leader. Being a part of the program has opened me to a new perspective on health. I have learned to socially adapt and build strong bonds, as well as initiate ways to help others. Furthermore, hearing residents tell their stories or taking patients outside for a casual walk allowed me to broaden my understanding and open up as an individual. On

When I was 12, my mother underwent a knee replacement. Five years later, my father was diagnosed with leukemia and received chemotherapy. I witnessed first hand my parents’ frustrations in maneuvering the healthcare system because they did not speak English. Not only did I act as their translator in navigating the medical terminology, diagnosis, treatments, and billing but in doing so, it encouraged me to better understand why patients with language barriers, such as my parents, felt disregarded and received substandard care. During my freshman year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) I put into perspective the lack of educational opportunities in underserved communities and their contributions to health disparities. I have felt that it is my calling to address the lack of access to education, health care and

Last summer during a month-long Summer International Health Fellowship in Peru, I saw first hand how special health care is and how much of a privilege it is to