{"id":59,"date":"2015-09-25T15:17:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T15:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/ma-biomedicine\/?p=59"},"modified":"2015-09-25T15:17:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T15:17:31","slug":"summer-2015-cross-culture-journeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/ma-biomedicine\/2015\/09\/25\/summer-2015-cross-culture-journeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2015 Cross Culture Journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to the Fall 2015-Spring 2016<\/strong> school year! \u00a0Not only our we welcoming back the school year, but we are also welcoming back returning students from their Cross Culture journey<\/a>! \u00a0Let’s take a look at where the students went over the summer:<\/p>\n

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Nicaragua<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Two pre-dental students, Tareq and Ruchir,\u00a0<\/em>had the opportunity to go on a dental mission with the organization International Service Learning<\/a>. \u00a0 Over the course of 3 clinic days, the students saw and provided dental treatment to a total of 65 patients. \u00a0The patient population was comprised mainly of pediatric patients, in lieu with disabled children. \u00a0From this experience, Tareq and Ruchir learned various dental procedures and techniques as well as patient interaction skills.<\/p>\n

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Kentucky<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Two pre-health students, Diana\u00a0and Vip,\u00a0<\/em>had the opportunity to go on a healthcare\u00a0mission. \u00a0They were joined by two recent\u00a0M.A. in Biomedicine\u00a0graduates, Sharang and Katarina, who were completing their program requirements. \u00a0During their time in Kentucky, these students had the opportunity to shadow physicians. \u00a0 The patient population was comprised mainly of patients who are at risk or are on Medicaid. \u00a0The students had frequent encounters with drug dependent patients, whose drug of choice was Krokodil. \u00a0Krokodil consumption causes terrible effects on the body, especially of the skin. \u00a0Another aspect of this trip involved medical ethics. \u00a0 So for example, let’s say there were two patients who came to the hospital\/ER at the same time. \u00a0One patient is currently having a severe seizure while the second patient had a lung condition. The students said that the hospital\/ER gives priority to patients who have immediate heart and lung conditions. From this experience, Diana and Vip obtained first hand exposure and experience to medicine and medical ethics.<\/p>\n

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Guatemala<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Three\u00a0pre-health\u00a0students, Rachel, Jared,\u00a0and Alex,\u00a0<\/em>had the opportunity to go on a healthcare\u00a0mission with the organization Concern America<\/a>. \u00a0 The students were in a clinical setting for a duration of one week, and encountered different types of healthcare: primary care, environmental health and education, and preventive medicine. \u00a0They also pointed out that in clinic, women’s health was in a separate corner as this topic is considered a type of taboo. \u00a0The patient population was comprised mainly of residents in rural areas. \u00a0Patients from this population had frequent diagnoses of diabetes, hyper tension, and obesity, which is also very common in America. From this experience, Rachel, Jared, and Alex obtained first hand exposure to rural medicine. \u00a0Jared even got to administer a cortisone injection into a patient’s shoulder!<\/p>\n

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Belize<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Three\u00a0pre-health\u00a0students, Hannah, Chanel, and Nikita<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>had the opportunity to go on a healthcare\u00a0mission\u00a0with the organization International Service Learning<\/a>. \u00a0The students were enrolled in classes while in Belize. \u00a0One class was about Emergency Medicine while another class focused on suture techniques. \u00a0The students provided freehealth care and on average saw 30 patients a day!\u00a0\u00a0The patient population was comprised mainly of residents in remote villages. Patients from this population had frequent diagnoses of Scabies, Dengue Fever, and infections caused by Enterobius\u00a0and Amebas. From this experience, Hannah, Chanel, and Nikita\u00a0obtained first hand exposure to pediatrics, women’s health, and even\u00a0pharmacology!<\/p>\n

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Overall, all the students had a memorable trip with eye opening patient interactive experiences!<\/p>\n

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Welcome back to the Fall 2015-Spring 2016 school year! \u00a0Not only our we welcoming back the school year, but we are also welcoming back returning students from their Cross Culture journey! \u00a0Let’s take a look at where the students went over the summer:   Nicaragua Two pre-dental students, Tareq and Ruchir,\u00a0had the opportunity to go....<\/p>

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