We had a very busy but successful second week of the medical brigade with different activities.
Educational talk with students from the Estelí Women's School.
Kirsten Meisinger (family medicine doctor) and Rosa Palacios from Boston with expertise in healthcare advocacy.
The talks are about reproductive health.
Educational talks with health promoters.
The medical students gave educational talks about health issues to the local health promoters in five municipalities: San Nicolas, San Juan de Limay, Pueblo Nuevo, Condega and La Trinidad.
Emily Kemper and Danielle Matonis (medical students) giving a workshop to local health promoters in Condega.
Dr Juliane Ferrari, specialized in geriatric medicine, giving a workshop to local health promoters in San Juan de Limay.
Dr. Kirsten Meisinger (left).
Patient care in different communities.
Lisa B Voltarelli (left), medical student, with patients.
Omara Hidalgo (left), interpreter, with a patient.
George Watson (right), interpreter, with a patient.
Dr. Ethan Berke (family medicine doctor) with a patient.
Steve Vogel (right), adult nurse practitioner, with a patient.
Danielle Matonis (medical student) with a patient.
Leonel (student doing internship with the domestic violence program) with a patient.
Dr. Kaily McLellan (left), family medicine resident, and Omara Hidalgo (right), interpreter, with a patient.
With supervision, one of the doctor's daughter helps taking the blood pressure.
Dr. Ethan Berke and Geoge (interpreter) with a patient.
Alison Bell (right), nurse, with one of the doctor's daughters.
Dr. Kaily McLellan with patients.
Lisa B Voltarelli with a patient.
With supervision, one of the doctor's daughter helps taking the blood pressure.
Karla Boyd (pediatrician resident) with a patient.
Nicole St Omer Roy (left), medical student, with a patient and interpreter George (right).
With supervision, one of the doctor's daughter helps taking the blood pressure.
Dr. Cathy Shubkin (pediatrician) and Saikrishna Kugabalasooriar (medical student) with a patient.
One of the doctor's daughter with Dagoberto (driver).
Nicole St. Omer Roy with a patient.
One of the doctor's daughters takes details from a patient.
Dr. Kaily McLellan with a patient.
Saikrishna Kugabalasooriar (medical student) with a patient.
Alison bell with a patient.
Dr. Ethan Berke and interpreter George.
Danielle Matonis and Alison Bell.
Dr. Bruce Kenny (family medicine doctor).
With supervision, one of the doctor's daughters assists a patient.
Dr. Desiree Wagner (pediatrician resident) with a patient.
Ella, Nathalie and Ellie, daughters of doctors participating on the brigade.
Dr. Nancy Morden (family medicine doctor) with a patient.
Leonel with a patient.
With supervision, one of the doctor's daughters assists a patient.
Local doctor of the health post.
Koki Takada, volunteer at Superemos.
Mural project.
Children of participants on the medical brigade making a mural.
Allan Parrales, member of the cooperative, coordinates the work.
Francisca Arcia, painting teacher, helps.
Hannah Curteis, coordinator of the art project, Patrick, Peter and Jen, all supporters of the medical brigade.
Donation of two guitars.
Peter (music teacher in EEUU) and Rowan (music student in EEUU) donated two guitars to the music project.
Jubelkys (music students) and Hannah Curteis receive one of the guitars.
Byron (music teacher) and one of his students receive the other guitar.
Goodbye activity
Alison Bell, Dr. Bruce Kenny and Steve Vogel.
Peter Loewightan (pediatrician and head of the medical brigade), Bertha Sanabira (school director of the Estelí Women's School) and Gladys Ruiz (preventive health program coordinator).
Nancy Morden (family medicine doctor) with her daughter and husband Dr. Ethan Berke.
Dr. Steve Chapman (pediatrician), Dr. Ethan Berke's daughter, Allison's daughter, Stephen Sefton (Superemos Foundation), Allison Bell, Dr. Bruce Kenny.
A blind student from the Estelí Women's School.
Dr. Cathy Shubkin (pediatrician) with her two daughters and Stephen Sefton.
Students from the Estelí Women's School.
Bertha Sanabria.
Allison Bell with her daughter, Phoebe.
Dr. Cathy Shubkin with her daughters, Nathalie and Ella.
Dr. Ethan Berke's daughters, Nina and Lucy.
Dr. Nancy Morden, Dr. Steve Chapman and Dr. Ethan Berke.
Steve Vogel and Dr. Bruce Kenny.
Dr. Peter Loewightan.