Meet The Staff: Carmen Narvaez
Carmen Narvaez is a nurse technician and a vital part of the MEDLIFE support team. The nurses on the MEDLIFE team work directly in the communities to ensure patient follow-up…
MEDLIFE Stories
MEDLIFE Doctor Spotlight: Carolina Wong
Thirty-six-year-old Dr. Carolina Wong has been working with MEDLIFE as a dentist in Lima for almost two years. She was first motivated to pursue medicine because of her desire to…
MEDLIFE Chapter Spotlight: The Ohio State University
This blog is part of a series showcasing chapters that won awards in this year’s MEDLIFE Awards. Each week we will be talking to a chapter to hear about their…
Meet the Summer Interns 2017 (Part 1)
The first half of our Summer 2017 MEDLIFE Intern have finally arrived in Lima! Keep reading to learn more about them! Aidan Wells: Communications Intern Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia School: University…
MEDLIFE Holds An Educational Workshop
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, the MEDLIFE team visited Villa Rica, a community nestled in the Lomo Corvina zone of Villa El Salvador district, to conduct a crucial educational workshops.…
MEDLIFE Chapter Spotlight: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Welcome to our blog series featuring award-winning chapters from this year’s MEDLIFE Awards. Each week, we’ll delve into the strategies that led to their success in healthcare. Interested in starting…
MEDLIFE Doctor Spotlight: Evelin Mota
Evelin Mota, now a 27-year-old doctor, traces her passion for medicine back to her childhood. Growing up with a nurse mother, Evelin often found herself in hospitals, witnessing firsthand the…
MEET THE PATIENT: Kassandra Muyolema
On monday March 27th, during our Spring 2017 season, MEDLIFE held a Mobile Clinic in the Chipsa community, located in Guano City, an hour and a half away from the city of Riobamba, Province of…
MEDLIFE Chapter Spotlight: University of Pennsylvania
This blog is part of a series showcasing chapters that won awards in this year’s MEDLIFE Awards. Each week we will be talking to a chapter to hear about…
MEDLIFE Chapter Spotlight: University of Tampa
This blog is part of a series showcasing chapters that won awards in this years MEDLIFE Awards. Each week we will be talking to a chapter to hear about their…
MEDLIFE Doctor Spotlight: Gustavo Arnao GarcÃa
Dr. Gustavo Arnao GarcÃa found his motivation to study medicine in his father, rheumatologist and former president of the Peruvian Society of Rheumatology. This example lead Dr. Gustavo to pursue his career…
Renovating a school in Ecuador
Last week, MEDLIFE staff and volunteers worked with the Atahualpa neighborhood in Tena, Ecuador to paint and restore the local day care school in the area. Volunteers worked for 4…