Meet the Patient: Javier Sotero
The Pueblos Jovenes are not an easy place to make ends meet. Residents face long commutes to work and markets, and a long trip up the hills to their…
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Meet the Patient: Cecilla Rubinos
Cecilla Rubinos went to the doctor because her throat was so sore she couldn’t talk. When the doctor tilted her head back to examine her throat, he noticed…
Intern Journal: Leila El Adlouni
Thick fog hovers below. The grandiosity of the hills sends shivers down my spine. Looking into the distance sends me into a whirlwind of emotion, the view is simultaneously the…
2015-2016 SAB Applications are now open!
Are you a dedicated MEDLIFE chapter member who is looking for a way to become more involved in MEDLIFE? Applications for the MEDLIFE Student Advisory Board for the 2015-2016 school year…
Intern Journal: Daniela Carbajal
Peru has the most diverse natural habitats, striking panoramas and lively cultural productions that I have ever seen in my life! Never in my wildest dreams, did I imagine l…
Fostering Engagement Through Community Meetings
We stood on the hillside over looking the valley in Nueva Esperanza, a community on the outskirts of Lima where MEDLIFE works. Hundreds of tiny orbs of light spread…
Meet the Patient: Pompinchu
What do a soccer goalie in a giant spider costume and three guys dressed in clownish overalls have in common? Pikachu, the giant yellow mouse-like creature from Pokemon, is…
Intern Journal: Zoheb Sulaiman
From the start, MEDLIFE has had a profound effect on my college career. Before traveling on my first mobile clinic to Lima three years ago, I had been struggling with…
Meet the Interns Summer 2015 part 3
Name: Daniel Masin Hometown: Bellevue, Washington School: University of Washington Major: Biochemistry; Business Administration with a focus in Finance How I got involved with MEDLIFE: I participated on my first…
50:50 CAMPAIGN SPOTLIGHT: ECUADOR SUMMER SEASON
The last season of MEDLIFE Mobile Clinics in Ecuador was amazing. Many students raised funds for their trip through a 50:50 campaign, here are three of their stories. For more…
Intern Journal: Lauren St. George
Water. Such a basic and common thing in my life that I never stopped to think, ‘what my life would be like without easy access to clean water’? Clean, safe…
Meet the Patient: Graciela Montes Leiva
Graciela Montes Leiva is 45 years old and lives in the community of Ciudad de Dios at San Juan de Miraflores. She was born in Arequipa, lived in La…