Medicine in Society Health Project: Five Students' Journey to a Resource-Limited Clinic in the Haitian Countryside.

Aneesh Gupta, Marie Claire Lamb, John Sisney, Chantel Taylor, Timothy Ziethen, Yvens Laborde

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Are you ready? A systematic review of pre-departure resources for global health electives.BMC medical education · 2019
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Aneesh GuptaThe University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA.

Marie Claire LambThe University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA.

John SisneyThe University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA.

Chantel TaylorThe University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA.

Timothy ZiethenThe University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA.

Yvens LabordeThe University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFive medical students traveled with 4 doctors and a medical photographer to Mayaya, La Victoire, Haiti, as part of a Medicine in Society rotation to provide medical care to the indigenous population.

methodsPreparation for the trip involved special study in identifying microbes and using blood analysis equipment; work in a clinic for underserved people in the New Orleans, LA, area; background reading; Haitian dialect classes; and development of ideas for streamlining clinic operations.

resultsDuring the week in country, the healthcare team saw 472 patients and made more than 1,100 diagnoses. A shortage in almost all needed medications was one of the biggest challenges.

conclusionEach aspect of the pretrip training was useful but did not prepare the students for the conditions in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Overall, the clinic functioned smoothly, and each student had an important role to play each day. Medicine in Society-Haiti gave the medical students a completely new perspective on medicine as they experienced firsthand the ethical dilemma of resource scarcity.

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PMCPMC5625984

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