VCOM 2021 Annual Report

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“The Global Health Seminar has helped me understand how global leaders make important decisions that affect hundreds of thousands of lives. Perfect

“One thing that I will take away from the Global Seminar will be my continued devotion and interest in learning about the people, cultures, and beliefs in my own community

solutions do not exist when there are so many people with varying perspectives. The video case scenarios showed me that it is possible to brainstorm various ideas and yet problems arise when trying to implement them in a real-world setting. The most valuable thing I have learned in this class is the importance of listening to everyone’s viewpoints and gaining a larger perspective.”

or in other countries. My interest in global health and the pursuit of a better world is a large part of why I majored in anthropology and decided to pursue an education in medicine, and one of the main reasons I chose VCOM. Taking this course allowed me the opportunity to learn more about global health issues.” Bradlee Palmquist VCOM-Carolinas Spring 2020

Neva Mebane VCOM-Carolinas Spring 2020

VCOM International Videoconference Support

D uring COVID-19, the VCOM International Program launched a biweekly Zoom Video Conference, including all physicians in the VCOM clinics in Honduras, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. Each session included reports on conditions in each country and sharing strategies for clinic activities, updates on VCOM medical school activities, updates and suggestions from Dr. Joe Bryan, previously with CDC regional directorate for the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico. These sessions provided an outlet for the physicians to share and discuss their respective challenges and develop strategies together.

Dr. Bryan provided information from VCOM, which helped protect the physicians, adapt the clinic to reduce exposure and develop strategies for prevention, detection and care.

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