VCOM - Carolinas 2017 Yearbook

CAROLINAS OUTREACH

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I n 2016-2017, two groups of students from VCOM-Carolinas traveled to Honduras to provide care for those in need. The first outreach experience took place in October, with 29 student participants, and the second took place in April, with 23 medical students on board. Through a collaborative partnership with the Baxter Foundation in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, VCOM assisted in re-opening the James Moody Adams (JMA) Clinic, providing primary care services for the local community.

Honduras, the College provides annual medical outreach for a remote region in the mountains, where the country’s coffee crops are grown. For most of the patients from the region, this is the only healthcare they receive each year. SECOND-YEAR VCOM STUDENTS 18 by the numbers ONE-WEEK OUTREACH TRIPS IN 2016-2017 in outreach in October o n e h u n d r e d N e w w ome n ’s h e a l t h i n i t i a t i v e p r o v i d e d p a p sme a r s , r e s u l t i n g i n s e v e n t y d i a g n o s e s a n d t h i r t y r e f e r r a l s f o r a f t e r - c a r e OUTREACH TWO participating SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUTREACH IN APRIL 29 HONDURAS

In addition to the sustainable clinic, VCOM students coordinate an annual healthcare prevention and primary care screening program for the villages and communities that surround Tegucigalpa, referring patients with more serious conditions to the JMA Clinic for care. A new women’s health initiative provided over 100 pap smears each month and screened for infections, resulting in over 700 diagnoses of infections and 30 referrals for follow-up care. Though VCOM does not operate an affiliated clinic in Santa Rosa,

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