Travel with a Purpose!
COMMUNITY HEALTH
Medical Assistant


Plan Prep Time:          21 days min required before arrival date
Service Term:              14 days min required  - 32 hrs/week required
Spanish Skills:             Intermediate
Experience Required:  Students and/or Professionals may apply
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​Community health is a major field of study within the medical and clinical sciences which focuses on the maintenance, protection, and improvement of the health status of population groups and communities as opposed to the health of individual patients. During In this rotation you will experience how Colombian health professionals from different specialized fields view Colombian community health.  You may choose 1 or 2 of the following work settings:
  • Retirement Homes - Elderly Care
  • Public Health Campaigns 
  • CNA Tech School - Teacher Assistant
  • Regional Hospitals - Rotations​
  • Sexual Health - Outreach
  • Rural Medical Clinics - Shadowing
  • Physical Therapy Clinic 
  • Traditional Medicine Shop 
  • Special Education Center
  • Sex Workers Childcare Center
  • Nutrition Program
  • Pharmacy & Health Store
  • HMO Internship
  • Health Products Laboratory
  • Dental Clinic
  • Emergency Medicine – First Responder ridealong in 911 responses
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PARTNERS

Partner:  San Marcos Hospital - Chinchina, Caldas
Partner:  Hospital San Vicente - Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda
Partner:  ​Universidad Catolica de Manizalez - Partner university - School of Nursing
Partner:  Universidad Catolica de Manizalez - Partner university - School of Nursing
Special Partner

GLOBAL HEALTH TEAMS  -  INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING (ISL)

Minga House Foundation is an affiliate non-profit organization to International Service Learning (ISL), one of the most trusted and well etablished service missions providers in the U.S founded in 1994.  ​ISL has been providing sustainable medical service in 12 developing Latin American & African countries for over 20 years at more than 1600 students annually. Our medical programs offer incredible hands-on programatic learning for volunteers and vital life services for those in need. ISL partners with some of the finest universities to offer credit programs for many students and offers a continuing education outlet for fully licensed nurses and doctors. Find a team that excites you, sign up and we’ll take care of the rest. You’ll have the time of your life while making a difference for some truly amazing people.  Join the Next Team!
​Minga House Foundation individual volunteer experiences DO NOT include particiaption in ISL Global Health Teams.  ISL Global Health Teams are very rebust excursions and require a great deal more logistical planning & support, in-country health permits, liability insurance, ​specialized paid staff, transportation, medications and supplies.   It is why they cost much more.
​GoAbroad.com:  Colombia - Country Coordinator Profile
Published 26 January 2015​
GoAbroad.com:  Why International Experience is Essential for Nurses
by TRACEY LONG Published26 January 2016​
​The following VIDEOS were made by ISL volunteers in Colombia. Watch them so you may better understand ISL service projects.  For more information go to International Service Learning.