As most of you know I have started the
Masters portion of my Nursing education at University of Massachusetts Medical
School in Worcester, MA. Every year in March the Medical School goes to the
Dominican Republic to provide health care to the local people. Mobile clinics
are set up for impoverished families because they have no other access to
health care. Over the years the popularity of the trip has increased and there
were many people that were interested in going to the DR. Unfortunately, there
was not room for everyone to attend and a lottery had to be implemented. I was
asked to participate in extra community service prior to the trip, that
community service would be incorporated with the Dominican trip and would
therefore guarantee me a spot to attend the Medical Mission trip. I have
chosen to do participate in the community service outreach as well as have
secured my spot to attend the Dominican in March.
This is a great opportunity for me to get
hands on experience as well as serving those who are in dire need. As an NP
student I will have the chance to perform a wide range of different exams on
women, children, men, and the elderly. Many of the past students talked
about their experiences and for all, it was an amazing learning
experience. Being in an accelerated Nurse Practitioner program I don't
have an excessive amount of patient care experience like other traditional
students do. This trip allows students to perform assessments that they otherwise would not be able to complete. One thing that the students
expressed gratefulness towards was the amount of women physicals
and gynecological exams that they were able to complete. Not only was it an
amazing way for hands on learning, but also they were providing services that
these women would otherwise never receive.
HERE is an article posted in 2011 in
regards to the trip and how life changing it was for the students as well as
for the people living in the
Dominican.
Although this is is a medical mission trip,
I hope I can use this experience to reach out to the people of La Romana
and tell them about Jesus.
This is an opportunity of a lifetime and I
am blessed to have been chosen to attend this mission trip. I ask you; my
friends, family, and loved ones for continued prayer as the group prepares for
the trip and also as we gather the finances to attend the trip. Unfortunately,
mission trips are not free/cheap and it can be costly to fly to other
countries. The entire cost covers all expenses so I shouldn't have to
worry about finances once in the Dominican.
I have attached a
link below for my fundraising page if you wish to donate.
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