Intercambio - medical/dental projects

photo - doctor treating a little Mayan baby

Intercambio invites you to make a difference

Intercambio has for several years included a medical/dental component on our winter trips. Often it is the only chance for some professionals or students to experience a third-world medical environment. Past trips have served as many as 3000 patients medically, and 500 dental patients in a seven day period.

Intercambio is currently working with the School of Nursing and Health Studies at Georgetown University and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University to provide students with "hands on" third world medical experience. Health education classes teach villagers important lessons that will have long-lasting benefit.

photo - group heath education lesson being delivered in a village

photo - volunteers staffing the pharmacy at the clinic in the village

If you are a health care professional (or student) --physician, dentist, pharmacist, optometrist, dental assistant, nurse, or lab tech, you can make a difference--please press here to see whether the next trip will include a medical component. or call Jack Diel at (812) 232-0186 to see how your abilities can help.

photo of dental clinic in village showing all 3 dentists working with patients