Naomi Ayoade

Interacted with patients.
Assisted Dentists during triage by scribing and directing patients to the next location.
Sanitized the examination beds.
Saw tooth extractions and cleanings.
Translated in Spanish when was possible for me, for Spanish speaking patients, or used Google translate.
It was an amazingly immersive experience that I enjoyed very much while getting to interact with diverse groups of people!

Learned about the diseases within the community and their symptoms.
Viewed and learned about the Regadillos community, and urban and rural clinics.
Met and interacted with the community health workers.
Telemedicine training
Participated in the Urban Clinic and interacted with the patients in Spanish when asking the triage and consultation questions.
Viewed bpm and digital autoscope of patient's ear and throat
Discussed skin infections, gastroenteritis, gastritis, retinitis, pharmacokinetics ladme, and pharmacodynamics.
Saw hypertension, myopia, astigmatism, common cold, pharyngitis, dentistry, and medications being prescribed.
Researched common infectious diseases within the community i.e. Chagas disease
Researched the community health workers in Honduras, Egypt, and America.
Presented Charla presentation on nutrition for the kids.
Discussed the healthcare system in Honduras, global medical brigade impact, evaluation, and data informatics.
Participated in cultural activities and debriefing.
I really enjoyed this experience; it was extremely captivating, insightful, and engaging! I loved interacting with the patients, doctors, fellow volunteers, and Ana.

Interacted with patients.
Transported patients to the checkout area.
Sanitized the examination rooms.
Shadowed doctors and assisted them as they requested.
Saw seboria keratosis, epidermal inclusions, breast examination, and vaginal cysts.
It was a lovely, immersive experience that I enjoyed very much!

Assisted with the thrift clothing market, passed out flyers and informed students about the Global Medical Brigades Honduras at Kennesaw State.

Assisted with the thrift clothing market, passed out flyers and informed students about the Global Medical Brigades organization at Kennesaw State.

It was a very heartwarming and educational experience!
Attended and participated in Global Brigade Greece workshops, Farsi and Greek language lessons, and a refugee talk where we created an informative and fun skit/presentation on the effects of drug usage.

It was such an amazing, insightful, eye-opening experience!
Worked in the pediatric department by assisting the pediatrician during the examination of children by recording their percentile chart weight, and taking their height using a stadiometer.
Shadowed the pediatrician as she gave Polio, Meningitis, Boostrix vaccines, and was educated on infant botulism, vaccination sites, craniosynostosis, plagiocephaly, TB testing, and intussusception.
Saw thyroid enlargement and healed scabies.
Worked in ophthalmology by assisting the optometrist with eye exams.
Shadowed the optometrist as she gave eye examinations using the autorefractor, slit lamp, and fluorescein eye stein .
Saw diagnoses of dry eyes, myopia, astigmatism, and hyperopia.
Worked with the inventory and obtained the prescription of glasses using a lensometer..

Assisted the kids during their therapeutic horseback riding lesson, so much fun!

Engaged in tennis-style games with school-aged kids. I had an extremely fun time!