Dr. Francisco Rico (Left) and Dr. Juan Jose Jauregui Lomeli, Associate Dean for the Program of Medicine in the Community (PMC) (Right) stand next to Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara‘s PMC Mobile Medical Unit. This state-of-the-art unit was provided by funds from the local Rotary Club. The mobile medical unit can travel virtually anywhere in Latin America during natural disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes.
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Dr. Julio (left) reviews concepts and answers questions for the promotoras. During this launch, near Ojuelos, Jalisco, the four villages of La Granja, Morenitos, La Presa and Salitrillo sent women elected by those communities to receive training. As you can see in the photo, some of the promotora’s children joined them and even learned CPR. Each promotora on graduation day received their medical kits and a diploma.
The medical kits contain bandages, a stethoscope, a baumanometer, an instrument kit, first aid supplies, vitamins, anti-parasitics, anti-spider venom, a manual respirator, IV supplies, rehydration solution, antihistamines, and many other medicines.
Dr. Julio helps a new promotora in La Granja, Jalisco with CPR. During the morning of Graduation Day, the promotoras review the skills they learned during the week. Dr. Julio and the other visiting doctors from UAG’s PMC make sure that each of the promotoras are comfortable with CPR, giving injections, taking blood pressure and montoring glucose levels.
The blue vests worn by the PMC Brigade (Programa de Medicina de La Comunidad) are easily identifiable by the villagers near Ojuelos. In addition to training the promotoras (community health workers), these young doctors are providing essential medical care to community members. The promotoras receive one-on-one, hands-on training by treating their fellow villagers under the direction of the PMC doctors.
Tia is fortunate to have Dr. Julio join us in villages near Ojuelos. Dr. Julio accompanied us to Sayula for our promotora (community health worker) training there in March. The photo above shows him demonstrating each of the items in the medical kits for the promotoras. Dr. Julio and the others wearing blue vests are all from the Programa de Medicina de la Comunidad (PMC) (Community Medicine Program) at Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara (UAG).
A brigade of 25 medical students, professors and doctors left Sunday afternoon for the long drive to Ojuelos. Laura, Paty and her sister Monica brought the supplies for the medical kits and food for the trip. UAG’s PMC Program is generously supplying much needed medicine and lab tests for the communities. The whole brigade will be sleeping and eating with the communities, a testament to their dedication.
Keep checking back for more Notes from the Field coming over the next week!
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