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1 PROJECT AMAZONAS June 14-23 2015

2 WHO TO CONTACT? Dr. DEVON GRAHAM, Ph.D. E-mail: devon@projectamazonas.orgdevon@projectamazonas.org -ANYONE WHO WENT ON THE TRIP: Hershel Dobkin, Alex Cook, Salman Chaudry, Tony Downs, Isaac Agboola, Marc Lubitz, Ben Willen

3 Cost? Trip Cost: $950 Program Fee (Includes all food, lodging on boat Flight Cost: About $700-900 depending on departure city Souvenirs: $100+ Food: Depends

4 Where did we go? Fly to Lima->Fly to Iquitos->Get on Boat- >Travel South on the River and tributaries to Rural Amazonian Villages

5 What did we do? Morning (8am-1130am) clinics set up in schoolhouses, village centers, etc. Interviewed patients of all ages, conducted focused physical exams Prescribed medications under supervision of Peruvian Doctor and Nurse Played soccer/fished/swam/hung out in afternoons Asked permission to village authorities night before.

6 What we learned? Many have little to no access to any form of healthcare Patient trust must not be taken for granted Humbling experience Advanced our clinical experience through use of minimal resources and alternate perspectives on medicine.

7 Cons Boat accomodations Bugs (at night) Unorganized at times (Crew took us to watch Soccer games instead of travelling further down river)

8 Interested? Contact Us! Dobkin.2@wright.edu marclubitz@gmail.com amfcook4@gmail.com bwillen90@gmail.com bigtdog2@hotmail.com isaackagboola@gmail.com Chaudry.3@wright.edu

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