Flying Samaritans at UCSDFall Quarter GBM 1Wednesday October 15th 2014 @8PM

Care. Service.Passion.

Proud to be a Flying Samaritan

Part of the Flying Samaritans Palomar Chapter.

Flying Samaritans at UCSD is 14 years old

Undergraduate students of the UCSD Flying Samaritans visit a clinic in Chapultepec, Ensenada on a Saturday day trip every month.

Free Medical and Dental care

On the Road

Our Day on the trip Begins:• Meet at Stein Clinic 6:30-7am• Drive to clinic and arrive at 10am• Consultations and Procedures

begin when we arrive and end around 2-3pm

• We get tacos from the taco shack.• Head home around 4pm• Arrive at the border around 8pm

or 9pm

SafetyOn the Drive:• Medical Travel Insurance through

University of California: Office of The President (UCOP)

• Walkie Talkies and Mexican Phones will be utilized

• A Traveller’s Binder that will contain: directions (to and from clinic), emergency contacts (in USA and Mexico), and In Case of Emergency Guides

At the clinic:• Personal Protective Equipment is highly

necessary.• Flying Sams Scrubs or Shirt are

required.• Hair tied back and comfortable

closed toe shoes.• Goggles or glasses and gloves will be

provided (as needed per station).

Our ClinicOur clinic building is a DIF managed building that is utilized for other community programs when we are not there.

Public Health in the waiting room

Monthly Public Health seminars are created and presented by Spanish speaking students in a culturally competent manner.

Topics include oral hygiene, diabetes, nutrition, cholesterol, women’s health, flu…and more. Join the public health committee!

Patient History Station

Students take vitals: height/weight, blood pressure, temperature, and oxygen saturation. Experience students may take: blood glucose level for diabetic patients. And with doctor’s request, students also run cholesterol, blood levels and other tests.

Vitals and Lab

1-3 providers volunteers with us. Student volunteers are able to shadow the providers and qualified Spanish speakers may translate for the provider.

Our partnership with Pre Dental Society allows us to offer free Dental Service.

Our pharmacy is run by pre-pharm or pre-health students.

It is organized by category; and supplied by Kingsway, Heart to Heart, and other donations.

Inventory contains an updated list of all our medicines and our needs. Get involved with our pharmacy!

Pharmacy

Clinic trips cost $30- Covers gas, car insurance and toll fees. Drivers don’t pay.How to attend a clinic trip?

Clinic points:• Attend GBMs• Flyering • Socials• Fundraisers• Join a committee• Sign up for Ralphs community Rewards

Upcoming Events:

FFOG Tabling October 16th 11am-3:00pm

Yogurtworld Fundraiser October 16th 9:00am-3:00pm

Yogurtworld Social- Meet the board members 1pm

Taco and Horchata Sale Fundraiser October 22nd 9:00am-3:00pm

Spooktacular Taco Sale October 30th 11:00am-3:00pm

Thrift Shop November 4th, 6th, 7th 9:00am-3:00pm)

Note: Donating 5 items of clothing will give you 1 Clinic point, donating 10 items will give you 2 clinic points and by donating 25+ items of clothing you will receive 3 clinic points.

Committees

Public Health Committee Look out for announcements on the

newsletter!

Dental Committee Look out for announcements on the

newsletter!

Pharmacy Committee Contact: Connie Paik cbpaik@ucsd.edu

Fundraiser Committee Contact: Michelle Lee msl029@ucsd.edu Contact: Shannon Zhang

ssz002@ucsd.edu

Social and Spring Banquet Committee Contact: Sophia Wang Contact: Connie Paik cbpaik@ucsd.edu

Rancho El Faro Orphanage Collaboration

Mujeres con Mayuscula Clinic Collaborations

Upcoming Clinic trips:• October 18th • November 8th

• November 15th

• December 20th

Our Sponsors

Guest Speaker – Wang-Ting Huang