FGCU Global Medical Brigades

People

100

The President

Logan

Bonus 50 points for last name! 

200

The Vice President

Serena

Bonus 50 points for last name! 

300

The Chief of Staff

Andrew

Bonus 50 points for last name! 

400

Previous FGCU GMB President

Lizette Castillo-Saavedra 

500

Our RSO advisors

Dr. Kerry Lee and Courtney Dwyer Satkoski 

Brigade Facts

100

The country we hope to travel to in May 2022

Panama

200

What we hope to accomplish on our Brigade

To work with local physicians and volunteers to set up and run a successful health-screening clinic where we can provide basic medical care and education to patients in the community

300

Name 3 countries FGCU GMB has traveled to in the past 

Nicaragua 

Panama

Honduras

400

The number of brigades FGCU GMB has done since it's establishment in 2012

8 including the Telebrigade last spring

500

The name of the educational component of the Brigade

Charla

Events

100

The item GMB sells for fundraising

Pura Vida bracelets

200

Our next event

Breast Cancer Awareness Walk 

Bonus 50 points for the date! 

300

The amount of money we made at Chipotle

$91!

400

The next restaurant fundraiser we're having

BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse

Bonus 50 points for the date!

500

The Sponsorship Team will be trained to

Approach businesses and present GMB's mission in a professional setting in the hopes of securing donations and supplies for our brigade to Panama! 

GMB Mission

100

GMB's parent organization

Global Brigades

200

The model Global Brigades implements in communities it works with

The Holistic Model 

300

Name 3 other types of brigades other than medical

Water 

Engineering

Public Health 

Dental 

Business

400

How often a community working with Global Brigades is visited by a brigade

Every 3-4 months

500

The UN Sustainable Development Goals that Global Brigades embodies

3. Good Health and Well-being

6. Clean Water and Sanitation 

8. Decent Work and Economic Growth

Cardiac Medical Trivia

100

Medical tool used to listen to the heart

Stethoscope 

200

Normal blood pressure for an adult

120/80 mmHg

300

Medical terminology for abnormally rapid heartrate

Tachycardia

400

Name 4 cardiac risk factors

High BP (Hypertension)

High cholesterol levels (Hyperlipidemia)

Smoking

Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus Type I and II) 

Overweight or obesity

Lack of physical activity

Unhealthy diet

Stress

500

Medical terminology for a "heart attack" and one treatment option

Myocardial Infarction

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

Vasodilator medications such as Nitroglycerin

Many others! (Stents, Anticoagulants, Beta-Blockers etc.)