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ASB Students Bring Healthcare to the Peruvian Amazon

ASB Students Bring Healthcare to the Peruvian Amazon

This August marked ASB’s seventh Peru Medical Mission, where 10 student volunteers, two chaperones, Ms. Marta Vernet and Mr. Daniel Whitehair, and alumna Ms. Marta Casellas (‘85), partnered with doctors from Michigan State University to bring essential healthcare to communities in the Peruvian Amazon.

Acting as translators, our bilingual students played a vital role in connecting patients and doctors, helping to care for more than 2,000 patients in just over a week.

The mission included five days at a health clinic in Iquitos and four days aboard a boat transformed into an itinerant clinic, reaching remote villages along the Amazon.

Beyond their service, students also had the chance to take a memorable trip to Machu Picchu, deepening their connection to Peru’s rich history and culture. For our students, this was a powerful journey of service, learning, and human connection.

 

Rustic wooden huts stand on stilts amidst lush greenery, with a mix of corrugated metal and thatched roofs providing shelter in the rural landscape.
A rustic wooden structure with a red roof sits atop a lush, green hillside overlooking a tranquil body of water surrounded by verdant foliage.
A group of people, including several young adults, are gathered around a table in what appears to be a classroom or study area, engaged in discussion or collaborative work.
The image shows a group of people, including two women in medical scrubs, sitting around a table and engaged in conversation.
The image shows several people in medical attire, including a person in a blue scrub top, a person in a black scrub top, and a person wearing glasses, all engaged in conversation in what appears to be a medical facility or hospital setting.
A group of people standing together, facing a lush, green landscape with terraced fields and steep cliffs in the background.
A large group of people, both seated and standing, gathered in a room with colorful curtains and decorations on the walls.
The image shows three people posing in front of a stunning mountain landscape, with lush green hills and dramatic rocky peaks in the background.
A group of people standing in front of the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, with the iconic mountain peaks in the background under a clear blue sky.
A large, furry primate sits on a wooden bridge in a lush, green forest environment.
A group of people wearing teal and blue medical scrubs standing together in front of a backdrop of palm trees and a vibrant red and orange structure.
The image shows three individuals, two women and one man, engaged in what appears to be a medical or healthcare-related interaction. The women are wearing scrubs, suggesting they may be healthcare professionals, while the man is seated and appears to be a patient or client. The background features a red curtain, indicating this scene is likely taking place in a medical or clinical setting.
A group of people are walking up a steep, wooden staircase surrounded by lush, green vegetation in the background.
Two people, a woman and a man, are kneeling on the ground in a forested area, examining and handling some plants or vegetation.
A woman in a blue medical uniform is interacting with two young children, who appear to be looking at something together in a room with wooden furniture.