Duke Hospital Surgical Waiting Rooms Volunteer
- Guided patients and visitors into and out of Pre-Operative and Post-Operative holding areas
- Transported visitors from Duke Hospital to Duke Medicine Pavilion and back based on location of surgery
- Updated families of patients on schedule of surgery (scheduled time, delays, progress)
- Provided directions to various hospital locations for visitors
Dates: 5/25/2018-7/27/2018
Hours: 52
DukeEngage Uganda-Engineering World Health
- 4 weeks of instruction by international biomedical engineering professionals on how to troubleshoot, repair, and train users on 27 types of medical equipment
- Repaired unusable or broken medical equipment at Makerere University and Mulago National Referral Hospital
- 4 weeks of placement at Kamuli District Hospital in Kamuli, Uganda to repair broken medical equipment and perform user training
- Direct interaction with hospital staff and patients
- As secondary project, raised over $1200 on GoFundMe for construction of wheelchair accessible ramp, portable generator shed for NICU, and two attendants’ shelters
Dates: 6/2/2019-7/28/2019
Hours: 460
Duke Eye Center Volunteer
- Helped potential donors register to Donate Life NC for eye tissue donation to the Duke BioSight Research Program
- Provided company for patients and their families at the glaucoma and retina waiting areas
- Worked in the BioSight laboratory to identify donated eye tissue and maintain records of donations
Dates: 10/2019-Present
Hours: 14+
Duke COVID Social Support Program Volunteer
- Sent 200+ authorized referrals using Unite Us to appropriate community-based organization for clients in Durham, Vance, and Granville counties isolating due to COVID
- Connected clients to services for food, monetary relief, COVID supplies, medication delivery, etc.
- Tracked status of referrals to ensure services were delivered to those who deserved them
- Aimed to decrease the number of people breaking isolation due to lack of resources and slow the spread of COVID-19
Dates: 11/2020-Present
Hours: 10+
