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Medical Volunteering in Peru: One Student’s Life-Changing Experience with FIMRC blog fimrc global health volunteer program medical student peru professional development project huancayo volunteer experience Jun 26, 2025

Brodie, a second-year neuroscience student at the University of British Columbia, always dreamed of visiting Peru. With aspirations to specialize in pediatrics and a strong interest in global health, he joined FIMRC’s Global Health Volunteer Program (GHVP) in Huancayo, Peru—an experience that would ...

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From Oregon to Costa Rica: How a Biochemistry Graduate Found Purpose Through Global Health Volunteering blog community stories costa rica fimrc fimrc fellow global health volunteer program project alajuelita summer international health fellowship volunteer experience Jun 12, 2025

At FIMRC, our mission is to make quality healthcare accessible to underserved communities around the world—and we couldn’t do it without the passion and dedication of our global volunteers. One of our most inspiring stories this year comes from Hernando Magallanes, a recent Biochemistry and Molecula...

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Volunteer's Experience: What Ecuador Taught Me About Community Health ecuador ethical volunteering fimrc global health global health volunteer program nursing project anconcito volunteer experience Jun 05, 2025

Sarah is a dedicated nursing professional currently pursuing her BSN, building on over five years of experience as a certified nursing assistant. Her journey has taken her through diverse healthcare environments—from home health to nursing homes and adult day care centers—where she has provided comp...

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Travel Nursing in Action blog costa rica covid-19 fimrc nursing project alajuelita travel nursing volunteer experience Nov 09, 2021

As she writes in her blog, Chandler has always wanted to apply her nursing career globally, connecting her skills with the healthcare needs of children around the world. Needless to say, FIMRC’s mission of providing access to healthcare to low resource and medically underserved families around t

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