Dr. Karen Jaceldo-Siegl, Associate Professor of Public Health, at UIWSOM, with support from the Ettling Center for Civic Leadership & Sustainability, led a medical mission to Carigara, Leyte, Philippines and surrounding areas. This inaugural mission-driven program provided a unique opportunity for participating students and faculty to deliver health care services to those with limited resources and gain clinical and public health skills in challenging environments alongside local and volunteer medical and health professionals. The medical mission took participants to rural communities in Carigara, Palompon, and Limon. Participants experienced the local culture and participated in excursions to a local farm and Kalangaman Island. This medical mission program did not complement a class.

For additional information, email Dr. Jaceldo-Siegl.