This week about 10 students from our Border Beat class traveled down to Nogales, Arizona to cover the St. Andrews Clinic. Held in a local church, this amazing clinic is put on the first Thursday of every month. Families come up from Mexico to get medical attention and some of them have traveled very far to get here. One girl talked about taking a 12 hour bus ride just so she could come to the clinic.I think the most amazing part of this clinic is that the entire 
thing is completely run by volunteers. The physicians are doctors and med students who have given up their time to come down here and help others. Then there is another group of volunteers who are responsible for making sure the whole clinic runs smoothly. They check people in, weigh patients, take them around to the correct areas and more. Seeing this team of people work together was an amazing experience.
Another group of volunteers spends all morning making a delicious lunch for the volunteers. They make fresh carne asada as well as a whole bunch of side dishes. The food was absolutely awesome!
This clinic sees more than 200 patients every time it runs. Walking around and seeing all of the different things these doctors were able to do for these kids was fascinating. There is an area for hearing, vision, physical therapy, orthopedics, pediatrics, and more. I think one of my favorite areas to watch was the vision. It was so neat to see these kids look through a lens and see things for the first time. I definitely found this to be one of the most inspiring areas.
Border Beat will be putting together a large special project on our St. Andrews coverage, so make sure to watch for it. I will be working on the overall history and a video piece about the volunteers and the current executive director, Laura Romero.
thing is completely run by volunteers. The physicians are doctors and med students who have given up their time to come down here and help others. Then there is another group of volunteers who are responsible for making sure the whole clinic runs smoothly. They check people in, weigh patients, take them around to the correct areas and more. Seeing this team of people work together was an amazing experience.Another group of volunteers spends all morning making a delicious lunch for the volunteers. They make fresh carne asada as well as a whole bunch of side dishes. The food was absolutely awesome!
This clinic sees more than 200 patients every time it runs. Walking around and seeing all of the different things these doctors were able to do for these kids was fascinating. There is an area for hearing, vision, physical therapy, orthopedics, pediatrics, and more. I think one of my favorite areas to watch was the vision. It was so neat to see these kids look through a lens and see things for the first time. I definitely found this to be one of the most inspiring areas.Border Beat will be putting together a large special project on our St. Andrews coverage, so make sure to watch for it. I will be working on the overall history and a video piece about the volunteers and the current executive director, Laura Romero.
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