As a freshman at such a large university, it was difficult finding a club that met my academic interests, so when I heard about M-HEAL from my roommate, I was ecstatic. When I was looking through the projects, the one that caught my eye was Team Information because of its basis in technology. I thought it was very interesting considering how in this generation, technology is all around us. I really wanted to help out a region where they did not have the advancements in technology many of us take for granted and that was Project Lily. The team was trying to create a way for medical professionals in those regions to easily upload patient data with the limited technology they have. In addition to this project, we began a new one which was for the World Medical Relief Organization. We are in the process of creating an app to help improve the sorting process.
A couple Saturdays ago, I volunteered at WMR and it was a great experience. I was able to see the behind the scenes of the macro and micro sorting process and determine exactly what could be improved to make the process more efficient. One of the main struggles was determining what each medical device was because there were so many and as a result, a lot of time was wasted asking questions. After visiting WMR, I was able to suggest more specific ideas that would help WMR tremendously and therefore exactly what the app would need. Our current app idea is to have an app that would be able to tell us what the medical device was based on a photo or by typing in some characteristics of the device. M-HEAL has allowed me to meet so many people. The members in my team consists of students of all grades and across the different schools. We all have different opinions which I believe is very beneficial because we are able discuss and convey many ideas trying to come up with the best solution. I am constantly learning and I can’t wait to see the finished product.
