DCG Volunteers Clinical Services at Remote Area Medical Event

DCG students and faculty volunteered in Louisville, Georgia, on Saturday, Sept. 25, for the Remote Area Medical Event to provide care to those who may live in areas under-served by routine medical and dental services. The event ran from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday. The RAM event treated 208 patients, and provided $122,000 worth of care.

Patients began lining up on Friday at midnight, and came from as far as Columbus, Georgia, and St. Augustine, Florida. DCG volunteers arrived at 5 a.m. and worked all day. The volunteers included:

Class of 2022

Drew Fransoso, Bahar Jalalian, Margaret Petree and Erfon Ranjbar

Class of 2023

Lily Akbarzadeh, Jeff Bang, Katy Bigham, Abigail Darling, Grant Dawson, Cayleigh Hermon, Olivia Hoy, Sharon Kim, Taeyoung Lee, Ekta Parab, Jane Park and Jaimisha Patel

Class of 2024

David Watson

General Practice Residency

Daniel Johnson, Joseph Moore and Bryce Westmorland.

Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Residency

Macarius Abdelsayed, Jessica Anderson and Dylan Walker

Photos courtesy of Haley Harbin and Remote Area Medical.