Students Bring Care to Rural Peru | Omaha News

Eighty students from the University of Nebraska Kearney, plus one from Lincoln, just returned from a two-week medical outreach mission in rural Peru, where they set up a mobile clinic outside Cusco to deliver vital care to underserved communities. They treated over 100 patients, offering everything from medication management and chronic disease counseling to education on health practices — especially for diabetes, anemia, and pain. For many, like repeat traveler Alivia Pike, it’s a transformative experience that builds leadership, communication, and cultural fluency. Lead student Andrew Taggart highlighted how these trips expand global perspectives and reveal the ingenuity of rural healthcare systems. Beyond clinical skills, participants say the trips reshape their worldview and fuel their future careers — proving that medicine is not just about treatment, but about connection, resilience, and global understanding. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4260abbba384b8a0