Carol Vernal, President and CEO of Children’s Medical Aid Foundation, was featured in an article in the July 2011 issue of Nurse.com, “Children’s Medical Aid Foundation: Nurse finds meaning through medical missions.”
Carol was a nurse and worked in the medical industry for many years, and understands the deep and lasting impacts of working with indigent populations, especially in other parts of the world – like far-away Nepal.
“Nurses who want to get involved can do so many ways. Volunteers can work with CMAF mobile medical teams and as couriers to deliver supplies to Nepal. Stateside they can collect sutures and wound dressing materials for donations and advocate and inform about the quality of medical care in Nepal. By helping in any way, Vernal says that nurses learn about how cultural and spiritual beliefs impact Nepal’s healthcare and also see both the differences and similarities between Western and Eastern medicine. This fall CMAF is hosting a trip to Nepal open to the medical field where those attending can receive CEUs.
“Working to enhance the lives of Nepalese villages through increased access to healthcare has added significance and purpose to my life,” Vernal said. “Perhaps it can do the same for others.”
