Program Reviews

It was a great experience overall! I enjoyed working with everyone. Working with Kevin, the other translators, and the doctor was amazing!!

A great experience overall and I would recommend it to anyone! I had never participated in a medical mission before but this exceeded all expectations! I really enjoyed my time in Antigua not only volunteering each and every day at the various clinics but also having time to explore the city and see what all it had to offer. From hiking the Pacaya volcano to traveling to lake Atitlan for the weekend I feel like I got to experience a good portion of Guatemala and the culture here! I loved every part of this experience.

I loved playing with the kids in the communities and being able to contribute in a way I never have before. It was wonderful to be able to learn how to do physical exams and to acquire new Spanish vocabulary in order to fully immerse myself in the experience and talk to the locals. The smiles from the elderly and the new clinical information is priceless, and I will keep this experience with me for the rest of my life. I am extremely grateful for my time in Guatemala- nothing else could compare.

The program and experience was amazing! There is nothing in the US like this experience! You get to put your medical knowledge to use and make an impact on so many people’s lives with so many different things! It is such an eye opening experience and would recommend this to everyone in the medicine field!

The one thing that was difficult was weren’t told barely anything about the living conditions or where we would be living with or with who. We were very unaware we would be staying in a house with multiple other people as well as people who weren’t even in the program.

This was an amazing program! I would highly recommend this program to any undergrads student who wants to go into the medical field. You truly learn so much from the doctor and you will have experiences and connections that will impact you for a lifetime. You go around to different towns around Guatamela every morning. There will be stations for brushing teeth, deworming, handwashing, and the doctor. All volunteers will rotate each day to get a diverse experience. Guatamela is a tremendous country and the people are even better!

This experience was very valuable to me as a medical undergraduate student and as a person. I was able to learn many different things about the Guatemalan culture and about medical treatment in Guatemala. This is something most if not all medical students should do to gain hands on experience in the medical field and to learn about healthcare in different places. The people were great to work with and the overall medical experience was very growing as a student. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience in Guatemala.

I had such a great week with Maximo Nivel. I learned so much new medical information from the doctor and found it very cool how we were encouraged to ask the patients questions in order to determine a diagnosis and treatment. I loved how all of the staff were always so willing to help and make sure each day went as smooth as possible. Kevin was such a great resource and you could tell he truly cared about the volunteers, the communities we served, and the medical mission project as a whole. I greatly enjoyed this week and would love to come back again if possible!

This was a very special and rewarding experience with great support from Máximo. I traveled to different towns around the Antigua Guatemala area assisting with basic healthcare needs. It was a great learning experience for my future in healthcare and I would highly recommend this opportunity to any who could get the chance. The doctor and the staff we worked with made the transition easy and they were readily available whenever questions or concerns came about. The town of Antigua was beautiful with great views, food and people.

Had a wonderful and productive mission trip with Maximo Nivel. Absolutely great experience and I learned a lot. There are some many things to learn and so many places and things to explore. Working with the communities around is really rewarding and is super interesting. The culture here is different and so is the Spanish we learned a lot of different words and how to say things. I would definitely consider going again to get more experience and knowledge as there was so much more that I still want to try out of it.

This volunteer project was very enjoyable and informational. I gained a lot of valuable medical and cultural experience. The Máximo staff and our guide, Kevin, were very supportive and helpful throughout this process. It ran smoothly because of them. This was definitely an experience that I will never forget and will no doubt benefit me in my medical career. Thank you to Máximo and all of the staff who helped make this possible for us. Thank you also to my host family, Jessica, for allowing me to stay for the week and providing good food!