Trek coalition aims to provide comprehensive healthcare to UNDERSERVED communities by connecting people and technology to in-country organizations.
Trek is excited to announce a new member of the team! Paola Aguiar is a Merida, Yucatan, Mexico native currently attending the College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh. She will be acting as the Trek Coalition Summer Marketing/Operations Intern where she will help develop and implement a marketing plan as well as assist in operational activities. To learn more about Paola click the link below.
The COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting us all, but we are making headway together. Trek supports the frontline health workers at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC, the epicenter of the disease. Hear from resident physician, Jocelyn Lu, about how things have changed, what they are doing to prepare, and how your donations can be helpful no matter how big or small.
The objective, at least as it appeared on an index card, seemed simple enough.
Open up, Tyler Wilps had written.
Wilps, at the time a standout wrestler at Pitt, was a part of a volunteer trip to Haiti with fellow athletes at the school. It was the second time in as many years that he made the trek and while he did many of the same things his counterparts did…
"The next great divergence is upon us and it is happening more rapidly than ever before. I am talking about the advancement of healthcare in developed countries progressing faster due to new technology, while those at the bottom of the pyramid are caught in healthcare stagnation..."
Those familiar with Trek Coalition know that—at its foundation—it s an organization dedicated to bringing medical care to people who otherwise might not receive it. This was the idea that started Trek, and it will always be the heart of what we do…