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s a premedical student at Michigan
State University, I was looking for a
community service experience that
would teach me valuable medical field skills.
The highlight of my summer travels was my
volunteer experience working for Magen
David Adom (MDA), the primary ambulance
service in Israel.
I started the summer on MSU Hillel's
Taglit-Birthright Israel trip
and stayed to work for MDA.
During my three-month
stay in Israel, I learned life
lessons and spent time in
the most amazing place on
Earth.
While volunteering, I got
to see firsthand what emer-
gency medicine was like. I
didn't just watch; I pushed
myself to be involved. I per-
formed CPR multiple times
and got to treat broken
limbs and major wounds in
the field. I responded to multiple car acci-
dents and various house fires. All of this rein-
forced my desire to enter the medical field.
The most interesting part of my volunteer-
ing, however, was when we received calls
where nothing appeared wrong, and I got
to speak to the patient simply because they
were lonely. This was when I truly got to
experience Israel and learn about the ins
and outs of daily life. These calls were often
the elderly calling so they could have some
company. I was able to speak with them in
broken Hebrew about their life, their family
and what life was like in Israel.
Everyone had personal stories to tell —
from Holocaust survivors to second-gener-
ation Israelis whose parents were settlers
of the Holy Land. Walking into our patients'
homes also told stories; you could see pic-
tures on the walls of themselves when they
were younger and images of their children
and family. My favorite was seeing large
family photos because you could see that
you weren't responding to a single person,
but rather someone who was a part of a
larger unit.
Things would get emotional when family
members were present. I remember a spe-
cific time on the mobile intensive care unit
when we received a call
for someone with difficulty
breathing. By the time we
got to the scene, the patient
had become unconscious,
and we had to perform
CPR. After about two min-
utes, I looked around and
noticed 10 family members
standing around us crying . I
realized then that there was
a good chance they might
watch their family member
pass right there and then.
The whole situation became
very personal to me, and as I helped the
paramedics establish a pulse, I saw hope in
their eyes. This made me proud of the work I
had done. Although I knew the patient likely
wouldn't make it, at least they would have a
chance to sa y goodbye in the hospital.
The numerous medical situations I got to
experience were amazing and life-changing,
but what truly made my experience unfor-
gettable were the social interactions I had
on a daily basis with the Israeli people. I
look forward to my next trip where I will be
able to volunteer again and give back to the
country of Israel. @
Jake Silbert of West Bloomfield is a
sophomore at Michigan State University
in East Lansing.
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