MEDLIFE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers the poor in their fight for equal access to healthcare, education, and a safe home. More specifically, MEDLIFE partners with low-income communities in Latin America and Africa to improve their access to medicine, education and community development projects. To achieve our mission, we take a different approach to social justice work: listening, collaborating, prioritizing sustainability, and always following-up.
At the UT Dallas chapter of MEDLIFE, we aim to make positive differences locally in the DFW community as well as abroad in countries such as Peru, Ecuador, Tanzania, and Nicaragua. In order to achieve the ultimate goal of a world free from the constraints of poverty, our members become advocates for change by undertaking leadership positions at our on-campus chapter, volunteering in Service Learning Trips, and supporting the Moving Mountains giving program.
A Service Learning Trip is a week-long educational journey to Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, or Tanzania, where volunteers work hand in hand with the local community on development projects, mobile medical clinics, and more.
The trip allows volunteers to understand the realities of extreme poverty firsthand, personally connects them with the communities that MEDLIFE supports, and ignites action within them to join the MEDLIFE Movement in the fight for a world free from the constraints of poverty.
We invite all students at UT Dallas to join our chapter! Our membership requirements are as follows:
$10 per semester dues – paid online (scroll down for more details)
Attendance at two out of three general body meetings
Participation in at least one social event, two fundraising events, and one volunteering event per semester.
If you have any questions regarding these requirements, please feel free to reach out at info@utdmedlife.org!
To learn more about the worldwide efforts of the MEDLIFE movement in medicine, education, development, and COVID-19 response in low income areas, visit the official HQ website by clicking below.
This year, UTD MEDLIFE is accepting payments through a secure, online portal known as Square. You may utilize credit/debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, any many other payment methods to conveniently submit payment. Your payment information is 100% secure and is not visible to anyone.
If there is another way you would like to pay your dues, email info@utdmedlife.org and we will be happy to assist you!