PODEMOS returned to El Progreso in the winter of 2008 with a physician and team of medical students to establish its first clinical intervention. During their first trip, 300 patients were cared for. Over the years the students, physician and nurse practitioner partners have worked to develop a medical record system and sustainable chronic care program. The most recent PODEMOS brigade took place in May 2026, where a team of 11 students and 3 providers traveled to Honduras, working with a team of local providers with local high school students serving as translators. Over 1000 patients were estimated to have been seen with the top conditions being diabetes, hypertension, flu, rashes, and musculoskeletal pain. The pharmacy was able to supply patients with metformin, lisinopril, atorvastatin, antibiotics, and many more.

Since its first medical brigade in 2008, PODEMOS has traveled to El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras more than 30 times to provide care alongside our local partners. For most of the those years our volunteers made the journey twice annually–a winter brigade and a summer brigade, with interim brigades featuring solely providers taking place at the midpoint between brigades to provide follow-up care at quarterly intervals. The teams continued to serve even through the disruptions of the pandemic years and the next PODEMOS brigade will take place in December 2026/January 2027.

PODEMOS has been recognized as a nonprofit charitable organization by the Internal Revenue Service and have 501c3 tax-exempt status.