Patch Whiz Kid of the Week: Jameson Achuff - Marple Newtown, PA Patch: "The American surgeons worked with a Mongolian medical staff to perform 10 open heart surgeries and 19 heart catheterizations. Jay worked tirelessly in all areas–from taking syringes of blood to different places for lab work and to supplying water and coffee to keep the medical team on their toes.
Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: His first time in Mongolia, Jay always had the desire to go and volunteer, more so this year, considering the high school junior would be college bound soon.
"My mom went a couple of times and came back with stories," shared Jay. "And I knew I just really wanted to do it this year since it would be one of the last years that I would be able to go because next year I would be a senior. I've been wanting to go and decided that this year would be a good fit.""
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