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Becoming A Flying Emergency Medicine Doctor In East Africa - Part 1 - Urgent Calls From Distant Places with Dr. Marc-David Munk


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From the U.S. to Qatar, to East Africa, Dr. Marc-David Munk joins the Public Health Insight Podcast to share some captivating stories about his urgent calls from distant places.

In this first episode of a three-part series “Urgent Calls From Distant Places,” Dr. Munk shares his journey from studying humanities to becoming an emergency physician and his experiences in Africa. He discusses his realizations about the dysfunction in the US healthcare system and how that has shaped his perspective.


Guest

◼️ Dr. Marc-David Munk, MD, MPH, Executive Director of The Carlin Foundation and Author of Urgent Calls From Distant Places


References


◼️Book: Urgent Calls From Distant Places (Out Now)

◼️ Exclusive: More Than 70% of Americans Feel Failed by the Health Care System


Hosts & Producers

◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®

◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®


Production Notes


◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room


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