Global health can be an amazing adventure or an unsettling disappointment. We can make a big difference in the lives of people around the world or drain local resources and have a feel good vacation. In this episode we hear meaningful international impact stories and from global health experts on how we can make a meaningful impact as well.

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Hosts:

Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis 

Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guests:

Dr. Nathan Kuppermann, Pediatric Emergency Physician and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Dr. Christine McBeth, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis; Completed the Global Ultrasound Fellowship at UC Davis

Dr. Michael Schick, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Global Ultrasound at UC Davis; Director of Ultrasound for Global Emergency Care

Dr. Shakira Bandolin, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Director of the Global Health Fellowship at UC Davis.

Resources:

ACEP International Ambassador Map

ACEP Free international resources

The practitioner’s guide to global health course: FREE!

Dr. Schick’s Website: sonostuff.com 

Idealist is a website that posts international opportunities. A variety of NGOs regularly post job listings on these sites:

Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship listings

Health Volunteers International: This is an organization Dr. Bandolin partnered with on projects in the past and is a great reference organization for medical providers who are interested in joining a ongoing project overseas. They offer a variety of placements ranging from 1 month to years.

Sacred Valley Health is the NGO that Shakira work closely with and referenced during the interview.

University of Wisconsin reference list for global health resources.

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Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Audio Productions for audio production services.