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Teach, Travel, Learn:
Volunteering with
Orthopaedics Overseas
Prepare yourself for a volunteer assignment and earn CME credits. This dynamic workshop will be offered
June 15 - 16, 2012 in Washington, DC.
More information is available on the
HVO website.
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Notable Quote
"What words to describe these three weeks? - intense, exhausting, endlessly fascinating, at times incredibly sad, scary, confusing, rich - at the limits of my ability to put words to what I have experienced."
-Gordon Noel, MD
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Book of Interest
 Doctors in a Divided Society: The Profession & Education of Medical Practitioners in South Africa
by Mignonne Breier & Angelique Wildschut
Human Sciences Research Council
Paperback
Price: $25.95
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The Net Connection
May 2012 |
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Greetings!
The United Nations recently released a global report, which is the first of its kind; it is a report on the state of the world's well-being and happiness.
The report starts from the idea that "development" is not solely related to gross national product levels, but incorporates so many other elements (physical and mental health, quality of work, relationships, altruism, the environment, etc.) Building on the work that Bhutan did several years ago when it developed its Gross National Happiness (GNH) report, this new UN effort acknowledges that the quality of life is far more complex than just balance sheet numbers reflect.
As we know so well, physical and mental health are crucial elements so please take time for yourself this month, and make time to volunteer; no doubt, you will increase your happiness and someone else's. Have a lovely spring, Nancy Nancy A. Kelly, MHS Executive Director |
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HVO Volunteer Opportunities
Oncology
Hue, Vietnam and Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Pathologist needed to provide training to physicians, residents, and medical students in a variety of ways including conducting ward rounds, demonstrations, bedside training and didactic lectures. Please contact the program department for more information.
Dentists
Laos/Cambodia
Dentists are needed for Fall/Winter 2012 time frames. Requested areas of focus are restorative dentistry, endodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics and implants. Assignments are 2 weeks. Please contact the program department for more information.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Laos, Peru, Samoa
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons are needed for Fall/Winter 2012 time frames. Training in all aspects of oral surgery has been requested and assignments are 2 weeks. Please contact the program department for more information.
Emergency Medicine
Bhutan
Emergency medicine physicians are needed for 1 month assignments in August and September 2012. Volunteers provide continuing education and training in the emergency medicine department. Volunteers are required to be board certified in emergency medicine or a primary care specialty with significant practice experience in emergency medicine. For more information, contact the program department.
Orthopaedics
Ghana
Orthopaedists needed for 2-4 week assignments in 2012. Volunteers provide teaching and training to surgeons at Komfo Anoyke Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Orthopaedists specializing in trauma, pediatrics, and hand/upper extremity are recruited. For more information, contact the program department.
Anesthesia
Bhutan
CRNA or MD is needed for a 1 month assignment in July 2012. Volunteers provide continuing education and training to the local anesthesia providers. Other opportunities available in 2013. Please contact the program department for more information.
If you have problems with the links above, please click on the link at the top of this newsletter.
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Upcoming Events
ASCO will hold its Annual Meeting from June 2 - 4, 2012 in Chicago.
Visit HVO's booth #6025 to learn more about volunteer opportunities in Honduras, Ethiopia and Vietnam.
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Opportunities with Other Organizations
Anesthesia
Emory University School of Medicine is in need of one attending anesthesiologist and two CRNAs or AAs to join an annual humanitarian surgical trip to Saint Therese Hospital in Hinche, Haiti. The team provides general surgery and urological surgery to a large underserved patient population. The trip is June 17 - 24, 2012. Please contact Lee Hugar for more information.
Pediatricians Needed
The ISSA Trust Foundation is seeking two pediatricians to volunteer for an upcoming medical mission to Ocho Rios, Jamaica from September 25 - October 4, 2012. The team provides care at five different clinics. Please contact Diane Pollard for more information.
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