Date
February 19, 2025
Time
06:45am - 07:30am
Location:
Zoom
Talk Title:
Mercy Ships and the Global Surgery Crisis
Speaker:
Mark G. Shrime, MD, MPH, PhD
International Chief Medical Officer, Mercy Ships
Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Educational Objectives:
- Understand the barriers, medical and otherwise, that patients face to getting surgical care in sub-Saharan Africa
- Understand Mercy Ships' approach to direct medical services
- Understand Mercy Ships' approach to education, training, and advocacy