Global Health
Dr. Thaer Ahmad, Assistant Program Director, is our Medical Director for Global Health. He serves on the Acute Care Committee for MedGlobal, a humanitarian NGO serving vulnerable populations worldwide and has participated in several humanitarian relief trips, focusing on refugee populations, humanitarian conflict response, and training the trainer in low resource settings. His most recent work included joining MedGlobal’s short-term medical intervention in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Dr. Alejandra Alvarez, a member of our ACMC EM faculty, has developed a Global health elective and curriculum in Tijuana, Mexico. Our residents will have the opportunity to obtain a better understanding of the unique medical needs of immigrants and migrants traveling through Tijuana, and are able to provide direct patient care in an under-resourced clinical and street setting. Please view this video to learn more about the experience
Below are some photos from previous Global Health Electives
Residents Ashley Pastore and Maddy Hawkins with APD Dr. Carlson and friends in the Dominican Republic in 2018
Ashley Pastore in 2018
Resident Emma Burch and Colleagues doing POCUS in 2019
Dr. Hawkins saving little lives in 2018