earthMed - Volunteer Medical Missions in Developing Countries

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To improve medical care in developing countries through medical program development, education, direct patient care, diagnostic support, medical device donations, medical supply donations, and community outreach support with the support of medical volunteers.

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earthMed Charitable Volunteer Medical Teams to Visit Mongolia in May 2013

earthMed volunteer medical team continues earthMed's long term medical program support efforts

earthMed cardiothoracic surgeon John R. Handy, Jr., M.D., director of Providence Thoracic Surgery and co-director of the Providence Thoracic Oncology Program in Portland, Oregon, leads earthMed's volunteer charitable medical mission to Ulaanbataar, Mongolia in May 2013.

earthMed has a long-standing relationship with the Mongolian health care system, providing personnel and material support for thoracic and cardiac surgery development. While in Mongolia, our team provided needs assessment, needed medical supplies, ran surgical clinics, performed thoracic surgery and participated in postoperative recovery in collaboration with our Mongolian colleagues.

Our team operated in the Shastin Hospital (Hospital #3), the Infectious Disease Hospital (a.k.a. the TB Hospital) and the Traumatology Center.

earthMed laid groundwork for aiding and expanding Mongolian medical capability into other medical and surgical arenas (e.g. pancreatic-hepatobiliary surgery.)

We are looking for OR nurses for our May 2013 mission! Cardiac and/or thoracic surgery experience required. Contact Gerry Pearce, earthMed Nursing Director, via

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