"Mentorship is a Two-Way Street"
Dr. Mark Asplund taught surgical staff in Malawi during his three months in 2016 as an International Medical Educator with PFP. In...
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Physicians for Peace
- 7 days ago
- 3 min
"A Blessing In My Life And In My Training."
As a surgical consultant in Malawi, Dr. Raymond Nyirenda is responsible not only for performing life-saving surgeries at Queen Elizabeth...
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Physicians for Peace
- May 26
- 1 min
A Well-Deserved Honor For An Incredible Volunteer
Longtime Physicians for Peace volunteer educator Michael Serghiou has received one of the American Burn Association's highest honors. At...
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Physicians for Peace
- May 16
- 1 min
How One Medical Volunteer Can Impact Thousands
Thanks to one Physicians for Peace volunteer medical educator, Malawi patients can now get an early diagnosis for colon cancer. Just one...
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Physicians for Peace
- May 10
- 1 min
Three Cheers For The Nurses!
Meet one of our international nurse educators—one person making an exponential difference worldwide through "teach one, heal many."
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Physicians for Peace
- May 3
- 3 min
"When I Was In Malawi, I Felt Like I Was Truly A Doctor."
Dr. Vicki Mahan, cardiothoracic surgeon, talks about her experience as a volunteer surgical educator in Malawi for Physicians for Peace.
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Physicians for Peace
- Apr 10
- 2 min
The Boy Who Needed the World's Best Care
Three-year-old Deried was watching his father fix the family’s old motorcycle in rural Limón Province, Costa Rica, when the explosion...
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Physicians for Peace
- Apr 2
- 3 min
“Teach One, Heal Many—That’s What You’re Seeing in Me”
Liliana Arango started her physical therapy career in Medellín, Colombia treating individual patients, mostly with severe burns. Today,...
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Physicians for Peace
- Mar 19
- 3 min
He Traveled to Teach, and Learned a Lot
Dr. Carlos Duran headed to Bogotá, Colombia with Physicians for Peace for the first time in 2018, to share his vast knowledge in burn...
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