Globally Minded Medicine

Dr. Mark

Quick reviews and helpful tips on medical topics, cultures, customs, and sustainable practices that are applicable at home and abroad.

  1. 01/29/2024

    Episode 14: Urgent Calls from Distant Places

    Dr. Marc-David Munk discusses some themes from his new book, URGENT CALLS FROM DISTANT PLACES: An Emergency Doctor’s Notes About Life and Death on the Frontiers of East Africa.  Guest Bio: MARC-DAVID MUNK a Canadian/American, has emerged as a prominent figure in healthcare, driving change in emergency medicine and healthcare management across the U.S. and internationally. His career began as an emergency medicine professor and as the medical director of Qatar’s national ambulance service. Advancing to executive roles, he served as Chief Medical Officer for elite physician groups and as the regional President for an international division of a leading American healthcare system. Raised in Switzerland and Canada, Dr. Munk’s educational path led him to earn a BA in philosophy and religion from Colgate University. He then attained an MPH in international health from Boston University. His medical training was completed at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, followed by an emergency medicine residency and an international health fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He also holds a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from Peru’s Gorgas Program and a master’s in healthcare management from Harvard University. Dr. Munk lives outside Boston with his wife and two children. Links to Dr. Munk and his book: https://www.mdmunk.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mxmunk Amazon book/ebook: https://a.co/d/gxDop0j Disclaimer intro by Claire Eliason. Intro/Outro Music by Westin Wong

    19 min
  2. 07/03/2023

    Episode 11: The Climate-Health Connection

    Have you heard of Deep Ecology?  On this episode, student doctors Jess Vergara and Nicole Blekhter dive into the connection between our environment and our health. Co-Host/Guest Information: Nicole Blekhter is a first-generation American from Moldova and Lithuania and currently an Osteopathic Medical Student at Rocky Vista University. She has known she has wanted to become a physician for as long as she can remember, eager to serve and care for patients locally and globally. Nicole completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Villanova University and continued to pursue her master’s degree in Physiology & Biophysics at Georgetown University. Any free time she can get is spent in the outdoors, whether it be skiing, climbing, canyoneering, running or hiking. Jess Vergara is a Hawaiian-born first-generation American of Filipino heritage. She is an Osteopathic Medical Student at Rocky Vista University. After completing her Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science with a minor in chemistry at the University of Utah, she earned her Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences at RVU. She is deeply passionate about public health, social justice, environmental protection, and providing healthcare services to underserved and indigenous communities. In between outdoor adventures and studying at the library, she enjoys indulging in podcasts, embarking on road trips, and expressing her culinary creativity in the kitchen. For additional information on this topic, as well as to reference the items discussed, check out: https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/default.htm https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health https://indigenousclimatehub.ca/ https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/geh/climatechange/index.cfm https://www.treehugger.com/what-is-deep-ecology-philosophy-principles-and-criticism-5191550 https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/climatechange/index.cfm https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/air-pollution/index.cfm https://grassrootsonline.org/who-we-are/ https://ijhpr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2045-4015-2-23   Disclaimer intro by Claire Eliason. Intro/Outro Music by Westin Wong

    20 min

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