In the Press
April/May 2006 - South Dakota M.D. News
On a Mission - Local Physicians Administer Hope Around the Globe
Dr. Christopher Walshe and a young patient in Nigeria. |
They come from all walks of life and all medical specialties. Some are from large hospital systems, others from small-town clinics. Some are men, and some are women. Their ranks in¬clude those fresh out of medical school, as well as retirees. But what these caring and, some would say, daring doctors share is a common desire to spread hope and help in some of the world's poorest regions.
The search for physicians in our region who participate in medical missions was astoundingly easy. Everyone, it seems, knows someone who does. Our e-mail inbox was quickly full of wonderful, amazing and often poignant stories. Although it would be impossible to share all of them with you, we selected a small group of doctors whose work is representative of the kind of efforts going on worldwide. Their faith and willingness to step out of the comfort zone of modern, Western medicine has been an inspiration to their patients and colleagues, both here and around the globe.
DR. CHRISTOPHER WALSHE, SIOUX VALLEY CLINIC-UROGYNECOLOGY & PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
"With what I do here [in the U.S.], I could drop dead now on the phone and someone could pick up and do what I do. When I go there, I know I'm making a real impact on someone's life."
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In the Press
April/May 2006 - South Dakota M.D. News
On a Mission - Local Physicians Administer Hope Around the Globe
Dr. Christopher Walshe and a young patient in Nigeria. |
They come from all walks of life and all medical specialties. Some are from large hospital systems, others from small-town clinics. Some are men, and some are women. Their ranks in¬clude those fresh out of medical school, as well as retirees. But what these caring and, some would say, daring doctors share is a common desire to spread hope and help in some of the world's poorest regions.
The search for physicians in our region who participate in medical missions was astoundingly easy. Everyone, it seems, knows someone who does. Our e-mail inbox was quickly full of wonderful, amazing and often poignant stories. Although it would be impossible to share all of them with you, we selected a small group of doctors whose work is representative of the kind of efforts going on worldwide. Their faith and willingness to step out of the comfort zone of modern, Western medicine has been an inspiration to their patients and colleagues, both here and around the globe.
DR. CHRISTOPHER WALSHE, SIOUX VALLEY CLINIC-UROGYNECOLOGY & PELVIC RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
"With what I do here [in the U.S.], I could drop dead now on the phone and someone could pick up and do what I do. When I go there, I know I'm making a real impact on someone's life."
Click here to read more...