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

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Finding a great Global Health partner in your efforts to serve and make an impact is incredibly important. In this episode, I talk about the benefits of partnering up as well as what to look for in a global health partner.

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The need for interpretation is common and critical in global medicine. Student doctor Michael Johnson joins the podcast to discuss the nuances of the vital service that helps deliver quality care to our patients.

Co-Host/Guest Information:
Michael Johnson is an osteopathic medical student at Rocky Vista University in Southern Utah and hails the University of Utah as his alma mater. He has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical physics with double minors in Spanish and Chemistry. He served an ecclesiastic mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bogotá, Colombia and surrounding cities from 2014 to 2016. With that basis of Spanish, he volunteered as a medical interpreter at the University of Utah Hospital and later certified as a Medical Interpreter through Bridging the Gap. He has thousands of hours of medical interpreting experience and has interpreted at most major hospitals in the state of Utah. His most recent experience was at St. George Regional Medical Center while employed for IH (formerly IHC). His favorite aspect of interpreting is getting to know people from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, his favorite cases to interpret were those that he knew would make a substantial difference and for which he could not be replaced by a digital interpreter, typically fast paced emergencies.

Disclaimer intro by Claire Eliason.
Intro/Outro Music by Westin Wong