Hosting A Foreign Medical Doctor For Educational Purposes

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
6/22/09 | 2956 reads | 2 comments
In addition to going on a medical mission trip, another excellent way to share your knowledge and experience is to host a foreign medical doctor for an educational rotation. Due to state and national regulations, this usually means an observational experience but if you do this in an interactive manner, it can provide an outstanding training opportunity. I recently had the pleasure of hosting Francel Alexis, MD, for two weeks. For this blog, I asked him to reflect on the six weeks he spent in the United States on his two different rotations. Here are his thoughts. Read More.

Establishing Sustained Medical Missions

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
5/26/09 | 2600 reads | 0 comments
I want to strongly encourage any of you who are thinking about going on a medical mission trip or would like to go on another one to do so. I would like to offer a little guidance based on my own personal experiences. Read More.

Medical Mission Trip: Facilitating Clubfoot Care In Haiti

Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
4/10/09 | 4016 reads | 5 comments
I recently made my eighth trip to Haiti for an ongoing clubfoot project. It was my 15th medical mission trip overall. I first started going in 2002 and have been hooked every since. I love it and wish I could do it full time. I often have colleagues and friends ask about my trips so I thought I would do a brief travel log of my most recent trip. We are in the midst of trying to establish a clubfoot foot program for Haiti run by Haitians. “Parachute medicine,” in which one parachutes in a do a bunch of surgery, is of minimal value. I will discuss this in much more detail in my next blog Read More.