
How do you start an Emergency Medicine program in a region without emergency rooms? How do you start an overseas non-profit? Heather explains how she and a few friends helped a rural community in Uganda start the non-profit Global Emergency Care. That then grew into an entire program for training nurses and other healthcare providers to run the unit. It’s truly amazing how helping a community solve one small problem then grew into a larger and larger service. Learn how you can volunteer in Uganda for this amazing program as well!
In this episode, you will learn:
- The humble beginnings of Global Emergency Care
- Developing a curriculum for emergency care practitioner program
- How Dr. Hammerstedt is teaching herself out of her job
- Implementing emergency medicine and care programs in Africa
- Issues along the way in implementing the program
- People to include in making the program possible
- How to Volunteer for the program