Improving global health
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Read about phsyicians who are taking their medical skills and expertise on the road to help improve health conditions around the world.
I tell everyone that this is an incredible opportunity to see the world and learn more about yourself and what you’re really capable of.
- Dr. Kevin Lobay, Kindness in Action
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Project Outreach
Project Outreach, established in 1993, provides medical services to children in the developing world. It is a non-profit organization of medical volunteers that is based in Calgary. Learn about the experiences of co-founder Dr. Ruth Connors and fourth-year plastic surgery resident, Dr. Becky Hartley.
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On the front lines
Dr. Jeffrey Way, a Calgary trauma surgeon, travels to Iraq to care for people living amidst the horrors of war.
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Health care for all
Calgary physician’s Global Familymed Foundation helps build family medicine capacity where it’s needed most
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Making the world a better place
Dr. Myron and Elaine Semkuley receive the Prime Minister’s award for volunteerism.
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Going where he's needed most
Edmonton infectious disease pioneer devotes himself to preventing illness at home and abroad.
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A passion for giving
Calgary retinal specialist embraces opportunities to help.
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In it to win it
Edmonton physician kept Canada’s athletes in winning shape at Sochi Olympics.
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Global responsibility
A Calgary physician’s commitment to global health takes him wherever he is needed most.
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A commitment to caring
Calgary pediatrician’s work with Médecins Sans Frontières was a lifetime in the making.
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First breath
Calgary physician Dr. Nalini Singhal works to reduce neonatal deaths in developing nations.
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Going where the need is greatest
Calgary physician Dr. Myron Semkuley and his wife Elaine travel the world to deliver desperately needed aid.
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A reason to smile
Calgary physician Dr. Robin G. Cox helps children around the world receive life-altering surgery.
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A global perspective
Dr. Christine L. Gibson, a Calgary family medicine specialist, aims to increase medical capacity in underdeveloped nations.
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Seeing success
Edmonton ophthalmologist Dr. Matthew T. Tennant and a medical team from Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital help restore vision for those crippled by blindness in Cameroon.
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Creating a family tradition
Sylvan Lake physician Dr. Ray Comeau accompanies son and his classmates on a medical mission to Africa.
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Uncharted waters
Calgary physician puts experience and expertise to work on African mercy ship.
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Off the beaten path
Edmonton physician and dentist Dr. Kevin Lobay is inspired by the patients he meets as he travels the world.
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Battling blindness
Edmonton ophthalmologist Dr. Karim Damji leads the fight against glaucoma in Africa.