Trip to Honduras
URMC to provide help in Hondurasby Justina Wang. Democrat & Chronicle Staff writerNext month, about a dozen University of Rochester Medical Center doctors, nurses and students will travel to Honduras to repair water filters, build cook stoves, hand out school supplies and talk with impoverished families. It’s not pure medical work, but they believe their helping hands could do more for the health of people in developing countries than any stethoscope or needle.”It’s so easy to see there that if you don’t have clean water and your child gets diarrhea three times a...
Read MoreFall MD Breakfast
Our next Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, October 18th, from 9-11 am at the Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue. Christian counselor Charlie Coté will be speaking about “Coping with the Impact of Grief.” In addition to insights from his professional practice, Charlie has a deeply moving personal testimony to share. Please mark your calendars and RSVP using our Response page. Be sure to note location (click here for Directions to the Academy of Medicine).
Read MoreRavi and the Sheik
Ravi Zacharias was the 2008 Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer. He told the following story, excerpted from his keynote address at The Cannon House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2008: Please forgive me if this illustration is a bit sensitive. I don’t say it with any ill intent. Three years ago, I was with the Archbishop of Canterbury. He’d taken five of us to the Middle East to talk to the leaders of all factions to bring together some kind of semblance of peace, some discussion. There were many of those appointments I chose not to go to because of our nation’s caution on whom to...
Read MoreA Garden Bouquet
Susan Morehouse Releases New CDAt an Open House for family and supporters today, Susan will be introducing her new harp CD Harpsongs II – A Bouquet from My Mother’s Garden.The album is a 65-minute “bouquet” of 22 classical, Celtic, and spiritual pieces, several of which feature Nicole Ferguson on the flute.If you would be interested in obtaining a copy, please visit Susan’s website or contact her directly.
Read MoreDr. Huang in Iraq
URMC neurosurgeon saves lives in Iraq Before Dr. Jason Huang became a major in the U.S. Army, he faced tanks at Tiananmen Square, served three years of house arrest, signed daily confessions to the Chinese police, was blacklisted by the government, had himself declared mentally ill, used a fake passport to enter the United States and became a political refugee, an American student, an American citizen and eventually a neurosurgeon at Strong Memorial Hospital. To understand the story is to know that – behind his calm words and steady hands – there are pieces that can only be...
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