
I became involved with the MIMA program over a decade ago during my fellowship training in thoracic surgery. Janeen Hernan, one of the charter members of the group and a nurse practitioner, approached me with an opportunity to serve the needs of the poor. It was a wonderful opportunity to make full use of my medical skills and provides me with a global perspective on how fortunate we are as Americans. Attending to the needs of sick patients is a higher duty that transcends the borders of nations and their petty politics and helps build bridges of international understanding as we strive to coexist in peace on an ever shrinking planet. “Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, so you do unto me.” (Matthew 25:40)
-Francis Podbielski, MD
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