Em. Med. Annual Report 2011 - Hennepin County Medical Center
Em. Med. Annual Report 2011 - Hennepin County Medical Center
Em. Med. Annual Report 2011 - Hennepin County Medical Center
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International <strong>Em</strong>ergency <strong>Med</strong>icine Outreach<br />
Our commitment to the delivery of good<br />
emergency care has no geographic boundaries<br />
and the spirit of adventure that makes our practice<br />
so unique has also inspired our faculty and<br />
residents to venture outside our ED walls. Over<br />
the last few years, department members have<br />
volunteered their medical services, administrative<br />
expertise, and teaching talents to hospitals and<br />
clinics in developing areas of the world, including<br />
India, Africa, Central and South America and Haiti,<br />
to name just a few. Often, medical students<br />
accompany us on these medical missions.<br />
These volunteer activities have offered a challenging<br />
and humbling experience, and have underscored<br />
the importance of international outreach.<br />
Estimates by the World Health Organization<br />
suggest that the burden of disease in the<br />
developing world will shift from lower respiratory<br />
disease, diarrheal disease and perinatal<br />
conditions, to diseases that classically predominate<br />
within the developed world. Ischemic heart<br />
disease, unipolar depressive disease and road<br />
traffic accidents are projected to be the top three<br />
contributors to the developing worldʼs disease<br />
burden, comprising greater than 20 percent of the<br />
total by the year 2020. These projections provide a<br />
unique opportunity to take the lessons learned<br />
during the maturation of <strong>Em</strong>ergency <strong>Med</strong>icine in<br />
the United States and implement both educational<br />
and public health policies that will have an<br />
enormous and efficient impact.<br />
To that end, a Fellowship in International<br />
<strong>Em</strong>ergency <strong>Med</strong>icine was founded in a joint effort<br />
between HCMC and the University of Minnesota<br />
andl “graduated” itʼs first fellow, Dr. Stephen<br />
Dunlop, in July <strong>2011</strong>. During this 2 year fellowship,<br />
22 | Department of <strong>Em</strong>ergency <strong>Med</strong>icine Activities <strong>Report</strong> | 2009-2010<br />
Dr. Dunlop completed a Masters in Public Health<br />
focusing on Healthcare in the Developing world, a<br />
Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical<br />
<strong>Med</strong>icine and Travelersʼ Health from the American<br />
Society of Tropical <strong>Med</strong>icine and Hygiene.<br />
Dr. Dunlop has just returned from a 6 month<br />
assignment as Director of Outpatient Services at<br />
Arusha Lutheran <strong>Med</strong>ical Centre in Arusha, Tanzania.<br />
We will continue to provide care to<br />
developing countries, not only through our<br />
international fellowship but also though<br />
continued volunteer activities.
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