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Sharing Expert Care Globally
 Dr. Lisa Ryujin during one of her global volunteer stints. |
Ever since Ganga Madduri, MD, volunteered in Kenya during her fourth year of medical school, she knew she wanted to return to developing countries to care for children with HIV/AIDS.
This January, the third-year Internal Medicine resident at Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center will have that opportunity as part of her clinical rotation. Through Kaiser Permanente's Global Health Program, Dr. Madduri will spend a month in Kenya, using her skills and expertise to care for those in desperate need.
At Kaiser Permanente, we see global health as being directly connected to the health of our members and our local communities. Public health concerns around migration, climate change and clean energy—as well as potential pandemics such as H1N1 or avian flu—impact us all.
The Global Health Program that will take Dr. Madduri to Kenya is part of a larger program offering medical residents and physicians the chance to volunteer overseas and locally. Global and community clinical experience gives residents valuable insight into the experiences of the underserved, and they gain a better understanding of the barriers to health care that exist for many communities.
Lisa Ryujin, MD, a second-year Ob/Gyn resident in Oakland who also plans to participate in the Global Health Program, said she learned a great deal as a medical volunteer in Nepal and Kenya.
"My physical exam skills improved. I learned to be more resourceful, and I learned that money is not an excuse to deny people in need of health care. They taught me far more than I could give."
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