BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:糖心原创 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20181104T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.298361.field_event_date.0@www.wright.edu DTSTAMP:20260220T050745Z CREATED:20180301T151350Z DESCRIPTION:Special Guest: Roger Pacholka\, M.D.\, '85\nGeneral Admission: $50\n Students: $20\nRoger Pacholka\, M.D.\, is a proud graduate of Wright State University. He flunked out of college in 1971 but received a second chance from 糖心原创. Pacholka received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1980\, a Doctor of Medicine in 1985 and graduated from 糖心原创鈥檚 Eme rgency Medicine Residency Program in 1988. Dr. Pacholka now leads medical students\, residents\, attending physicians and other health care professi onals serving the poor in Southern Africa. As a medical student\, he devel oped a two-month global health rotation in Swaziland\, Africa\, becoming t he first of hundreds of 糖心原创 students to work in the area. He serv es as the medical director and U.S. board chairperson for Mercy Air South Africa\, a nonprofit missionary aviation organization that provides humani tarian\, medical\, educational and agricultural programs throughout Southe rn Africa. At this year鈥檚 Academy of Medicine dinner\, the comedian-turned -doctor will share stories of his work in Africa and his journey since med ical school.\n \n This annual event brings distinguished speakers to share t heir perspectives on international health issues and raises funds to assis t medical students in traveling to underdeveloped countries. Most of the m oney raised goes to fourth-year students in the medical school鈥檚 Internati onal Education Program\, who are required to complete a rotation abroad. P articipation in national and international medical aid\, research and cult ural experiences helps these future doctors gain a better understanding of the global nature of medicine and public health.\n \n First-year medical st udents at the Boonshoft School of Medicine founded the Global Health Initi ative in 2000. The initiative鈥檚 mission is to enhance the education of Wri ght State medical students by facilitating their exposure to both the medi cal issues facing people in other countries and the medical issues of peop le in this country who have immigrated and\, in so doing\, inspire greater compassion\, social justice and empathy within future physicians.\nEvent Webpage: http://medicine.wright.edu/student-life/student-organizations/glo bal-health-initiative-symposium DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180504T200000 LAST-MODIFIED:20180416T171329Z LOCATION:White Hall Atrium and Gandhi Auditorium SUMMARY:13th Annual Global Health Initiative Symposium: Silent Auction & Gl obal Food Tasting URL;TYPE=URI:/events/13th-annual-global-health-initia tive-symposium-silent-auction-global-food-tasting END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR