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Do PCP Medical Ambassadors\u00a0deliver direct healthcare services to the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u00a0 False!<\/strong>\u00a0says Meritt Sawyer, Executive Director of Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) (Well, true at times).\u00a0 PCP is dedicated to improving the standard of healthcare in Congo and ultimately to saving lives. \u00a0\u00a0But sending American medical professionals to perform a few surgeries or examine a few patients cannot effectively deliver this.\u00a0The benefit is limited by the temporary nature of their short-term stay.\u00a0PCP Medical Ambassadors are committed to\u00a0the training of Congolese doctors and nurses in sustainable medical practices.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0We work collaboratively with Congolese professionals to assist and support the priorities of their leadership. Our training-the-trainers method utilizes these relationships to identify specific skills training needed in Congo.<\/p>\n

Meritt goes on to say: \u00a0“I was reminded of this during my recent trip to Congo travelling with a distinguished and committed team of Medical Ambassadors.\u00a0 Dr. Eric Gunnoe (Chair, PCP Pediatric Focus Group) and Dr. Jim Walker (Chair, PCP Maternal Focus Group) taught a groundbreaking \u00a0Johns Hopkins course on maternal hemorrhaging called\u00a0Helping Mothers Survive.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Each of the twelve nurses taught on this life-saving method are returning to their villages, each to train twelve more.\u00a0 Julie Malyon (Chair, PCP Nursing Focus Group)\u00a0conducted several training sessions for intramuscular needle injections where abscesses and nerve injuries result in infection, amputation and death. Sandra Gutknecht (Chair, PCP Hospital Administration Focus Group) trained nine healthcare administrators from throughout the system who traveled to Karawa to learn more effective ways to manage budgets and hospital administration.\u00a0 Marta Klein, soon to return as a medical missionary to the area, provided essential contextual understanding coupled with her medical expertise.\u00a0 I could not imagine a more effective trip.\u00a0 Each person on the team represented a specific medical expertise.\u00a0 Each day, the team dispersed to train Congolese professionals in their specific specialization.\u00a0 Each evening we shared what God had done through each of them that day.”<\/p>\n

“The PCP Medical Ambassadors methodology, the training of the trainers, is a powerful method for multiplied impact in the Congo.\u00a0 Our commitment is for the training of local practitioners who will sustain the program.\u00a0 Join us!\u00a0 Consider becoming a Medical Ambassador.” \u00a0Learn more here!<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do PCP Medical Ambassadors\u00a0deliver direct healthcare services to the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u00a0 False!\u00a0says Meritt Sawyer, Executive Director of Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) (Well, true at times).\u00a0 PCP is dedicated to improving the standard of healthcare in Congo and ultimately to saving lives. \u00a0\u00a0But sending American medical professionals to perform a few surgeries or examine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nHow do PCP's Medical Ambassadors help in Congo? - Ekstrands in Congo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2014\/05\/how-do-pcps-medical-ambassadors-help-in-congo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do PCP's Medical Ambassadors help in Congo? 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