GLMS FOUNDATION ASSISTS IN
MEDICAL MISSIONS
Denise Puthuff, MD
T
he GLMS Foundation, with the support
of Kosair Charities and Kosair Children's Hospital, was able to provide
the opportunity for two medical residents to
join a group of more than a dozen medical
volunteers to bring much needed medical care
to Managua, Nicaragua. The annual January
trip is sponsored by the GLMS Foundation in
partnership with Hand in Hand Ministries, a
Louisville nonprofit that operates the Pathway to Change program
for the poor in Nicaragua.
This trip comes as part of the Foundation's Medical Missions Initiative. The week is packed with visits to hospitals and clinics, with
sharing of medical supplies and equipment. During this annual trip,
our physicians also provide educational materials and instruction
to Nicaraguan residents and medical staff. After reading the articles
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by the residents, we hope you will consider our upcoming January
2017 trip. An informational meeting will be held at the Old Medical
School Building in August.
With the many demands on our physicians today, your schedule
may not allow for a week away for a mission. However, there are
many local and regional opportunities also available if you would
consider volunteering a few hours each month. Together we can
provide much needed health care to the underserved of our communities! Please call the Foundation office at 502-736-6356 or email
[email protected] for more information.
Denise Puthuff, MD, practices dermatology with Brownsboro Dermatology, PLLC, and serves the GLMS Foundation as Medical Missions
Committee Chair.