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Jan 6, 2018
"The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy." --Meryl Streep
Fleeing the Mouth of the Shark
Bill Dienst, MD, is a rural family and emergency room physician from north central Washington who has been volunteering for humanitarian medical missions since 1982, when he was a young man in medical school. His first experience profoundly changed his life and he was "hooked," he says, volunteering repeatedly for medical exchange programs in Veracruz, Mexico, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Most recently, he served as the medical coordinator for Salaam Cultural Museum (SCM), a Seattle-based nonprofit conducting humanitarian and medical relief work with refugee populations in Jordan, Lebanon and Greece. In this interview with Moon Magazine, Dr. Dienst offers his unique perspective on the refugee crisis as well as some practical suggestions for how others might help.
BE THE CHANGE
Take a minute to put yourself in the shoes of someone going through a traumatic event. What might they be feeling? What might be their near and long-term concerns? How can you help?
