THE UPPER MIDWEST CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
(AFSA)
Invites you to a luncheon meeting with
Michael
Morris, M.D.
Former
Regional Medical Officer, Department of State
Medical Adventures in the Foreign Service –
from Rural Minnesota to Dhaka, Kabul and More
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017
12 Noon – Luncheon, Town and Country Club
12:40–1:45 PM, Dr. Morris, and time for questions and comments
Dr.
Mike Morris is a board-certified physician in the field of Family
Medicine. He attended St. Olaf College
and studied medicine at the University of Minnesota. He practiced in Willmar, Minnesota for 24
years providing “cradle to grave” care in hospital and outpatient settings.
In
2008, Mike joined the Department of State’s Office of Medical Services (MED),
serving in Dhaka, Kabul, Santiago and Washington, DC. In Kabul he set up clinical services and
emergency medical planning during “the surge” in 2010 when the American Direct
Hire population swelled from 250 to 1200.
In Washington he was director of medical informatics and oversaw
development of electronic medical records for eventual deployment to the field.
In
2015 he returned to Minneapolis. Now
with Allina Health Clinic in Richfield, he currently enjoys caring for
immigrants to Minneapolis from around the globe, with patients from 78
different countries.
Town and Country
Club, 300 Mississippi River Blvd. North, St. Paul, located immediately on the
St. Paul side of the Marshall-Lake Avenue Bridge
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