Speaker: Ryan McAuley, MD, MPH, Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program

Abstract:

South Sudan is the newest country on Earth, having gained its independence from Sudan in 2011 after 40 years of brutal civil war. The world looked upon this new nation with high hopes for growth and economic development, but unfortunately peace and prosperity did not last long. In December 2013, South Sudan suffered an attempted coup and the start of a new civil war within its hard-fought borders. In this session, I will summarize the timeline of the current humanitarian crisis in South Sudan as well as the consequences of protracted war and violence on healthcare access, education, nutrition, and livelihoods. I will also highlight several of the puzzling professional and ethical dilemmas that emerged during my field work as a physician with Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders.

Bio Sketch:

Dr. Ryan McAuley is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and he joined the VinUniversity CHS Team in April 2019 as Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. McAuley completed his MD degree at East Tennessee State University, his MPH degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and his residency training at the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He has a keen interest in humanitarian assistance, refugee health, and medical education. Prior to joining VinUni, Ryan completed 4 field missions with the International NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders with 3 separate missions to South Sudan and 1 mission to Egypt.

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