Wednesday was just “chock-full-o-learning”! After the student-led presentation was finished, the students had the opportunity to hear from Pat Podack, MD (An IWU alum!). Dr. Podack is an OB-GYN physician who practiced on Maui for many years, and recently retired. She described the demographics and statistics of the patient population she served, her experiences practicing at Maui Memorial Hospital, her perspectives on the use of complementary and/or alternative modalities, and some of the unique challenges she faced in practice here on Maui.
Pat Podack, MD (an IWU alum!)
The students (especially Daniel, Kacie, Laura, & Jessica – our four Pre-med students!) had lots of great questions for Dr. Podack, and we had a lively discussion about some of the disparities of care that exist here in the islands.