Hospital Catchment and Understanding World Size
The Peter Attia Drive
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Nov 20 2023 2h 39m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Background, medical training, and early days of missionary work in AfricaChapter 2 24 mins
Tom arrives at Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, civil war breaks out, and his staff evacuatesChapter 3 10 mins
Learning surgery on the job and earning the trust of the communityChapter 4 11 mins
The amazing people of Nuba, and why Nuba feels like home to TomChapter 5 12 mins
NY Times article about Tom’s work, and Tom’s new venture on the board of the Aurora Prize Foundation, raising awareness and funds for other missionariesChapter 6 7 mins
Tom’s mind-blowing ability to deal with chaos while seeing hundreds of patients per dayChapter 7 10 mins
The most afraid Tom has ever been, and how he copes with the emotional trauma of his daily experiencesChapter 8 5 mins
The basic tools, technologies, and medicines that Tom is lacking that could save many livesChapter 9 3 mins
The logistical challenge of helping Tom’s hospital, and what Tom really needsChapter 10 17 mins
Diseases in the adult populationChapter 11 11 mins
Living without possessions, finding meaning, and being a missionaryChapter 12 7 mins
Happiness, sense of purpose, and suicide: contrasting the US with NubaChapter 13 3 mins
Other than donations, is there a way people can help Tom and other similar causes?Chapter 14 5 mins
The food in NubaChapter 15 2 mins
Tom’s annual bout of malariaChapter 16 4 mins
Patients Tom will never forgetChapter 17 59 sec
Resources for people wanting to get involved in helping Tom’s workChapter 18 7 mins
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