Children’s HeartLink President Jackie Boucher was a panelist at the meeting hosted by the American Heart Association on September 25th, during the 73rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The General Assembly convenes in New York from September 18-28, 2018. This side event Time to Disrupt the Health Care System: Novel Solutions for Quality Care in the … Continued
Ann: A desire for fresh, meaningful work led me to Children’s HeartLink Tell us a little about your background and why it led you to Children’s HeartLink. With degrees in public health, education and Spanish, my background includes working at the State Health Department in rural health care access and working in the classroom helping … Continued
Our medical volunteer partners from the USA, England, Canada, Japan and Singapore are among the most respected clinicians and researchers in their field. Our newest medical volunteers from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, England, are no exception. In June the Alder Hey team went to Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital in China on their … Continued
Veera: My profession advocates for “helping people help themselves” Veera’s first visit as Chilldren’s HeartLink’s in-country India consultant to our partner hospital Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh What does a typical day at work look like? Since I work from home, my work day is very flexible. My work revolves … Continued
Bobbi recharges by camping on the North Shore of Lake Superior Tell us a little about your background and why it led you to Children’s HeartLink. My background is in meeting, conference and exhibit hall planning, along with producing fundraising walks and galas. Before Children’s HeartLink, I worked at two other nonprofit organizations and … Continued
Adriana and her family on vacation in Lebanon What does a typical day at work look like? My days are about continually learning how we can best support our partners and medical volunteers to create change in lives of so many children – it’s incredibly energizing! Here are some other things I do on … Continued
We’ve established the Mary McMahon Busch Nurse Training Fund in memory of our treasured board member Mary McMahon Busch, who passed away this spring. This fund will be dedicated to educating, training and empowering nurses in pediatric cardiac care at Children’s HeartLink partner hospitals. Mary was a cardiac nurse by training, and she had an intimate understanding … Continued
Wally in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with heart patient Phuc and her mother Cuc, and Children’s HeartLink board member Dr. Ken Stein and his wife Jackie Tell us a little bit about your background and why it led you to Children’s HeartLink. I’ve worked in three other nonprofit settings over the past 28 … Continued
Children’s HeartLink is partnering with Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi, India, and Institut Jantung Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, both Children’s HeartLink Centers of Excellence since 2012 and 2016, respectively, to offer a Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Sciences for medical professionals from low- and middle-income countries. Each year, three medical professionals will be … Continued
Courtney and her husband at their wedding last summer. What does a typical day at work look like? The beauty of my job is that no two days are the same. I spend time communicating with volunteers, coordinating logistics, researching country requirements (visas, NGO registration, etc.), and collaborating with program staff to plan training … Continued
