Making the World a Better Place: Humanitarian Care in Eye Care

Mend the Gap: Equity in Medicine

In this episode, Cathleen McCabe, MD, and Susan MacDonald, MD, discuss their careers, their roles in humanitarian care and the importance of mentorship with Bonnie An Henderson, MD, and Abby Markward, MBA.

· Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap :00

· Introduction :29

· Welcome Abby Markward & Bonnie Henderson, MD :40

· Tell us about your current roles in leadership and how you came to be in these positions of leadership. 1:27

· Henderson: Can you speak to some of the leadership roles you’ve had and how they’ve informed your current role? 7:20

· Markward: Tell us about your current leadership role at ASCRS. 9:38

· What is your advice for those who seek leadership roles like yours? 13:58

· The importance of mentorship 15:28

· Humanitarian care 17:48

· Markward: What is ASCRS doing to be part of the humanitarian care solution? 22:08

· What is your advice for people who want to get involved with helping others and making the world a better place? 24:26

· Thank you 33:08

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Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is the president and chief executive officer, global head of innovation and technology of HelpMeSee, a non-profit organization that creates virtual reality simulators to teach cataract surgery in low resourced areas.

Susan MacDonald, MD, is president of Eye Corps and associate clinical professor at Tufts School of Medicine.

Abigail Markward, MBA, is the executive director of the ASCRS Foundation.

Cathleen McCabe, MD, is chief medical officer of Eye Health America and medical director of The Eye Associates in Sarasota, FL.

Disclosures: The hosts report no relevant financial disclosures. Henderson is the president and chief executive officer, global head of innovation and technology of HelpMeSee. Markward is the executive director of the ASCRS Foundation.