GWU Medical Student to be Honored by President in White House Ceremony

NORFOLK, VA (04/28/2008)(readMedia)-- WHAT: Physicians for Peace volunteers to participate in Rose Garden Ceremony honoring volunteerism in America. Ceremony kicks off Volunteer Week nationwide and will highlight volunteerism both around the world and at home.

WHERE: Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

WHO: President George W. Bush to honor Physicians for Peace volunteers:

• Dr. Eid Mustafa, Wichita Falls, Texas, for his work in the West Bank

• Amy Fiedler, The George Washington University Medical Center, for her work in Eritrea, Africa

• Emily Tinsley, BSN, RN, Charlottesville, Va., for her work in Central America

• Dr. Ogo Emejuru, Norfolk, Va., for his work in Nigeria

• Caroline Ramwell, MSN, RN,PNP, University of Virginia, for her work in Sri Lanka and Central America

• Dr. Juan Montero, Chesapeake, Va., for his work in the Philippines

WHY: Physicians for Peace was founded in 1989 to mobilize medical volunteers and healthcare educators to help build medical systems in developing and third world countries. The organization has conducted medical missions in 50 countries.

“Volunteers are the very lifeblood of our organization,” noted Physicians for Peace President and CEO, Brig. Gen. Ron Sconyers, (USAF, Ret.). “These professionals give selflessly of their time and their talent to help those in need in some of the most desperate conditions in the world. That the President has recognized the invaluable contributions of our volunteers is a real testimony to their work as America’s medical diplomats in the developing world.”

*Due to location, media access to this event is limited. We will work to secure photography, transcripts and other items for you to use. Please call Cliff Bryant at Physicians for Peace to arrange an interview with Sconyers.

ABOUT PHYSICIANS FOR PEACE

Physicians for Peace is an international private voluntary organization that mobilizes healthcare educators to assist developing nations with unmet medical needs and scarce resources. Through effective, hands-on medical education and training, clinical care and donated medical supplies, Physicians for Peace creates long-term, sustainable, replicable, and evidence-based projects to help partner nations build medical capability and capacity to help themselves. Volunteers for the 501©(3) nonprofit organization have conducted medical missions in more than 50 countries. More information is available at www.physiciansforpeace.org.