BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1391@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191028T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191028T190000 DTSTAMP:20190908T024217Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/mini-medical-school-flinn-foundation-buff mire-lecture SUMMARY:Mini-Medical School - Flinn Foundation Buffmire Lecture - Health Sc iences Education Building C104 - 28 Oct 19 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix p roudly presents Mini-Medical School\, a fascinating community lecture seri es open to the public.\n\n\n\nYou’re invited to an unforgettable and ins piring evening with a physician who saves lives in a most unconventional w ay.\n\nDr. Randy Christensen has dedicated his life to caring for society ’s often-abused\, unloved children who live on the streets without acces s to health care. While in Phoenix\, he launched the Crews’n Healthmobil e\, a mobile medical unit that delivers free medical care and outreach ser vices to thousands of at-risk infants\, children and teens.\n\nWith tender ness and humor\, his presentation will discuss the trials\, joys and strug gles of establishing the mobile health van while raising a family with his wife\, Amy\, who is also a pediatrician. His discussion will engage all a ttendees as Dr. Christensen will offer advice on making compassionate conn ections between physicians and patients\, keeping emotionally and physical ly balanced\, and leaving a legacy.\n\nDr. Christensen’s non-fiction boo k “Ask Me Why I Hurt\,” is a touching and revealing first-person accou nt of his remarkable work.\n\nThe Flinn Foundation Buffmire Lecture Series is made possible through a grant from the Flinn Foundation\, and brings r enowned medical educators and practitioners to Arizona. Twice a year\, Buf fmire joins forces with Mini-Medical School\, the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix’s community outreach event.\n\nPresenter:\n\nRandy Christens en\, MD\, MPH\, FAAP\, is the President and Founder of Randal Christensen Consulting\, which supports hospitals\, non-profit organizations and found ations in delivering health services to vulnerable populations in Las Vega s\, Nevada. Dr. Christensen is the former Division Chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Phoenix Children’s Hospital\, former Chief Medica l Officer for Nevada Health Centers and a former trustee for Vitalyst Heal th Foundation.\nMonday\, October 28 2019\n5:00 - 6:00 PM - Reception\n6:00 - 7:00 PM - Lecture\nHealth Sciences Education Building (HSEB) C104\n435 N. Fifth Street\, Phoenix\, AZ 85004\nContact and Parking Information\nFor questions\, please contact \;Aaron Sheets-Freburger\, 602-827-2453.\n \n Parking options \;on or around the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.\n C ampus Map \;(PDF).\n\n \; CATEGORIES:AZ - Central LOCATION:Health Sciences Education Building C104\, 435 N. 5th Street\, Phoe nix\, AZ\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=435 N. 5th Street\, Phoenix \, AZ\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Health Sciences Education Building C104:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181028T170000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR