Street Medicine: Mark Horvath Interviews Doctor James Withers with Friends [video two]

During last year's road trip I was honored to be introduced to two great men, Robert Egger of DC Central Kitchen and James S. Withers, M.D. of Operation Safety Net. Both men quickly became my heroes and friends. You can watch the original interview here http://bit.ly/9ohKjH.

I was also honored to spend a little time with Doctor Jim a few months back when the producers of @home [http://kck.st/onxqFA] gathered leaders in homeless services in New York City to help develop an outreach campaign and action items for the film. Both times I told Doctor Jim I was gonna someday visit Pittsburgh to help him tell his story. Well, I was finally able to make that happen.

There are no words to describe how much respect I have for this man. For more than twenty years he continues to go out into the streets providing healthcare to our homeless friends and neighbors. He may even be one of the most humble men I have ever met. Although he is brilliant, Doctor Jim's heart of compassion makes him truly remarkable in the world of medicine.

Please watch this important interview, and if you know someone in the medical field, or someone going to medical school, please forward this video. We need more people like Doctor Jim in this world.

For more information visit http://www.streetmedicine.org

Because Foundation's film on Doctor Jim's work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBFapxMtQII

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[cdltpx]

Finally doctors without borders finally realizing you need not leave our borders to help people. Mark your videos never cease to amaze me the people that are thrown under the bus in this economy. I watched the movie INSIDE JOB last night and our nation bailed out wall street only to cast the unsuspecting into those bailed out streets. Elections come and go and we just get deeper into it where will it end? Somewhere they have got to realize these are not just about dollars it is about lives.

[roperman100]

he's a amazing man we need more great doctors like him in this world...he's a original Doctor Patch Adams...God Bless You..

[GeorgieWise]

Y'all do the world proud. You are helping to balance the scales one ounce at a time. Only a billion pounds to go.

[sojourners11]

this video is inspirational! what a nice doctor. god bless him

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