by HelpMeSee | Jun 6, 2019 | Stories of Hope
Dr. Gao Weifeng was born in an impoverished rural area of Shandong Province in China. His father was a teacher and his mother was a farmer. In the rural areas of China, academic success is the only way for children to change their destiny. So, Dr. Gao studied...
by HelpMeSee | May 14, 2019 | Stories of Hope
How long does it take for residents to transform the knowledge they learned in the classroom to surgical skills applied in the operating room? According to the traditional training model, it takes at least 3 to 6 months of lab training and mentoring surgeries,...
by HelpMeSee | May 5, 2019 | HelpMeSee News
Today, HelpMeSee and Eye Hospital Wenzhou Medical University (EH-WMU) in China inaugurated the Sclerocorneal Tunnel Construction Course (STCC) to their first class of ophthalmology residents. STCC incorporates surgical skills instruction and practice utilizing two...
by HelpMeSee | Apr 17, 2019 | Stories of Hope
When Dr. Min Gao first began studying ophthalmology, she dreamed of becoming an independent surgeon who could help restore sight to people in China. In 2006, Dr. Gao started her career working at Beijing Chaotan Hospital. By 2014, she finished her Ph.D. program. When...
by HelpMeSee | Oct 29, 2018 | Stories of Hope
Last month, HelpMeSee shipped three simulators to China – one to Beijing and two to Wenzhou Medical University. HelpMeSee Biomedical Simulator Technologist Anthony DeSantis traveled from New York to Beijing and then Wenzhou to set up the simulators, marking an...