51 | Dr. Luke Wee on medical cultures & Mercy Ships

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Dr. Luke Wee is a general practitioner from South Auckland. He has previously served at Mercy Ships as a junior doctor and was involved in the charity in New Zealand. Being Malaysian, he enjoys good food and learning many languages. Unfortunately, due to the lack of travel, he feels he has lost his marbles jumbling up his French and Te Reo Māori.
In this episode, we embark on a journey with Mercy Ships, discussing the pathway from application through to the destination itself. We cover the highlights and challenges of the work, the differences in medical cultures globally, and touch on his personal journey after leaving Mercy Ships.
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Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud
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As always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at [e-mail].

Audio credit:
Bliss by Luke Bergs https://soundcloud.com/bergscloud
Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/e9aXhBQDT9Y

Chapter

1. Luke Wee (00:00:00)

2. Finding medicine (00:01:16)

3. Cultural shifts from Malaysia to New Zealand (00:02:47)

4. Finding Mercy Ships (00:04:31)

5. Applications for Mercy Ships (00:05:50)

6. Work in Mercy Ships (00:06:46)

7. Duration of placements (00:08:33)

8. Common conditions (00:11:30)

9. Challenges of Mercy Ship and follow-up (00:12:22)

10. Multilingual abilities (00:15:23)

11. Cultural medical differences (00:17:52)

12. Faith-based organisations (00:20:08)

13. Payment (00:21:01)