For those who don't know him, Dr. Farmer is one of the leading experts in Global Health. He has been advisor to countries, the World Health Organization etc etc. His accomplishments are truly inspiring and amazing. And he's only 49. Some of his early work in Haiti has been well-described in a wonderfully written book, Mountains Beyond Mountains (by Tracy Kidder).
The audience in attendance was over 450 people, and that doesn't include the folks who watched him up at Main Campus via video-feed. One of the surgeon's (Jack Myers, the surgeon who does many of the heart surgeries for the kids from Haiti) mentioned to Dr. Farmer that in his 30 years at the medical center, he has never seen the auditorium filled with that many people.
You can watch a 60 Minutes clip on him here
This was a very inspiring talk. He was very kind, gracious, and stayed to sign all the books that came in front of him (it was a long line!). Ben
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