Remembering Helene: “We’re being public servants”
From MedBoard Matters by North Carolina Medical Board
September 25, 2025 · 29 min · Season 5 · Episode 5
About this episode
This episode features an interview with Dr. Benjamin Gilmer discussing his experiences serving under-resourced populations after Hurricane Helene.
On this episode of the Remembering Hurricane Helene series, we interview Dr. Benjamin Gilmer, Rural Fellowship Director and Director of Rural Health Initiatives for the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville. Dr. Gilmer put his extensive global experience in serving under resourced patient populations to good use and was busy practicing out of a donated bus in a church parking lot in Swannanoa in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley, Communications Directo...
People in this episode
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Dr. Benjamin Gilmer
Topics covered
- public service
- rural health
- disaster response
- healthcare access
- interview
Keywords
- Hurricane Helene
- rural health
- disaster response
- healthcare
- public service
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mountain Area Health Education Center
Places: Asheville, Swannanoa
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