The Globe Less Traveled: A Journey with Robert E Morris, DDS ’69, MPH, FICD

About this episode

Robert E. Morris shares his extraordinary life story and experiences in public health across various countries.

Send us Fan Mail University of Maryland School of Dentistry alumnus Robert E. Morris, DDS ’69, MPH, FICD, shares his extraordinary life story that spans continents, including his experiences treating villagers in Vietnam, building public health systems in Kuwait, and training oral health leaders in the Caribbean. The recipient of a University of Maryland, Baltimore honorary Doctor of Public Service degree recounts his harrowing survival during the invasion of Kuwait, detailed in his book “120...

People in this episode

Guest: Robert E. Morris

Topics covered

• public health
• personal journey
• international experience
• oral health
• survival story

Keywords

• public health
• Vietnam
• Kuwait
• oral health leaders
• survival
• Caribbean
• University of Maryland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Maryland School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Places: Vietnam, Kuwait, Caribbean

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