LIFE ON THE LINE

#701 Immigrant MD: A Physician’s Life Reborn
Short:
An immigrant physician is forced to repeat residency to practice in the United States.

Long:
Maria had a successful IVF practice in Venezuela before moving to the United States to escape political unrest and seek medical care for her daughter. She is now forced to repeat residency if she wants to practice as a physician in the U.S.


#702 Finding Hope in Ukraine
Short:
A local medical team brings aid and restoration to towns across a war-torn country.

Long:
As Ukraine feels the devastating effects of a vicious war, millions of displaced people search for hope. Some join the efforts of the Angelia Clinic, bringing medical care to recently liberated towns along the front lines of the war.


#703 Healthcare in Nowhere
Short:
A rural hospital in Idaho must find innovative solutions to avoid shutting down.

Long:
A few years ago Lost Rivers Medical Center in rural Arco, ID was bankrupt and on the verge of shutting down. CEO Brad Huerta is set on turning the hospital around, and implements innovative solutions to many of the challenges facing rural healthcare.


#704 Keep Moving Forward
Short:
A father of six places hope in a ground-breaking procedure when he learns he has cancer.

Long:
Carlos, a father of six, finds out he has cancer and turns to a surgeon to perform a ground-breaking new procedure referred to as “jaw-in-a-day.” Only performed in a handful of hospitals in the United States, this intensive surgery involves removing the jaw and using the fibula in its place. Meanwhile, Carlos must grapple with the emotional struggle of a life-threatening illness.


#705 Hood Auntie
Short:
A recently released convict looks to a tattoo removal clinic to start a new life.

Long:
A violence intervention professional in the heart of San Bernardino, CA, helps a recently released convict turn his life around through an innovative tattoo removal clinic.