We often ask listeners to reach out with stories we could share on Stateside. Here's an example of when someone did just that, writing to tell us about a Detroit-based nonprofit that can save lives.
It's called Team fEMR, a free and open source electronic medical records system for short-term medical service trips. It allows medical volunteers to record and pass along patient records to the next group of volunteers.
The co-founders hit on the idea while they were students at Wayne State University.
Sarah Draugelis, now the president of Team fEMR, and Kevin Zurek, a computer scientist at Ford Motor Company, joined Stateside to talk about the genesis of the idea, its ability to improve short-term medical trips, and the power of open source technology.
Listen above.
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