Is There a Place for Me? Finding Your Role in Global Health Outreach with Dr. Andy Lamb & Dr. Trish Burgess
Dr. Trish Burgess, CMDA’s Director of Global Health Outreach, and Dr. Andy Lamb, an internist, Army veteran, and longtime GHO team leader who recently reached the milestone of 50 mission trips, join host Dr. Mike Chupp. Andy shares how one trip to Guatemala reoriented his motives for serving, how praying with patients became part of his daily practice, and how years of overseas ministry softened a soldier-turned-internist into a more tender dad and mentor. Trish reflects on how GHO has matured over the years, strengthening logistics, pharmacy systems, and team leader preparation, so that healthcare professionals can focus on discipling teams and caring for patients. Whether you’re considering your first mission trip or wondering how to serve more effectively, this episode offers encouragement and practical next steps.
If this episode stirred your heart, we encourage you to explore upcoming trips and opportunities at cmda.org/gho. There’s a place for non-medical servants and even whole families to serve together. And be sure to share this episode with a colleague, friend, or student, and follow the podcast on social media to stay connected. Your support helps us grow this community and equip healthcare professionals in every specialty to take Christ to all the earth.
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Meet Our Guest(s):
Dr. Andrew (Andy) Kilpatrick-Lamb graduated from West Point in 1977 and the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine in 1984. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine in 1987 at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. He then served five years as an internist at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. In 1990, he deployed to Saudi Arabia as Chief of Medicine for the 86th Evacuation Hospital in support of the 101st Air Assault Division during Operation Desert Storm. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service.
In 1992, he entered private practice in Burlington, NC where he remained for 22 years. He has held numerous leadership positions to include Chief of Medicine and, subsequently, Chief of Staff, Alamance Regional Medical Center. In 2014 he was selected as the first Vice President of Medical Affairs with Cone Health – ARMC, a senior executive physician leadership position. He serves as the Medical Director of the Elon University Department of Physician Assistant Studies. He is a senior team leader for Global Health Outreach, the mission arm of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations. Since 2000, he has led 50 missions throughout the world. His passion is investing in, teaching, encouraging, and mentoring others.
He is an avid fly fisherman, ties his own flies, and is a certified fly rod builder.
Patricia “Trish” Burgess, MD, joined CMDA as the Global Health Outreach Director in 2018. Trish went to the University of Georgia for her undergraduate degree where she met her husband. She took two years off before attending medical school and worked as a firefighter in Athens, Georgia during this time. She attended the Medical College of Georgia and did her residency in emergency medicine at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Dr. Burgess felt the call to short-term missions early in her career. Her first mission trip was to Nicaragua. During this trip, she felt Him clearly telling her this was the reason He had created her, and His plans for her included continuing with short-term medical missions and leading teams. With GHO, Trish has also traveled to Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nicaragua, Moldova, Peru and Zambia.
