IPCEA News
Two of the foundational pillars necessary for any long-term relationship are respect and trust.
These factors lie at the cornerstones of the partnership developed over the past two decades between the osteopathic physician founders of the International Primary Care Educational Alliance (IPCEA) and the physician leadership of the primary care initiatives of Chengdu and Shenzhen, China.
Heart to Heart International Power of One Award to Royce R. Keilers, DO
Royce Keilers, DO, a member of the 1965 graduating class of Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU), received Heart to Heart International’s (HHI) 2016 Power of One Award for his life’s work to advance primary care medicine and build bridges between people, organizations and cultures.
News Coverage – Shenzhen International Family Medicine Competency Training Center Opening Ceremony
In June 2016, IPCEA Directors Drs. Burke, Coren, and Davis participated in the Opening Ceremony for this new training facility which would be home to the IPCEA’s second train-the-trainer program in Shenzhen City. Located in the Shekou District, this model clinic was used to train the second cohort of 20 physicians from Shenzhen as well as functioning as a community health center to deliver direct patient care
Tianfu Friendship Award July 2015
The Sichuan Province Government decided to award Tianfu Friendship Award to five foreign experts to recognize their significant contribution to the social-economic development and international cooperation of Sichuan Province.
One Year Later, Osteopathic Physicians Remember the Devastation in China
On May 12, 2008, in the Sichuan Province of China, a Magnitude-8 earthquake killed an estimated 69,000 people injured 375,000 and left millions homeless. Within just days of the quake, two American Osteopathic Foundation volunteers, Dr. Royce Keilers and Dr. William Burke, joined members of Heart to Heart International in the medical relief effort.
Osteopathic Physicians Join the Earthquake Relief Effort in Sichuan, China
Sichuan province of China, May 12 [2008] carries the significance of September 11 in the United State because of the emotional impact of the magnitude-8 earthquake on that day that killed an estimated 69,000 people, injured 375,000, and left millions homeless. Responding to the disaster within just days of the quake were American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) volunteers, Dr. Royce Keilers and Dr. William Burke, who joined in the medical relief effort.
Press Release: AOF February 2008
February 21, 2008 –Patients in the Sichuan Province in the People’s Republic of China often have to make the decision about whether to go to a hospital, take an antibiotic, or see a specialist without consulting a primary care physician—because so few are available. Recognizing that the current highly specialized approach to health care is often more expensive and more intensive than it needs to be... View the entire article in a linked PDF file.
Osteopathic Profession Helping to Overhaul China’s Health Care System
For the last two years, there has been an historic medical effort building between osteopathic physicians and health officials in China as they tackle the transformation of a country’s medical system. Development of the ultimate goal – a medical system based on family medicine rather than the current specialty care system – moved closer to fruition with the October 2007 signing of a Memorandum of Understanding: “Towards the Development of Family Medicine in Sichuan Province, China.” Royce K. Keilers, D.O., FACOFP dist. (KCUMB-COM ’65), once again led the delegation of osteopathic family physicians on the most recent trip to Chengdu, China.
On The Road to China: Sharing Osteopathic Expertise in Medical Education
Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2007) Going Global — Osteopathic Medicine enriches worldwide health The efforts of osteopathic physicians on two continents—Asia and Africa—are improving health care for the masses while building...
