The Overseas Medical Mission Team (OMAT) has for more than two decades provided invaluable medical service annually to hundreds of Linden and Region Ten residents – this year is no exception.
According to the team’s coordinator, Linda Felix-Johnson, about three hundred people from all age groups and walks of life turned up at the Linden Medical Complex on Monday 20 July to register for the free medical services, obtainable this year from 20 to 26 July.
The visiting team is headed by OMAT’s founder and President, Dr. Stephen Carryl, Chairman of Surgery at the Wyckoff Heights Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York. The team includes gynecology specialist, Dr. Faunda Campbell, who migrated from Linden to the US at the age of twelve years with her parents. She will be providing services mainly to women with hysterectomies and other female-related issues. Another member of the team, Dr. Ian Alleyne-McQuay, a spine and brain surgeon, is visiting Linden for the first time. His father, Gordon Alleyne, is a born and bred Lindener, who graduated from the Demba Trade School and worked with the bauxite company for some time after serving his apprenticeship before emigrating to the US. Other members of the team are general practitioner Michael Kirlew, MD; Leigha Carryl, college sophomore, Pre-Med major; Samella Carryl, high school student; JoAnne Carryl, wife of the team leader and Co-founder of OMAT, who is also coordinator of the mission; Boneita Primo; Linda Felix, Ms, Psychology.
The one-week exercise will also facilitate an educational lecture for medical professionals at the Linden Hospital Complex and a community outreach. OMAT is collaborating with the Women of Mission International (WOMI) for the second successive year and it includes an all-day Women’s Conference under the theme: “Knowing Your Purpose” tomorrow at the LEN Building, Republic Avenue at
