Doctors and Nurses as Rescuers in Humanitarian Crises Exhibition

This exhibit tells the stories of doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel who honored their professional oath and ideals through their efforts on behalf of their fellow men and women in humanitarian crises.

The stories of rescue profiled in this exhibit span more than a century and took place throughout the world. Some rescuers worked with a population whose medical needs had long been treated with indifference. Others filled the void created when most of the members of a medical community fled impending danger for safety. In most cases, rescue took place despite strong hostility and threats from those in power.

This exhibit was created by Stephen Gaies, Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education and Professor Emeritus at the University of Northern Iowa. The exhibition was created in 2019 and was displayed at the Grout Museum in Waterloo, Iowa in 2019 through 20xx.