Saving Lives in the Burma Civil War | Dr Mitch Ryan

Dr. Mitch has spent most of his professional medical career working internationally alongside his wife Caryl, a licensed nurse. Together they have launched initiatives focused on providing excellent and innovative healthcare in regions of the world where quality medical care is limited. From 1995 - 2005, they founded and operated the Gilgit Eye Hospital in Northern Pakistan. From 2005 - 2025, they supported a medic training program for the Karen people in Myanmar and in 2015 established the Earth Mission Physician Associate training program in Myanmar in order to increase the number of competent healthcare providers in the area. He has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Wheaton College and received his MD from Wayne State School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Family Medicine In Bristol TN. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Ulster University. Dr. Mitch maintains active U.S. medical licenses in Arkansas and Oklahoma.