Michael Soderling, MD

• Private OB/GYN for ten years in West Bend, Wisconsin. • Fulltime medical missionary in Guatemala since August 2001. • Presented Dr Fountains workshop entitled “Health, Agriculture, Culture, and Community” at the ECHO compound in North Fort Meyers Beach, Florida. • Hosted workshop entitled, “Managing Hospitals in Difficult Times” given in Guatemala by Dr Rufi Macagba of Health Development International • Facilitated workshop on “Developing a Healthcare System” at the 2007 Global Missions Health Conference in Louisville. • I have assisted with numerous short-term healthcare outreaches in Guatemala. • February 2006 hosted/facilitated workshop by Phill Butler entitled “Kingdom Partnerships For Ministry Effectiveness.” • July 2007 Fuller Healthcare Missions Conference and 2007 GMHC speaker on “Effective Networking and Partnerships in Healthcare Missions.” • Presently facilitating, along with Dr Peter Yorgin, the Best Practices Project for Short Term Healthcare Missions.”

EDUCATION • BA in Biology from Wartburg College 1979 to 1983 • MD degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin 1983 to 1987 • OB/GYN residency at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore MD 1987 to 1991 • Board Certified FACOG 1993 • Attended several workshops by Dr Dan Fountain, including “How To Build a Healthcare System” and “Health, Culture, and Community”. • Presently enrolled in MBA program in International Development and Management of the Non-Profit at Hope International University.

EMPLOYMENT • OB/GYN attending physician at the West Bend Clinic from 1991 to 2001. • Fulltime missionary commissioned by West Bend Community Church, West Bend, Wis • Latin American representative for Health Development International. • President of the Association of Christian Hospitals and Clinics of Guatemala