Stan Brock

Background

Stanley Edmunde Brock was born in 1936 in Preston, Lancashire, England. His father, a civil servant and telephone engineer, was posted to the British Colony of Guyana.

Education

He was educated at Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset.

Career

He has been known variously as a television presenter, film actor, author and naturalist. In 1952 Stan started work as a cowboy on the Dadanawa Ranch in British Guyana. There his interest in wildlife developed together with an awareness of the lack of medical care available to the remote native community.

Stan went on to work as a co-host on the popular television wildlife series Wild Kingdom and subsequently to direct the television series Stan Brock"s Expedition Danger.

(1966–1973) Random Access Memory operations are dependent on the work of thousands of volunteer medical professionals and the small donations of many supporters, it receives no state financial support. Up to December 2009 there have been over 400,000 patient encounters.

Medical care is provided entirely free of charge to patients on a "first come, first served" basis. Most treatments are in the form of eye care, dental care and general medical examinations.

Random Access Memory veterinary care extends to companion animals.

Operations are mainly confined to Tennessee. So far the only State in the Union permitting medical professionals from other States to work on a temporary volunteer basis. However there are ongoing operations in Guyana and ad hoc responses in disaster stricken areas like Haiti (2010).

In August 2009 his charity set up a temporary medical centre in Los Angeles, offering free treatment to Americans without medical insurance.

According to a report in The Independent (United Kingdom) he: "..has no money, no income, and no bank accountant He spends 365 days a year at the charity events, sleeping on a small rolled-up mat on the floor and living on a diet made up entirely of porridge and fresh fruit." Stan is a Karate Black Belt holder and physical fitness expert.

He is an experienced pilot skilled in dealing with difficult landing sites. The discovery of a rare species of bat has been attributed to him.

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Achievements

• Stan Brock is the founder of the non-profit medical care organization, Remote Area Medical. In September 2010, Stan was awarded the Inamori Ethics Prize by the Inamori International Centre for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

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