The mission of the Barry University Bahamas Medical Mission Trip (BMT) is to provide podiatric medical and diabetic foot and wound care to the people of the Bahamas. This medical mission started as a humanitarian effort in 2019 after the tragedy of Hurricane Dorian where we encountered countless numbers of persons with undiagnosed and untreated lower extremities as well as underserved diabetic patients whose only recourse for severe diabetic wounds was amputation.
The Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine (BUSPM) sought first to be of service to the people of the Bahamas during aftermath of this tragic event. While caring for people in the Bahamas, we discovered that there were many untreated and underserved diabetic patients whose only remedy for severe diabetic wounds is lower extremity amputation. These amputations can lead to further limb loss and are associated with significantly reduced quality of care and high rates of mortality.