Invest in the future of emergency medicine in Paraguay through medical simulation training
Building on the legacy of Dr. Thomas and Judi Kent. Transforming medical education at UCMB.
Help us build a medical simulation center at UCMB
From 1976 to 2008, Dr. William Thomas Kent trained Paraguay's first emergency medical responders and EMTs. Dr. Kent went on to establish the first emergency department in Paraguay at Centro Médico Bautista (CMB). His pioneering work helped create emergency care systems that extended beyond Asunción into rural communities, laying a foundation for emergency medicine in Paraguay.
Over four decades, Dr. Thomas and Judi Kent served as missionaries with the International Mission Board at CMB. Through emergency medicine, mobile medical clinics, nursing education, discipleship, and church planting, they invested in countless lives throughout Paraguay.
Today, we have an opportunity to build on their legacy.
The Thomas Kent Fund
The Thomas Kent Fund supports the advancement of emergency medicine in Paraguay. The Fund is putting this mission into action through the development of a Medical Simulation Center at Universidad Centro Médico Bautista (UCMB) in Asunción, Paraguay.
The center will provide hands-on, simulation-based education for nursing students, medical students, resident physicians, practicing physicians, and allied health professionals.
Simulation allows healthcare professionals to practice critical skills, clinical decision-making, communication, and life-saving procedures in a safe learning environment before caring for actual patients.
Our Goal: $270,000 by 2028
Your gift will help provide:
- High-fidelity patient simulators
- Procedural skills trainers
- Clinical simulation equipment
- Educational technology and audiovisual systems
- Faculty development
- Sustainable resources for ongoing healthcare education
Invest in the Next Generation
Your generosity can help equip future healthcare professionals with the skills they need to serve patients and communities throughout Paraguay.
Honor the legacy of Dr. Thomas and Judi Kent by helping build the future of healthcare education at UCMB.
Will you make a gift today to help establish the UCMB Medical Simulation Center?
If you prefer to donate by mail, you can write a check payable to Paraguay Baptist Medical Center Foundation and send it 4300 W. Waco Drive, Ste 2, Bldg B, Box 400, Waco, TX 76710.
You can also donate by PayPal to pbmcfoundation@gmail.com.