DOCARE International, NFP

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Today DOCARE honors the service of Dr. Taran Silva.

Dr. Silva has served on active duty with the United States Air Force for seven years, including a deployment to the Middle East in support of Operations SPARTAN SHIELD and ENDURING SENTINEL. He now serves as Associate Program Director for the Travis Air Force Base Family Medicine Residency Program, training the next generation of family physicians.

On his own time, Dr. Silva has volunteered on medical brigades across Latin America, providing care in Peru, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, and Honduras. He continues that commitment to global health as Chair of DOCARE International’s Fundraising Committee.

From the Air Force to underserved communities abroad, Dr. Silva has carried the same call to service — in uniform and out of it.

DOCARE CELEBRATES AMERICA 250 🇺🇸

Stewart Gillard was in the 101st Airborne.  He served after Korea and before Vietnam.  While he didn’t see active duty, he memorably was one of the 1,000 person troop President Eisenhower ordered to Little Rock Arkansas to protect the ‘Little Rock Nine’ as they integrated a previously all-white school in 1957.

After service, Stew returned to his hometown, Bay City, Michigan, then later Clare, Michigan, where he worked in manufacturing most his career.  A call to service was deep in his DNA; he served his community as a member of The Lions Club and The Knights of Columbus for decades.

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Randall Nolin is a U.S. Army veteran, Nationally Registered EMT, and Osteopathic Medical Student at MSUCOM whose career has been defined by a commitment to serving others. Following eight years of military service, he spent more than five years as an Emergency Department Technician, caring for critically ill and injured patients while responding to trauma, cardiac arrests, strokes, and other medical emergencies. As a founding member and EMT Supervisor of the University of South Florida Medical Response Unit, he helped build and mentor a collegiate emergency response program serving a university community of more than 50,000 students, faculty, and staff. He continues his commitment to service through leadership in street medicine, providing care to underserved populations, volunteering at community health events, supporting veterans, mentoring future healthcare professionals, pursuing a Global Health Certificate, and participating in an international medical mission to Peru. Through each of these experiences, he remains dedicated to advancing compassionate, equitable healthcare while preparing for a career in medicine.