BUILDING A PROFESSIONAL GLOBAL DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM AT AN ACADEMIC HEALTH-CARE INSTITUTION: THE PROFESSIONALISATION OF HUMANITARIAN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS

Building a professional global disaster response team at an academic health-care institution: the professionalisation of humanitarian health-care workers

Background: The numbers of individuals affected by disasters and conflict are on the rise, similarly are the numbers of clinicans who seek to help.Although health-care workers want to provide immediate clinical care—as in field hospitals—disaster response requires a comprehensive set of knowledge, skills, and behaviour not taught in medical and

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Avoiding pitfalls in overseas medical educational experiences

In the United States, there are a growing number of medical students participating in international health electives.These opi the color that keeps on giving experiences have the potential to be mutually beneficial to both the host country and the student.However, there is a significant risk of unethical and damaging practices during these trips, i

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