Caring for the World : : A Guidebook to Global Health Opportunities /

Caring for the World : : A Guidebook to Global Health Opportunities / / Paul Drain, Stephen A. Huffman, Sara Pirtle, Kevin Chan.

As disparities in health care continue to widen between wealthy and impoverished nations, an increasing number of medical professionals are committing themselves to the growing field of global health. Caring for the World assembles the stories, experience, and advice of prominent global health pract...

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Drain, Paul,
Huffman, Stephen A.,
Pirtle, Sara ,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2008
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Authors' Note
  • Foreword
  • 1. An Introduction to Global Health
  • 2. An Individual's Role
  • 3. Understanding the Landscape and Identifying Your Goals
  • 4. Medical Electives, Research Opportunities, Medical Language Courses, Health Courses and Seminars, and Global Health Conferences
  • 5. Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations
  • 6. Education in Global Health
  • 7. Funding for Global Health Opportunities
  • 8. Trip Planning and Preparations
  • 9. Advice from Five Global Health Experts
  • 10. Conclusions and 25 Pearls for Global Health
  • Appendix: Additional Global Health Resources
  • Index

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