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An Inside View of Medical Mission in Honduras
By Shakira Lynn
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Student Reflection from the Field: Elizabeth Bernard
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Reflections from Thomonde, Haiti: Melissa Hite
By Melissa Hite
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MUSC nurse exposes family to mission work in Mombasa, Kenya
By Matthew Husband
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New Haiti orthopedic surgery residency rotation and education exchange provides bi-directional training opportunities
Rudolph Richeme, MD provided an appropriately timed overview of the state of healthcare in Haiti and the unwavering resilience of its people during a lecture as part of a residency rotation and exchange program directed by the South Carolina Orthopedic |
Global Health Clinical Elective in Tanzania Block 8 (Feb. 1-26, 2016) RFA
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College of Medicine Global Health Elective in Tanzania
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MUSC scientist finds adventure in mentoring, scientific discovery
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MUSC pediatrics resident advocates for frontline service providers
Eugene A. Stead, Jr, MD recognized the need for frontline providers early enough to develop a “fast-track” curriculum for students wanting to apply combat medic training as civilians but did not have the educational backgrounds to do |
Reflections from Baan Namkem, Thailand: Victoria Way
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On May 16, 2015, I began my journey back to Olancho, Honduras on my third mission trip with Mercer on Mission. As the nurse practitioner with this group my primary role is to assist with the assessment and treatment of patients; however, I also work with students to help guide the flow of clinic and patient care. This year our group consisted of nursing, pharmacy, medical,
It is difficult to begin to describe how truly wonderful my trip to Uganda was. As I sit to write this reflection, I am still in amazement that I was able to have this experience, see the sites and patients that I saw, and meet so many magnificent people. It provided more educational and personal growth than I could have ever imagined. I met so many remarkable people along the way, including the clinic team that I
Joining Service Learners International (SLI) as a first year in medical school was not an easy decision, as there were many enticing opportunities for that “last summer of life”; however, I valued its foundation as a student-led organization that allowed a deeper level of involvement in the trip planning and also allowed continuity in a global project for the duration of medical school. 
Residents of the developed world rarely think about the lower levels of basic need found in Maslow’s Hierarchy. At its nadir, the hierarchy explains a requirement for things like water, food and shelter—physiological maintenance factors - that come easy in higher-income countries. Travel to East Africa, however, and you will see the daily energy expense of meeting these most basic of needs.
You do not need to look beyond the western hemisphere for stories of national resilience in the developing world.
Scholarship and Placement Limited to Two (2) Fourth-Year Medical Students
Course Description
From tracking crocodiles near barrier reefs in Belize to evading Hippos in Africa, 
The shortage of primary care physicians in the sixties begot a novel program for mid-level healthcare professionals: physician assistants (PA).
My time spent serving as part of a medical team on a mission trip to Thailand was invaluable. Though I have spent time traveling and serving medically in the past, I had never done anything to this scale.