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CURRENT ISSUE: Spring 2008 Letter from the Editors: Of New Beginnings and Novel Solutions (coming soon!)Featured Interviews: A Conversation with Dr. Joxel Garcia, the 13th Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Ten Questions with Dr. Catherine DeAngelis, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (coming soon!)Op-Eds: The New Face of Primary Health Care: WHO's Global Initiative for Emergency and Surgical CareThe unveiling of a worldwide effort to place surgery in the public health agenda of developing countries. By Dr. Tharani Kandasamy, M.D. & Whitney Berta, PhD Personal Reflections: The Perfect StormThoughts on Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and HIV/AIDS in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. By Ryan Ahern Brillo Nuevo: Clinical Experiences in the Amazon Jungle Personal accounts from three medical students within the Amazon jungle of Perú. By Michael Hamek, Allyson Hope, & Megan Klenow My Experiences on Honduras with MSMI Experiences on Honduras with Medical Students Making Impacts, an organization run by medical studens from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. By Adam Lewkowitz 'Beautiful' Photos How the 'beautiful' pictures taken abroad mask the reality behind them. By Matthew Malek Don't Make Friends With Food A thoughtful, yet lighthearted analysis of life and medicine in Kenya. By Robyn Rogers TIA: Attitudes and Perspectives from my Experience in Uganda An account of hope and despair from Uganda. By Taylor Spencer Research Articles: International Health Efforts Throughout the Years: A Historical Glance (coming soon!)By Rahima Dosani Afghanistan at the Crossroads: Women's Role and Future An overview on the future of women in Afghanistan By Sheyla Medina Telemedicine in Bhutan How the implementation of telecommunications technology can change the basic foundation of a country's healthcare. By Clara Ng Limitation in Chinese Legislation on Tobacco Control (coming soon!) By Xiyue Wang
Arts: The Colors of GuatemalaPictures taken from a maternal health care research project on Guatemala. By Sabrina Aggarwal An African Essay Pictures taken from my visit to internally displaced people (IDP) camps in Uganda. By Christine Lee Harris 'The Educated Idiot' A medical student reflects on the lifestyle her parents gave away in search of a better future. By Cynthia Santos |
Pregnant mother in Guatemala. Photo credit by Sabrina Aggrawal ISSUE ARCHIVESSpring 2007: Natural Disasters & the Role of the Medical Community Spring 2006: Health & Poverty Spring 2005: HIV/AIDS (4MB PDF) LINKS 
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