Medical volunteers: Guidelines for success and safety

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作者：

Hoover, EL

Cole-Hoover, G

Berry, PK

Hoover, ET

Harris, B

Rageh, D

Weaver, WL

机构：

[1] AMTA Off, Primary Care Serv, Stone Mt, GA 30083 USA

[2] AMTA Off, Informat, Stone Mt, GA 30083 USA

[3] AMTA Off, Malaria Outreach Program, Stone Mt, GA 30083 USA

[4] AMTA Off, Nursing, Stone Mt, GA 30083 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 2005年 / 97卷 / 01期

关键词：

medical missionary; safety guidelines; Africa;

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中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Many African Americans from a variety of medical specialties are interested in satisfying a life-long dream of visiting Africa by volunteering their services to faith-based and private volunteer organizations doing missionary work on the continent. While this can be an extremely rewarding experience in which measurable good can be accomplished, this path can also be strewn with many obstacles that will affect both the success of the mission and the personal well-being of the volunteer. The American Medical Team for Africa is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, volunteer organization that has been doing medical missionary work in Africa since 1993. This manuscript is a compilation of this 10-year experience that has established some very useful guidelines for insuring a successful and safe mission if you are fortunate enough to have this opportunity.

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