Students Abroad: First, Do No Harm With Your Camera

By Lise Saffran. Programs that send American students to developing countries for practical service in the health sciences and medicine are proliferating, both under the auspices of universities and in connection with commercial organizations such as Projects Abroad, which advertises among its offerings, "Exciting opportunities at Ho Leprosy Village, Ghana." Examples abound of students or volunteers "practicing" medicine beyond the limits of their own training or good sense in underresourced communities. More...