Network Examples
The following scenarios represent the type of work made possible by the Global Medicine Network.
Hosting
A pediatrician in Honduras finds a pediatric practice in the United States
willing to host her for a week. Six months later, she returned the favor
by hosting her colleague back in Tegucigalpa.
A student in Boston finds a doctor in Belize to supervise him on a one-month rotation in a Belmopan hospital.
Service
A relief organization finds seven healthcare workers from three different
countries for its upcoming medical relief trip to Mali.
Remote Consultation
A lung specialist in Indonesia offers clinical advice via email to a colleague
in Malaysia who was having trouble managing a difficult case.
Idea Exchange
Massachusetts Medical Society staff identify physicians in the Caribbean
interested in contributing material for a regionally targeted publication.
Individuals involved in school health projects in different developing countries share advice on successful health screening programs.
Collaboration
A Cambridge researcher locates colleagues in six tropical countries willing
to collaborate on a tuberculosis research project.
Two small relief organizations team up to share shipping expenses on a freighter bound for Haiti.
Supply Donations
European and Canadian network members respond to a request from a new
pediatric hospital in Angkor, Cambodia for donated medical books and recent
journals.