title: Technical assistance from student interns.
abstract: Student interns in public health from Columbia University, New York, have been providing short-term technical assistance to health service agencies in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The arrangement has proved beneficial to both the interns and the agencies.
authors.affiliation: Center for Population and Family Health, School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Gass
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barber-Madden
mesh_terms: D017691:Caribbean Region; D003906:Developing Countries; D006290:Health Planning Technical Assistance; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007843:Latin America; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*