title: Cultural encounters and family medicine: six lessons from South America.
authors.affiliation: Providence-Southeast Family Medicine, Portland, Ore 97206, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Ventres
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004645:Empathy; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010822:Physicians, Women; D014481:United States; D014687:Venezuela