title: Volunteering for humanitarian projects.
abstract: Many professional societies, along with official government missions and nongovernmental organizations, currently work to provide health care and medical education in developing countries and other underserved areas. Before interested physicians volunteer, they must make sure that they are emotionally, physically, and logistically prepared to provide useful assistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Suite 200, 1 Elizabeth Place, Dayton, OH 45408, USA. jjnordlund@fuse.net
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nordlund
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D003880:Dermatology; D014838:Volunteers