title: A doctor heads home to Haiti.
abstract: A second-year medical resident returned to Haiti, his native country, in the aftermath of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. He witnessed the total devastation of Port-au-Prince, the city of his birth, and great human suffering. He describes the emotional and logistical challenges of providing care to the wounded of this impoverished nation.
authors.affiliation: Christiana Care Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Newark, DE 19718, USA.
authors.forename: Lionel J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Malebranche
mesh_terms: D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*