title: Medical missions-overrated or undervalued? A single program experience.
authors.affiliation: Fourth-Year Resident in Surgery at the Alameda County Medical Center and Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. smithr@sfghsurg.ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Randi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Fifth-Year Resident in Surgery at the Alameda County Medical Center and Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. mountain_sam@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Samuel C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schecter
authors.affiliation: Fourth-Year Resident in Surgery at the Alameda County Medical Center and Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. rhiana@rhiana.org.
authors.forename: Rhiana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menen
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. michael.w.cripps@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cripps
authors.affiliation: Surgeon at the Alameda County Medical Center and Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA. richgodfrey77@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Godfrey
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007391:International Cooperation; D007396:Internship and Residency