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According to MedicalMissions.org, since 2009, over 4,200 medical professionals and close to 200 organizations have participated in more than 11,000 medical missions in over 200 countries. Volunteers came from almost every specialty including nursing, dentistry, psychiatry, and surgery. Data from the Medical School Graduation Questionnaire given by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) shows that there is also a growing prevalence of university-based medical missions. In fact, the proportion of the US medical students who engaged in a global health experience grew from 2.6 % in 1985 to 30 % in 2012 (Castillo et al. 2010; AAMC 2012).
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Brodman, M. (2013). Interested in Volunteering Abroad? Considerations When Choosing a Global Health Opportunity. In: Shirazian, T., Gertz, E. (eds) Around the Globe for Women's Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8258-2_10
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