Responsible Medical Engagement in the Developing World

In July 2018, I engaged in a four-week research and service-learning trip in Buhoma, Kanungu District, Uganda. The trip[...]

Primary Care Innovations in Medical Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from the Philippines

It has been almost two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This global health crisis continues to[...]

Sudden Death in the Realm of Possibility: The Psychosocial Trauma, Uncertainty, and Health Care Needs of Migrants Crossing the Mexico-U.S. Border

Matamoros, Mexico: The living conditions of displaced migrants

Poverty, violence, natural disasters, and political[...]

Does Epidemiology Need a Rethink?

Epidemiology, the broad study of disease incidence and causality, has long formed the backbone of public health. Its[...]

Reflections on Tribal Primary Care in America

California of the pioneers, peopled by progressivesof campsites with bear lockersof pines and berries of easy cilantro[...]

National Arab American Heritage Month as a Public Health Catalyst

I am a young Arab American, born and raised in New York, yet this is the first year I am celebrating National Arab[...]

Healing Across the Divides: Peace Building Through Health

Shortly after Healing Across the Divides began its work, the Israeli army had placed boulders at the entrance to[...]