Reflections on Recent LMUV Programs
“A young girl in a rural community in Nicaragua with cerebral palsy left me feeling a profound compassion, sadness, pain and a host of other strong emotions from just spending 2 minutes interacting with her. Her condition and where she lived spoke volumes.” - Medical Student 2008
“Everyone who is working toward becoming a future physician would benefit from an experience overseas. Not only will they have a more open mind, they will be more culturally sensitive with patients they see in the United States.” - Medical Student 2008
"We did a lot of health education, even door to door. We never came across a person who was not interested. They listened attentively and asked questions" - Chanisha, 2009
"My 'aha' moment was when I sat with a psychiatrist and an older woman started talking about her only son who had a drug addiction. She cried as she talked to us and was extremely anxious. It was very touching and reinforced to me the commonalities between families and relationships across the world" - Tyler, 2009
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