International medicine / Médecine internationale
Finding the heart of medicine at the end of the road in Guatemala
Peter Vaughan, MD
Canadian Medical Association Journal 1996; 155: 1733-1734
[en bref]
Dr. Peter Vaughan of Guelph, Ont., is currently completing a master's degree in public health at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore. He is specializing in international health communications.
© 1996 Peter Vaughan
In brief
Canadian physician Peter Vaughan recently participated in a medical mission in Guatemala. He recalled that a visit to the war-torn country 20 years earlier had inspired him to go into medicine; his return visit this past March to share his medical skills reconfirmed his decision.
En bref
Un médecin canadien, le Dr Peter Vaughan, a participé récemment à une mission médicale au Guatemala. Il se rappelle qu'une visite qu'il a effectuée dans ce pays déchiré par la guerre 20 ans plus tôt l'avait inspiré à se lancer en médecine. Son retour en mars dernier, au cours duquel il a partagé ses compétences médicales, a reconfirmé sa décision.
| CMAJ December 15, 1996 (vol 155, no 12) /
JAMC le 15 décembre 1996 (vol 155, no 12) |